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Lego’s Parent Company Acquires Edtech Firm BrainPOP

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The company that owns Lego is diving headlong into K-12 education’s switch to digital. Kirkbi A/S, the private investment and holding company that owns a controlling stake in Lego, acquired the video animation company BrainPOP for $875 million. The deal was announced Tuesday. Lego owner Kirkbi is to acquire U.S.

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Google Discreetly Acquires Edtech Analytics Company BrightBytes

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Google has silently acquired a widely-used K-12 data and analytics company. BrightBytes has a powerful platform that can securely integrate various data sources effectively and efficiently to provide useful visualizations and real time data for education leaders,” a spokesperson for Google said in the company's email to EdSurge.

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7 Edtech Trends to Watch in 2022: a Startup Guide for Entrepreneurs

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As we navigate the roadmap drawn by COVID-19, we know there will continue to be accelerated digital transformation and rapid innovation of education intended to positively impact student outcomes in 2022. To help early stage edtechs entering the market navigate this unique point in history, we have developed the 2022 EdTech Startup Guide.

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Edalex selected for the HolonIQ 2022 ANZ EdTech 50

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MELBOURNE, VICTORIA, AUSTRALIA, / EINPresswire.com / — Edalex , the EdTech company that unleashes the power of skills data, digital assets, and personal credentials, are thrilled to be included in HolonIQ’s 2022 Australia & New Zealand EdTech 50 – for the third year in a row!

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5 edtech opportunities that will emerge in 2022

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There is a certain perspective that comes from being in the edtech industry for over 30 years, and while I thought I had seen it all, nothing could have prepared me (or anyone else) for a global pandemic. Kuato is an edtech gaming company that surveyed 1,000 parents and 600 teachers in the U.K.

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Edtech Has Grown More Common, More Global and More Sophisticated. What’s Next?

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And in the edtech world, normal meant more ed and less tech than in 2020 and 2021. Public and private edtech companies felt the pain of these poor results, announcing more than 8,000 layoffs in an industry that only employs about 100,000 people. Dozens more companies sold, or are currently for sale, at bargain-basement prices.

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Why I'm Still Bullish About the State of Edtech

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In the next few days, thousands of edtech entrepreneurs, investors, educators and policymakers will flood a hotel in San Diego to attend the Mecca of Education Innovation Optimism known as ASU GSV. So now is the perfect time to reflect on the state of edtech. Today’s K12 educators are more digitally native than ever before.

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