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Rethink Education Re-Ups Commitment to Edtech With $107.5 Million Fund

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education technology startups ebbed in 2016, dipping roughly 30 percent in deal volume and value from the previous year. billion purchase of Lynda.com and Instructure’s initial public offering, both of which took place in 2015. Venture capital for U.S. Also missing were blockbuster exits, such as LinkedIn’s $1.5

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Hack Education Weekly News

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Campus Technology reports that Davidson College is partnering with Revature to offering coding classes to its students and graduates. ” Via NSBA’s Legal Clips blog : “ Satanic Temple withdraws request to start after school club at Washington state elementary school.” Some say the earth is flat. Small world).

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Hack Education Weekly News

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” (It’ll run on LinkedIn Learning , formerly Lynda.com , which means it’ll cost you $24.99 Via Campus Technology : “ Pearson Expands Textbook Rental Program.” million from Morningside Technology Ventures, University Ventures, and Silicon Valley Bank. ” Good grief, the handwringing.

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'Robots Are Coming For Your Jobs'

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This is part eight of my annual look at the year’s “ top ed-tech stories ” In previous years, I’ve looked at how education technology is intertwined with narratives about “ skills ,” “ competencies ,” and “ credentialing.” He even praised Germany – Germany!