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This Week in Edtech with Ben Kornell, 3/11/22

2022/3/16
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  1. International Women’s Day (“Break the Bias”)
  • Top 200 Women who are leading Global EdTech Startups. – HolonIQ)
  • Supercharger Edtech Female Founders)
  • Erase All Kittens signs distribution deal with Tesco)

2. Russia becomes a true pariah state for education

  • Colleges cut financial ties to Russia)
  • European University Association Kicks Out Russian Universities)
  • Hundreds of Medical Students Trapped in Ukraine)

3. Continued Rise of Work-Integrated Training

  • Work Shift Explainer: A new language for CS degrees - Work Shift)
  • ****)**Employers Are Changing How They View Training. **)
  • Is Competency-Based Education an Idea Whose Time Has Come?)

4. Funding and Policy

  • Education Department clarifies rules on income-share agreements)
  • Public Service Loan Forgiveness Tops 100,000 Borrowers)
  • High-poverty schools get only small boost in budget deal)

**5. India India India **

  • India top nation to get edtech patents)
  • **Edtech Eruditus gets $350 million **)
  • Edtech startups bridging the education gap in non-metro cities)
  1. M & A
  • Reforge Raises $60M)
  • Clearlake to buy edtech firm Discovery Education)
  • **Daybreak earns (Series) A+ **)

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