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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. billion, making its total valuation more than $4.7 Duolingo has a few things going for itself.

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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. Already boasting 4,000 tutors covering 1,000 subjects, the company is on the hunt for more teachers. After graduation, he continued running the company as a side project while working in investment banking as his day job.

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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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2022 Scholarship Owl Review – Is Scholarship Owl Legit?

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This package includes: one professional review of your application essay access to a person admissions coach ability to use the premium mobile app dedicated Scholarship Owl email account access to online training sessions and tutorials. Many companies offer employee family scholarships. Chegg Scholarships. Types of Scholarships.

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Top Trends Higher Education Textbook Publishers Must Follow

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Companies like Chegg, eFollett, and BookRenter are offering new textbooks on rent for less than the price of a used book. Today, a lot of companies offer subscription-based services. Introduce eLearning Apps: Mobile apps have seen a surge in recent years. Also Read: 8 Highly Effective Digital Publishing Strategies.

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Stale Words and Hackneyed Ideas That Make Edtech Investors Cringe

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Hint: “It’s mobile,” “We have a better UI,” and “It’s for millennials” are not the answers. Student engagement and retention mobile apps. Bloomz , ClassDojo , Remind ), established companies ( SchoolMessenger ), and other deep pocket players from learning management system providers that already boast significant traction here.

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Hack Education Weekly News

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Online Education and the Once and Future “MOOC” Via the Coursera blog : “New mobile features: Transcripts, notes, and reminders.” ” Pearson and Chegg are partnering for textbook rentals. The adaptive learning company has raised $16 million total. The learn-to-code company has raised $1.19