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Chegg Cuts $15 Million Check to Buy AI-Feedback Tool, WriteLab

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Chegg announced today that it bought the Berkeley-based startup for about $15 million in an all-cash transaction. The company has also begun partnering with other companies such as Pearson and Microsoft. The acquisition by Chegg is the kind of outcome that entrepreneurs and investors have long hoped to see in the edtech world.

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Why I'm Still Bullish About the State of Edtech

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The prior year, my former chief Bill Gates headlined ASU GSV and received a standing ovation for championing technology’s power to transform teaching and learning. Chegg (NYSE: CHGG) is down 43.8 A small but mighty movement was building – and it needed time to grow. But as a point of reference: Google did not yet exist. NYSE: NRDY).

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Earnings Roundup: How Public Edtech Companies Fared Following the Outbreak

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“Many schools, parents and students are realizing that you can’t just press a button and learn.” Chegg The bottom line: Chegg’s first quarter delighted investors. Fueling that growth is Chegg Services, which brought in just over $100 million in revenue last quarter, a 33 percent increase over Q1 2019. at Tuesday’s close.

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60+ Great Educational Websites

Educational Technology and Mobile Learning

There are literally tons of education websites and tools that you can use to enhance the quality of your teaching, learning, and professional development. YouTube Channels for learning Math Here are some of the best Math YouTube channels to help your students and kids learn math in fun and engaging ways.

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Springboard Raises $11 Million to Expand Mentor-Driven Coding Bootcamps

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He spent about three months of 2019 learning to design programs. Costanoa Ventures, Learn Capital and Blue Fog Capital participated. Graduates have landed jobs with employers like Microsoft, Facebook and Boeing. As for corporate learning, Springboard boasts that it’s trained teams at the likes of Facebook, Visa and Target.

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Look Who’s Talking—Michael Trucano from the Brookings Institution on AI in education

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Discover the future of learning in the AI age and gain insights into the innovative solutions reshaping classrooms.” We’ve had a promise for personalized learning for the last, I don’t know 3 decades and this is I think the next the big maybe potentially step change. I’m going to use Chegg PT to do this.

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Top 80 Apps for Schools

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The best learning apps are those that offer a friendly user experience, fun to use, and offer engaging content. They should help you learn something new, not just reinforce what you already know. Coding apps Learning to code is easier than ever before.

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