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Why I'm Still Bullish About the State of Edtech

Edsurge

Looking deeper into long-term market trends, we pay close attention to which segments are demonstrating consistent revenue growth, high gross margins, and competitive advantages — especially around return on investment (ROI) for customers and efficacy for students and schools. million in 2019 to 18.6 million students in 2021, a 5.1

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Why Are Coding Bootcamps Going Out of Business?

Hack Education

Within the past week, two well-known and well-established coding bootcamps have announced they’ll be closing their doors: Dev Bootcamp, owned by Kaplan Inc., Two closures might not make a trend … yet. 96% of those enrolled for-profit colleges, by comparison, take out loans. Much of the latter is federal loan money.

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Education Technology, Betsy DeVos, and the Innovation Gospel

Hack Education

But doesn’t that pale in comparison to the importance of educating the future of our country? The fine print: Kaplan’s current owner, Graham Holdings, would continue to take some of the revenue from the school as it would serve as an OPM, of sorts (an online program management company), with a contract lasting 30 years.