Edtech Insiders

This Week in Edtech With Ben Kornell, 2/11/22


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Our guest this week: 

Alberto Arenaza, Edtech Insider Extraordinaire and Cofounder of  Transcend Network and author of the Transcend Newsletter

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Check out the amazing new Edtech Dash with over 25,000 Edtech companies
   - Brighteye & Dealroom release open access EdTech dashboard

Topics covered this week:

  1. Higher Ed & Government
    • House passes College Transparency Act
    • Free community college is “Off the Table”
  2. Personalized Learning gets (Social) Emotional
    • CZI connects students & teachers via “Along”
    • Promise of personalized learning for EdTech startups
      1. Wayfinder
      2. Learnfully 
      3. Empowerly
  3. 2022 EdTech Valuations- Ripe for Repricing?
    • EdTech hits a steep learning curve
  4. Edtech Acquisitions
    • Cengage Group to acquire Infosec for $190.8 million
    • Studytube acquired Springest & closed $30m series B
    • GoStudent acquired Seneca Learning & Tus Media Group
    • Brightchamps acquired Education 10x
    • Aviso Retention acquired by Watermark Insights after 10 years of bootstrapping
    • Modern Campus acquired Signal Vine
  5. Book Bans Threaten Intellectual Freedom
    • Voters of Tomorrow to distribute copies of ‘Maus’ and ‘Beloved’ in Texas and Virginia  



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