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US Edtech Raises $803M in First Half of 2020 As COVID-19 Forces Learning Online

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“With COVID-19 jeopardizing in-school learning, we expect the widespread adoption of edtech software to continue, and this is not a short-term trend,” says Jeff Lieberman, a managing director at Insight Partners, a private equity firm that has backed nearly two dozen education companies. In the first half of 2020, U.S. In the U.S.,

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Pandemic Spurs Changes in the Edtech Schools Use, From the Classroom to the Admin Office

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All in this Edtech Reports Recap. Market data and services firm MDR has updated a wide-ranging survey it last fielded in 2018 about teachers and tech, and the resulting report, “How 2020 Shifted Perceptions of Technology in the Classroom,” illustrates how COVID-19’s disruptions have upended some edtech trends and accelerated others.

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Pandemic Pivots: Edtech Edition

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Here are some edtech pandemic pivots to watch. AVID also launched a website, “Open Access,” that curates digital instructional materials from nine content providers including Code.org, Microsoft and MIT. It marks one of AVID’s first forays into online instructional content. The early response has been promising.

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European Edtech Investor Brighteye Ventures Raises $54 Million for Second Fund

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A less frothy but steadily growing edtech market is emerging in Europe, where investment check sizes often have fewer zeros. Case in point: Brighteye Ventures, a Paris-based edtech investment firm, has raised $54 million in the first close for its second fund. Source: Brighteye Ventures: “ The European EdTech Funding Report 2020.”

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29 K-12 edtech predictions for 2021

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When we posted our 2020 predictions on January 1 last year, we–along with the majority of the world–definitely didn’t anticipate the curveball that was (and continues to be) the global COVID-19 pandemic. 2020 has been called a dumpster fire, the worst year in recent memory, and more. education system.

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How Library Closures Hurt Adult Learners as Kids Doubled Down on Digital Reading

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Teachers cite the challenges of remote instruction as a top reason for leaving their jobs during the pandemic. And kids double down on digital reading—all in this Edtech Reports Recap. adults lost their main source of internet access as libraries started to shut down in March 2020. 1,182) and Australia (1,040) in December 2020.

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64 predictions about edtech trends in 2024

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As we wave farewell to 2023 , we’re looking ahead to edtech trends in 2024 with optimism for education as a whole. What are the projections for edtech? We asked edtech executives, stakeholders, and experts to share some of their thoughts and predictions about where they think edtech is headed in 2024.

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