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Harvard and MIT Launch Nonprofit to Increase College Access

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What would you do if you had $800 million to build a new nonprofit to support innovation in online learning? The $800 million underpinning the effort derived from a controversial decision by the two universities in 2021 to sell their edX online learning platform to 2U.

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Edmentum to Acquire Apex Learning, an Industry Leader in Virtual and Hybrid Learning for Middle and High School Students

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Minneapolis June 22, 2021 – Edmentum (edmentum.com ), a global pioneer in education technology, announced a definitive agreement to acquire Apex Learning, a Seattle-based industry leader in digital curriculum and virtual learning with over 20 years of deep expertise providing high-quality, rigorous, and teacher-centered programs.

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3 things schools must know about the rising “phigital” student

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The clash is coming from so-called Gen Z, the first generation to be considered fully “phigital”—unwilling or unable to draw a distinction between the physical world and its digital equivalent. So what does that mean for educators? Well, buckle up and hold on. This has coined the term “phigital” when referencing the mindset of Gen Z.

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Why I'm Still Bullish About the State of Edtech

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The prior year, my former chief Bill Gates headlined ASU GSV and received a standing ovation for championing technology’s power to transform teaching and learning. In 2009, our team at Kaplan Ventures invested in a virtual reality corporate training startup that was ten years too early. NASDAQ: UDMY), and Nerdy, Inc. NYSE: NRDY).

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New Markets Venture Partner’s Latest Edtech Fund Closes at $68 Million

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The firm plans to invest up to $5 million into Series A, Series B and recapitalization rounds for education companies serving pre-kindergarten to professional learners, with a focus on digital learning, learning sciences, analytics and workforce development services. million sale last year to Educational Testing Service.

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After Layoffs, Math Curriculum Developer Reasoning Mind Sells to Weld North Education

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One of these deals made for splashy headlines: Dreambox Learning’s $130 million investment from The Rise Fund. Reasoning Mind , a Houston-based nonprofit, was acquired by Imagine Learning. Imagine previously acquired Think Through Math, another digital math product, in 2016.)

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The Case for Learning Engineers in Education

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This piece was written for The White House Symposium on the Future of Education R&D and Digital Learning, which took place on Oct. This means we need to think about learning engineering thinking—practical use of science at scale—and we’ll need more learning engineers who are prepared to help us.