Edsurge
MARCH 14, 2019
The allure of “tech jobs” and the salaries they command have given rise to new industries, from coding bootcamps to specialized recruiters. Yet the likes of Google and Facebook sometimes overshadow sectors that have been—and remain—core to the American economy: industrial manufacturing. The Culver City, Calif.
Edsurge
JANUARY 27, 2021
That leaves 2U, Chegg and Stride (formerly known as K12 Inc.) But this contraction may not last long, thanks in part to one of the industry’s earliest and most ebullient investors, who is steering a financial vehicle that’s taken public markets by storm. billion —a record for the industry. public market.
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Edsurge
APRIL 1, 2022
This year’s 1 3th edition will swamp San Diego’s waterfront for four days and feature 1,000 speakers, including Thomas Friedman and Margaret Atwood, plus the buzziest for-profit companies in our industry. It’s hard to remember now, but many industry colleagues felt edtech was a frothy market in 2017. Chegg (NYSE: CHGG) is down 43.8
Edsurge
DECEMBER 17, 2019
The 34-year-old felt rewarded in his job as a seventh-grade teacher, but he knew that a job in the tech industry would yield more pay plus more time with his wife and his two kids. Graduates have landed jobs with employers like Microsoft, Facebook and Boeing. Kashif Ross needed a career change.
Edsurge
AUGUST 25, 2019
In an interview with EdSurge, Moe reflects on his path that took him on a “25-year passion” in the education industry, and what lies ahead. At the time, healthcare was a large industry—like 8 percent of GDP—but it was a cottage industry and wildly fragmented. It was a cottage industry. Now he’s pivoting to just one.
Hack Education
MAY 18, 2018
Via Techcrunch : “ Facebook launches Youth Portal to educate teens on the platform, how their data is being used.” ” The Verge tries to take a slightly skeptical angle : “If Facebook wants to appeal to teens, it might start by rethinking its new ‘Youth Portal’ ” Still more advertorial content.
Hack Education
AUGUST 11, 2017
OpenSecrets.org on how the student loan industry and higher ed institutions spend their lobbying dollars : “The politics behind your college and how you pay for it.” I missed this news back in February: Chegg acquired RefMe. Via The New York Times : “More Law Schools Begin Accepting GRE Test Results.”
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