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Can You Say Unicorn? Duolingo Raises $30 Million at $1.5 Billion Valuation

Edsurge

For the third time this year, an American education technology company is laying claim to the magical “unicorn” status. To date, company has raised $138 million. Founded in 2012, Duolingo claims more than 300 million users, of whom 30 million are active on a monthly basis, according to the company. billion by 2025.

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After the Pandemic, Higher Education Can’t Afford to Go Back to ‘Normal’

Edsurge

To further complicate matters, statisticians have long warned of the pending “ 2025 cliff ,” which represents the abrupt reduction of potential first-time, full-time freshmen projected to arrive in 2025 to 2026 due to the drop in birth rates between the years 2008 and 2011. The stakes are high and so are the needs of our students.

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Wyoming Catholic School Partners with Global Edtech Leader to Enhance Instruction in Science and All Other Disciplines 

eSchool News

Thanks to this new collaboration, teachers across HNCS will soon have access to a suite of award-winning digital products that nurture curiosity and support their goal of implementing the first comprehensive STREAM program in a Wyoming Catholic school during the 2024-2025 school year. Inspired by the global media company Warner Bros.

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How China is Trying to Outpace the World in AI

Evelyn Learning

Harvard Professor of Economics, David Yang, recently enlightened us about the US ranking of the top companies with the most accurate technology in facial recognition. Out of nearly 50 companies, the top five were Chinese companies. China holds the manufacturing units of many high-worth companies.

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Why Teach Digital Citizenship in 2022

Fractus Learning

Projection expects that by the end of 2025, 291.2 Instead of having real live conversations, they are texting friends while sitting in the company of others. They aren’t driven by the need to respond immediately to a text message while in the company of others. Lack of exercise is a contributing factor. Globally 2.14

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Stanford Experiments with Virtual Reality, Social-Emotional Learning and Oculus Rift

Edsurge

Jose was among the first student to try Emoti, a virtual reality (VR) mindfulness exercise developed with the help of a $3,000 grant from. Emoti’s simulation then taught him a mindfulness exercise—breathe deeply as he pressed his middle finger to his thumb—with text, CGI demonstrations of the hand motions and verbal instructions.

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A year in the life of a small-town superintendent shows the federal bailout won’t be enough

The Hechinger Report

Later that night, after exhausting her frustration on an exercise bike, Grant replayed two videos she had created to put on the school district’s social media pages. Mark Dulin, owner of a local construction company and vice president of the Centralia Community Foundation, always supported the school levies. That’s an enemy.”.