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Earnings Roundup: How Public Edtech Companies Fared Following the Outbreak

Edsurge

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. The company also owns an online coding bootcamp, Thinkful, which it acquired for $80 million last year.

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EdSurge HigherEd Year in Review: Our Top Higher Education Stories of 2018

Edsurge

Cheating on Chegg? It’s no surprise that students would ask for help on platforms like Chegg, which offer digital textbooks as well as tutoring and homework help. Once praised for its novelty and innovation, the tool now receives little attention, and student retention at the university has dipped.

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Best Second Jobs for Teachers

Educational Technology and Mobile Learning

Online tutoring can be carried out via video call using platforms like Zoom or Skype, or through specialized online tutoring platforms that have built-in tools like virtual whiteboards. Here are some reputable platforms where teachers can offer online tutoring services: 1.

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Hack Education Weekly News

Hack Education

“Free College” Via Edsurge : “For Free Community College , Online Learning Isn’t Always Part of the Recipe for Success.” ” Via The Chronicle of Higher Education : “What a Controversy Over an App Tells Us About How Students Learn Now.” Chegg has acquired WriteLab for $15 million.

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The 100 Worst Ed-Tech Debacles of the Decade

Hack Education

Affluent students get to digital tools for creative exploration; poor students get to use theirs for test prep. Purdue boasted that Course Signals increased retention by 21%, making it an incredibly effective tool. Sure, the iTextbooks promised they would always be up-to-date and that each student would have their own, but $14.99

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