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K-12 Dealmaking: Knewton Raises $52M; Imagine K12 Merges with Y Combinator

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Venture capital deals in the ed-tech market dominated the news over the past week, with companies such as Knewton, SchoolMint, and NuuEd announcing the completion of funding rounds as well as ed-tech accelerator Imagine K12 merging with the Y Combinator fund. Imagine K12 Merges With Y Combinator: The Redwood City, Calif.-based

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Making Sense of the Metaverse in Education

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One example is Knewton , an AI-powered platform that tailors personalized lesson plans to students. These so-called “adaptive” or “personalized” AI-infused learning platforms are increasingly being introduced into schools and universities. Learning will become more gamified.

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Hack Education Weekly News

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“For online lenders , it’s suddenly touch-and-go,” says Techcrunch. “ OpenStax , Knewton introduce adaptive learning into OER.” The biggest growth occurred at the graduate level, but despite years of investment in attracting more American students to STEM, that expansion was not homegrown.”

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The 100 Worst Ed-Tech Debacles of the Decade

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Founded in 2008 by a former Kaplan executive Jose Ferreira, Knewton was one of the most heavily funded ed-tech startups of the decade. Ferreira boasted at a Department of Education “Datapalooza” in 2012 that “We literally know everything about what you know and how you learn best, everything. Socorro Dove.

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