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The Business of Education Technology

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NovoEd co-founder Amin Saberi was replaced by Ed Miller, a former Blackboard exec. Blackboard replaced its CEO. Online education (admittedly, a very generic category): Investments include Udemy ($60,000,000), DigiSchool ($15,700,000), MasterClass ($15,000,000), UNICAF ($12,000,000), OpenClassroom ($6,740,000).

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Hack Education Weekly News

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Testing, Testing… “ Nevada officials announced Tuesday that a common-core assessment consortium will credit the state $1.8 Via Education Next : “The Politics of the Common Core Assessments.” ” “Schools That Integrate Technology: Silicon Valley ” by Larry Cuban.

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Hack Education Weekly News

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Via Education Week : “New Test Pitched As Alternative to Common Core-Focused High School Exams.” ” Larry Cuban on “ Integrating Technology In Classrooms: Teach To One in a Oakland Charter School.” Udemy, which offers a marketplace for online classes, has raised $173 million total.