This Week in Edtech with Ben Kornell, 3/18/22
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Topics This Week:

• NSVF and Others Receive Funding from MacKenzie Scott for General Operating

• Here’s Who MacKenzie Scott Donated To So Far In February)

• MacKenzie Scott Makes Historic Gift to NewSchools Venture Fund)

• Edtech Metrics and Skepticism

• Edtech Companies Must Place Learning Ahead of Revenue and Engagement)

• Who is the Theranos of Education)?

• Edtech firm Zovio (ZVO) fined $22 million for false advertising, misleading students)

• Amazon expands Career Choice

• Amazon’s Employees Can Go to College, Free. What’s in It for Higher Ed?)

• Amazon Partners With 140 Colleges And Universities To Expand Free Tuition Program)

• Funding, M&A

• Byju’s founder backs startup in $800 million funding at $22 billion valuation)

• **Medway raises $15 million Series A from Softbank and seven other funds **)

• Edtech startup FourthRev raises $11.2 million Series A to bridge the digital skills gap)

• From coding school to career acceleration platform, Italy’s Epicode strives for expansion with €10 million)

• Chipper Raises $5.6M to Eliminate Student Loan Debt and Combat the Latinx Funding Gap)

• Course Hero scoops up Scribbr for subject-specific study help)

• Classplus set to score $80 Mn in Series D round)

• Cialfo extends series B to $60m)**, **Tiger Global leads $20 mn fund raise in edtech firm Cialfo)

**Guest: Ryan Stewart) - Secretary of Education @ **New Mexico Public Educat)