A-Street’s investment includes $100 million in newly issued shares, as well as $50 million in equity purchased from the nonprofit Great Minds organization,
Prenda’s latest funding round was led by venture capital firm Seven Seven Six, which was founded by Reddit Co-founder, investor Alexis Ohanian.
As Businesses Weather the ‘Great Resignation,’ Ed. Companies Hire Up
Companies Say Hiring to Keep Up With Product Demand Is an Urgent Need
Demand and investment is driving hiring in the education industry, spurring providers to look to former teachers to fill those roles.
A joint effort by the U.S. Department of Education and ISTE asks colleges of education to do more to help future teachers and administrators thrive in digital learning environments.
Private equity-backed assessment and analytics firm Riverside Insights has acquired Aperture Education, which provides social-emotional assessments to K-12 districts.
More than 30 ed-tech companies worldwide have valuations of a $1 billion or more, with the largest number located in the U.S.
Bringing Research Into Ed Tech, Through the Muscle of Venture Capital
A European Foundation Is Trying to Incentivize the Use of Evidence by Working With VCs
The Jacobs Foundation is putting $44 million into a project to encourage venture capital firms to demand more evidence from the companies in their portfolios.
Virtual science platform Labster has raised $47 million, funding that it says will support the company’s international growth.
NewSchools Venture Fund is distributing $2.5 million to 15 organizations focused on building diversity in the teacher corps.
The Most Urgent Challenge Facing Companies Heading Into Next School Year
At the ASU+GSV Summit, Worries About the School Staffing Crises Were a Dominant Theme
The companies that swarmed the ASU+GSV summit were anticipating enormous challenges in trying to help districts work through their staffing crises.
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