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Adapting to the ChatGPT era in education

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ChatGPT has rapidly begun to infiltrate K-12 classrooms nationwide. Companies like Chegg have become multi-billion dollar platforms , which is mainly attributable to students seeking on-demand access to textbook and exam answers. For both, the simple answer traces back to the current approach to curriculum and assessment.

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K-12 Dealmaking: Chegg Acquires Easy Solutions; Age of Learning Raises $150 Million

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The month of May kicked off with a significant number of deals in the ed-tech sector, including acquisitions by Chegg and ACT, Inc. In addition, several companies, including Age of Learning, CodeCombat and GotIt!, based Chegg said in a statement. received cash infusions from investors. Terms of the deal were not disclosed.

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Duolingo IPO Shows Investors Think Edtech Is Still Growing.

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billion—which is a good moment to reflect on how mobile learning has entered classrooms and how the company has expanded from just an app. From the forms the company filed with the SEC last month, we learned the company conducted a study to evaluate Duolingo’s effectiveness versus traditional university language courses.

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The Post-Pandemic Outlook for Edtech

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The sudden shift gave leaders at DreamBox Learning, a math education company headquartered nearby, an early glimpse at the upheaval to come and an inkling that digital teaching tools would soon be in high demand around the country. That strained the company, but it also notched DreamBox record levels of renewals.

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Predictions of Print Textbooks’ Death Remain Greatly Exaggerated

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classrooms from kindergarten through high school.” Spending data suggests that instructional software is indeed growing in classrooms. higher education courseware in 2015, down from 50 percent the year before, according to a 2018 report from Macquarie, an investment bank and financial services company. From 2011 to 2014, U.S.

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Best Second Jobs for Teachers

Educational Technology and Mobile Learning

Our skills are not confined to the four walls of a classroom; they are adaptable, valuable, and in high demand in various fields. Chegg Tutors : Chegg is a popular platform that connects students to tutors in a wide range of subjects. In this post, I delve into the realm of second jobs tailored for teachers.

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Reach Capital’s Newest Education Technology Investment Fund Closes at $82 Million

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Investing is humbling because we inevitably miss out on or pass on companies that go on to achieve great success in realizing their mission. It brought over the companies from the Seed Fund into its portfolio as well, and re-invested in 14 of them.) In total, this first fund supported 35 investments. Yet not all investments pan out.