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Global Ed-Tech Funding, Propelled by Big Deals, Reaches New Record

Marketplace K-12

based adaptive learning company Knewton recently announced it was forming a partnership with 17zuoye , which describes itself as the largest online education platform in that country. Knewton Launches Partnerships With Ed. Schoology Wins Contract for Ambitious Ed-Tech Project in Uruguay. Companies in China, Japan.

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The Stories We Were Told about Education Technology (2019)

Hack Education

PowerSchool acquired the K-12 LMS Schoology. Mind reading robo tutor in the sky” company Knewton was acquired by Wiley for $17 million — LOL — having raised over $180 million. Instructure announced it would be acquired by private equity firm Thomas Bravo — although it’s not clear that the deal will actually go through. LOL LOL LOL.

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The Long Life of a Data Trail

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Examples of services like this include many EdTech products out there, including Edmodo, Remind, ClassDojo, Schoology, most digital text offerings from traditional publishers like Pearson and McGraw Hill, learning programs like Agilix Buzz, and app ecosystems like Amplify tablets, iPads, and Chromebooks.

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The Business of 'Ed-Tech Trends'

Hack Education

Knewton ( mind-reading robo tutor in the sky ) – $157.25 Or one could look at ed-tech companies that laid off staff: the coding bootcamp Galvanize , the analytics company Civitas Learning , the learning management system Schoology , MOOC provider Coursera , the education giant Pearson , for example. Kaltura (video) – $166.1

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