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Achieve3000 Acquires Literacy Startup Actively Learn

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Stuart Udell has overseen nearly two dozen mergers and acquisitions across his career in the education industry, which spans stints at Penn Foster, Catapult Learning and K12 Inc. Actively Learn’s library includes 30,000 digital texts on subjects covering topics across English language arts, science and social studies subjects.

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?Updates, Upgrades and Overheard: What Was Unveiled at ISTE 2017

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The annual event brings together thousands of teachers all trying to find the latest news, gadgets and education tips (or in this year’s case, to hear a few words from podcast superstar Jad Abumrad ). It’s also a time when companies of all sizes and ages announce their latest updates and tools. classrooms. MICROSOFT CLASSROOM IS NO MORE.

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K-12 Dealmaking: BYJU’S Raises $50 Million; Frontline Acquires Excent

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In this week’s dealmaking news, Indian educational app provider BYJU’S raised funds from the Chan Zuckerberg Initiative; in addition, Frontline Education acquired Excent. The statement noted that this is the first investment from the Chan Zuckerberg Initiative in Asia. Terms of the deal were not disclosed.

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Hack Education Weekly News

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” And this was before the far- right politician Jair Bolsonaro was elected the new president of Brazil. ” And this was before the far- right politician Jair Bolsonaro was elected the new president of Brazil. In related news: “ Right-wing groups are recruiting students to target teachers ,” says Reveal.