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US Edtech Raises $803M in First Half of 2020 As COVID-19 Forces Learning Online

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“With COVID-19 jeopardizing in-school learning, we expect the widespread adoption of edtech software to continue, and this is not a short-term trend,” says Jeff Lieberman, a managing director at Insight Partners, a private equity firm that has backed nearly two dozen education companies. In the first half of 2020, U.S. Source: EdSurge U.S.

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Newsela Raises $100M to Challenge K-12 Textbook Publishers, Eyes Acquisitions

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Complementing these materials on the instructional content platform are lesson plans and assessments aligned to state learning standards organized by subject and grade. The New York-based company has now raised more than $172 million in venture capital. The company has been on a hiring spree.

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Delaware Ensures Every Student Has Digital Access to Curriculum and Choice Reading Titles

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Students will also have seamless access to age-appropriate popular ebooks and audiobooks from the Delaware Libraries’ digital collection as a result of the new partnership with the DDOE. Sora incentivizes reading with fun avatars and achievements within the app and provides seamless access to the local public library in most markets.

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6 Cutting Edge EdTech Companies to Keep An Eye Out For This Year at the ISTE Conference!

TeacherCast

This year, I had the opportunity to work with so many great educational technology companies on the podcast and I'm excited to have the opportunity to walk the vendor floor and meet everyone to say THANK YOU for being a part of the TeacherCast podcasting family. The problem always comes up … what booths do I go to?

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How Library Closures Hurt Adult Learners as Kids Doubled Down on Digital Reading

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Library closures hit patrons hard—especially those who relied on them as their main internet source and used them to access online educational resources. Teachers cite the challenges of remote instruction as a top reason for leaving their jobs during the pandemic.

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What’s New: New Tools for Schools

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The program runs from May 2018-June 2019. In addition, ABC Mouse has shared releases and updates for ABCmouse Mastering Math, Digital Library Experience, Standards-Aligned Collections, A New Teacher Experience, and the ABCmouse Ambassador Program. has joined the ENA family of companies. Schools can join until September 2018.

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