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Hack Education Weekly News

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despite having Arizona ’s third-highest dropout rate.” “ Mind-reading robot tutor in the sky ” company Knewton has raised $25 million from these suckers: Triple Point Capital, Accel, Atomico, Bessemer Venture Partners, FirstMark Capital, First Round Capital, Founders Fund, and Sofina.

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Hack Education Weekly News

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” Via The Economic Times : “Startups in student-lending sector see dropouts, but some score too.” ” Inside Higher Ed on Knewton ’s “pivot.” “ Big data could solve the college-dropout problem ,” says The Washington Post. Storify is shutting down. How much can you afford?

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