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Why I'm Still Bullish About the State of Edtech

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In the next few days, thousands of edtech entrepreneurs, investors, educators and policymakers will flood a hotel in San Diego to attend the Mecca of Education Innovation Optimism known as ASU GSV. So now is the perfect time to reflect on the state of edtech. A small but mighty movement was building – and it needed time to grow.

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Hack Education Weekly News

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More on the for-profit formerly known as Kaplan University in the online education section below. ” This new school is a result of Purdue’s acquisition of the for-profit Kaplan University. According to Metaari (formerly known as Ambient Insight), “ Global Edtech Investment Surges to a Record $9.5

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Education Technology, Betsy DeVos, and the Innovation Gospel

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” “Her articulated commitment to trying different approaches to teaching and learning may bode well for the field of edtech,” Penn GSE’s Barbara Kurshan said in Forbes. But doesn’t that pale in comparison to the importance of educating the future of our country? ” and so on. The sale price: just $1.