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Public Edtech Companies Have Been Rare. These SPACs Will Change That.

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Publicly traded education technology companies are rare. That leaves 2U, Chegg and Stride (formerly known as K12 Inc.) as the remaining trio of prominent edtech companies on the U.S. CLAS.U), a special purpose acquisition company headed by CEO Michael Moe, raised $225 million in its IPO. public market.

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Hack Education Weekly News

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Not really ed-tech-related, except for all those companies saying they’re “Uber for education.” ISTE has hired Joseph South as its Chief Learning Officer. The Chan Zuckerberg Initiative ’s CTO, Brian Pinkerton , is leaving the company. Larry Cuban on personalized learning : part 1 and part 2.

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” Also Facebook ’s DC lobbyist, Joel Kaplan, who was sitting right behind Kavanaugh as he screamed at Senators. “ Is Running a Company Like Leading a Classroom? Via The Outline : “The rise and fall of the company behind ’ Reader Rabbit’ and all your favorite educational games.”

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No disclosure in this or its Class Central article that it shares investors with these MOOC companies.). ” Via The Richmond Times-Dispatch : “ Police seeking Facebook release of Virginia Tech instructor’s activity.” . “Reviving the MOOC ” – an op-ed by Stephen Downes. ” (No. .”

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The 100 Worst Ed-Tech Debacles of the Decade

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Without revenue the company will go away. Or the company will have to start charging for the software. Or it will raise a bunch of venture capital to support its “free” offering for a while, and then the company will get acquired and the product will go away. And “free” doesn’t last. Sometimes they strike a deal.

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Via The Wall Street Journal : “ California plans to sue one of the nation’s largest student loan companies.” Via Inside Higher Ed : “ Pearson today signaled an increased focus on artificial intelligence and personalized learning with the appointment of former Intel executive Milena Marinova.”