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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. And Urdan says Duolingo brought a mobile-first approach to the sector. Yasuko Kanno, chair of Boston University’s Language and Literacy Education department, agrees.

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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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More Big Bucks for Tutoring Companies: Varsity Tutors Raises $50M in Series C Funding

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In the heartland of America, one company is raising big bucks in a bid to capture this lucrative market. This week, Varsity Tutors raised $50 million in a Series C round led by Learn Capital, an education-focused venture firm. Already boasting 4,000 tutors covering 1,000 subjects, the company is on the hunt for more teachers.

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Top Trends Higher Education Textbook Publishers Must Follow

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The state of the US higher education market looks slightly subdued on account of the fact that the government has reduced funding for higher education. billion cut in funding for the education department, compared to a 10% decrease in 2019. In order to offer the latest and updated course material to higher education students.

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2022 Scholarship Owl Review – Is Scholarship Owl Legit?

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In terms of money, you don’t want to have to worry about where you’re going to find enough to pay for four or more years of education. Many companies offer employee family scholarships. There are several alternatives, such as Scholly, Scholarships360, and Chegg Scholarships. Chegg Scholarships. Types of Scholarships.

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Hack Education Weekly News

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Each week, I gather a wide variety of links to education and education technology articles. All this feeds the massive review I write each December on the stories we are told about the future of education. National) Education Politics. ” (State and Local) Education Politics. ” Immigration and Education.

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Stale Words and Hackneyed Ideas That Make Edtech Investors Cringe

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If you go to startup pitch events, you’ve seen it happen: An entrepreneur says something—something so naïve, egregious and hackneyed—that it makes the investors, along with educators who are now increasingly in the audience, physically cringe. Hint: “It’s mobile,” “We have a better UI,” and “It’s for millennials” are not the answers.

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