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Education Is the New Healthcare, and Other Trends Shaping Edtech Investing

Edsurge

In bringing affordable education to the workplace, companies like InStride, Guild, Degreed and EdAssist are addressing the biggest issues in higher education: career relevance and student debt. HolonIQ estimates that global spending on digital education tools surpassed $150 billion last year, and will double by 2025. A group of U.S.

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Virginia’s Chesapeake Public Schools Partners with Discovery Education to Inspire, Engage, and Empower the District’s 16,300 Elementary Students

eSchool News

CPS’ strategic plan, Empower 2025 has set the school system on an exciting new path to even higher academic excellence. The Virginia edition of the Discovery Education Science Textbook was approved for statewide use by the Virginia State Board of Education in September of 2020. Inspired by the global media company Discovery, Inc.,

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Portsmouth Public Schools Becomes the Latest Virginia School System to Select Discovery Education to Support Student Academic Achievement

eSchool News

September 8, 2021) — Portsmouth Public Schools (PPS) today announced a new partnership with Discovery Education supporting the district’s five-year strategic plan, Expedition to 2025: Purpose. The district’s strategic plan— Expedition to 2025: Purpose. Discovery Education is the worldwide?edtech?leader leader whose?state-of-the-art?digital

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Chegg Ditches Ingram for FedEx and Eyes International Growth

Edsurge

Ingram bought Chegg’s textbook inventory to sell and distribute, and the companies shared the revenues. And yet, despite Chegg’s efforts to transform into a digital-first company, it can’t escape the legacy print business—for now, at least. The company reported an 84 percent increase year over year in adjusted EBITDA to $23.1

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The 100 Worst Ed-Tech Debacles of the Decade

Hack Education

Without revenue the company will go away. Or the company will have to start charging for the software. Or it will raise a bunch of venture capital to support its “free” offering for a while, and then the company will get acquired and the product will go away. And “free” doesn’t last. Sometimes they strike a deal.

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Hack Education Weekly News

Hack Education

” Via EdScoop : “Two edtech champions to join White House offices as fellows.” Edsurge profiles the latest from Degreed : “This Company Wants to Help You Hire for Skills, Not Credentials.” ” ( No disclosure that Edsurge shares investors with the company.). From the HR Department.