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Codecademy, an Early (and Now Profitable) Pioneer of Coding Education, Raises $40M in New Funding

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COVID-19 certainly drove a surge in the number of people accessing its platform, attracting five million new users, 150,000 new paying subscribers and a growing number of business partners. Codecademy hired its first chief financial officer last November: former Chegg executive and general manager Adam Goldman.

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How Merger of Two Textbook Giants Could Impact Course Materials

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McGraw-Hill calls the approach “Inclusive Access,” and stresses that research shows that students who have course materials from day one of a class do better than those who put off or skip getting them altogether. She also worried about the amount of data that a company of that size would have on students.

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The Post-Pandemic Outlook for Edtech

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The recent shift to remote work and instruction has left many administrators wishing they could access their tools from anywhere. Accessibility and Equity The pandemic has revealed that many students don’t have internet access or the tech tools they need to learn remotely. billion in venture capital.

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Duolingo IPO Shows Investors Think Edtech Is Still Growing.

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It’s got an effective mobile app that really changes the context in how people access language, a critical mass in consumer interest in learning applications and since the pandemic hit, it put edtech into the minds of investors as a real investable category,” says Trace Urdan, an edtech analyst and managing director at Tyton Partners.

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2022 Scholarship Owl Review – Is Scholarship Owl Legit?

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After applying for multiple scholarships, you can access your account to stay updated about which scholarships you applied for, deadlines for extra materials, and notifications about acceptances. That means you have access to certain features for free, then pay for premium access. Free vs. Paid Accounts. Types of Accounts.

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Predictions of Print Textbooks’ Death Remain Greatly Exaggerated

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Spending data suggests that instructional software is indeed growing in classrooms. Goldman, vice president of textbooks and e-books at Chegg, a student services provider that notably sold its print textbook inventory to Ingram in 2015, adoption of digital materials among students has been slower than he predicted. billion to $3.3

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Can Technology in the Classroom Replace Expensive Textbooks

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According to NBC’s review of the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) data, textbook prices have risen over 3 times the rate of inflation from January 1977 to June 2015, a whopping 1,041% increase. Similarly, Pearson has made some of its textbooks available for rent through Chegg. Provide Access to K-12 Libraries.