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US Edtech Raises $803M in First Half of 2020 As COVID-19 Forces Learning Online

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“With COVID-19 jeopardizing in-school learning, we expect the widespread adoption of edtech software to continue, and this is not a short-term trend,” says Jeff Lieberman, a managing director at Insight Partners, a private equity firm that has backed nearly two dozen education companies. In the first half of 2020, U.S.

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29 K-12 edtech predictions for 2021

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A meaningful trend that has accelerated this year is the importance of having informed parents as stakeholders—it’s something most educators and edtech companies were already thinking about, but it has even more urgency now. Kate Eberle Walker, CEO, PresenceLearning. Jeff Rubenstein, VP Product Strategy, Kaltura.

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The K-12 Edtech Market Is At an Inflection. But Where Is It Going?

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As EdSurge reporter Rebecca Koenig points out , some companies have satisfied the demands of parents and their school clients. According to EdSurge data, edtech investments over the past couple years largely favored companies with enterprise or direct-to-consumer sales strategies over those selling directly to K-12 institutions.

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WHAT’S NEW: NEW TOOLS FOR SCHOOLS

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This new partnership will let Canvas users gain a streamlined process for curriculum mapping, course building, content collection, and progress monitoring. The combined companies now extend from enrollment to graduation in districts that include traditional public, charter, and independent schools across the country.

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65 ways equity, edtech, and innovation shone in 2022

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–Remco Bergsma, CEO, MiEN Company. Edtech companies that fail to prioritize accessibility will be left behind. This means that teachers will prefer to use tools from edtech companies that prioritize accessibility. Schools had a crash course in greater instructional technology usage during the pandemic.

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61 predictions about edtech, equity, and learning in 2022

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–Remco Bergsma, CEO, MiEN Company. Edtech companies that fail to prioritize accessibility will be left behind. This means that teachers will prefer to use tools from edtech companies that prioritize accessibility. Schools had a crash course in greater instructional technology usage during the pandemic.

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