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How to Encourage Youth Leadership on Your Campus

The CoolCatTeacher

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Coursera Is Now a Public Company. What Does That Mean For Higher Education?

Edsurge

Coursera’s founders and CEO rang the opening bell of the New York Stock Exchange today, as the online-learning company became a rare edtech enterprise to go public. And because it’s a pandemic, the event was online and the bell was virtual (perhaps fitting for an online-learning company). There are 1.3

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Udemy, an Online Course Platform Where Anyone Can Teach, Keeps Raising Money. What's Next?

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Udemy has become one of the best-funded companies in edtech, having raised another $80 million earlier this year, bringing its total raised to nearly $300 million. So, what are its plans, and how does it see the market for online courses changing after the pandemic? There are some guidelines for the courses allowed on the site.

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Coursera Raises $130 Million as Colleges Turn to Online Courses for the Fall

Edsurge

education technology company in 2020. To close out the week, another higher-education company secured a nine-figure fundraise. Coursera, which provides online courses to higher-ed institutions, businesses and government agencies, has raised $130 million in a Series F round led by NEA. based company an estimated $2.5

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Course Hero Joins the Edtech Unicorn Stable

Edsurge

education technology company has reached the billion-dollar valuation mark, and with that comes bragging rights to being a “unicorn.” I am careful about that term being the focus,” says Andrew Grauer, who co-founded Course Hero in 2006. The company has been turning a profit since 2012, according to Grauer. Another U.S.

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Can Companies Like Facebook Help Close the Access Gap?

Tom Murray

Can Companies like Facebook Help Close the Access Gap? While across the country, librarians are supporting those in need by promoting the great work and connectivity often available at local libraries. When districts design their plans for home access, and companies such as Facebook rise to the challenge, kids win.

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Online Courses from Vector Solutions Help Schools Address Pandemic-Related Behavioral Challenges

eSchool News

To support teachers and administrators this school year, Vector Solutions, the leading provider of training and software solutions to help schools make their operations and communities safer, smarter and better, has created a new set of online training courses addressing some of the most common behavioral challenges expected this school year.

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