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K-12 Dealmaking: Knewton Raises $52M; Imagine K12 Merges with Y Combinator

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Venture capital deals in the ed-tech market dominated the news over the past week, with companies such as Knewton, SchoolMint, and NuuEd announcing the completion of funding rounds as well as ed-tech accelerator Imagine K12 merging with the Y Combinator fund. Imagine K12 Merges With Y Combinator: The Redwood City, Calif.-based

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Deals and More Deals: The Top Edtech Business Stories of 2019

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For Today’s Kids, Playing Nintendo in the Classroom Isn’t Just a Dream by Emily Tate Anyone get a Nintendo Switch for Christmas? The gaming giant worked with the Institute of Play to create STEM-focused, hands-on learning experiences that promote collaboration, creativity and problem solving. US Edtech Investments Peak Again With $1.45

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How ‘Learning Engineering’ Hopes to Speed Up Education

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He also knew that the notion of introducing what he called “learning engineers” would face resistance from faculty convinced they already knew perfectly well what they were doing in their classrooms. “A Newkirk calls his company Acuitus , in hopes of encouraging sharpness of thought.

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Real Questions About Artificial Intelligence in Education

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It can also come in handy for teachers: We had a hackathon at MIT and all the classrooms have cameras (and students know that). What does this look like in the classroom? Can adaptive platforms (such as ALEKS or Knewton) help students learn the facts and enable the teachers to guides? Will it free up the day? from Shivon Zillis.

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Ed Tech News, a New Podcast, and the Hack Education Roundup!

The Learning Revolution Has Begun

The Classroom 2.0 The recordings of recent FutureofEducation.com shows are posted: David Loertscher on Library 2.0 , Gina Bianchini on Mightybell , Tim Wilson on Redirect , Peter Cookson on a Children''s Education Bill of Rights , and an iPads in the Classroom report. Details and log-in links here.

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October 24 - Ed Tech News, Our Weekly Podcast, and the Hack Education Roundup!

The Learning Revolution Has Begun

The Classroom 2.0 The company is also lifting some of its "per-seat" licensing fees so that those not enrolled in classes aren''t charged for accessing the material. A newly released report from Georgetown University''s Center on Education and the Workforce looks at the future of STEM-related jobs. show is back!

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Hack Education Weekly News

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” That’s Dallas Dance , who was the subject of another story the NYT’s Natasha Singer wrote last year , “ How Silicon Valley Plans to Conquer the Classroom.” Yes, “that pays superintendents to attend meetings with educational tech companies.” ” Via Inside Higher Ed : “The U.S.