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

2022/2/11
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**Our guest this week: **

Alberto Arenaza), Edtech Insider Extraordinaire and Cofounder of  Transcend Network) and author of the Transcend Newsletter)Featured ResourceCheck out the amazing new Edtech Dash) with over 25,000 Edtech companies    - Brighteye & Dealroom release open access EdTech dashboard)

Topics covered this week:

  • Higher Ed & Government

  • House passes College Transparency Act)

  • Free community college is “Off the Table”)

  • Personalized Learning gets (Social) Emotional

  • CZI connects students & teachers via “Along”)

  • Promise of personalized learning for EdTech startups)

  • Wayfinder)

  • **Learnfully **)

  • Empowerly)

  • 2022 EdTech Valuations- Ripe for Repricing?

  • EdTech hits a steep learning curve)

  • 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)

  • Book Bans Threaten Intellectual Freedom

  • **Voters of Tomorrow to distribute copies of ‘Maus’ and ‘Beloved’ in Texas and Virginia  **)