Week in Edtech with Ben Kornell, 11/25/22
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This Week, we cover:1. McKinsey Reports on Edtech

• **Five Trends to Watch in the Edtech Industry **)

2. Owl Ventures

•  Owl Outcomes Report)

3. Online Tutoring

• Schools across the U.S. have turned to Paper’s online tutoring. Some worry it’s falling short)

4. Mental Health Hiring Crisis in Schools:

• Schools struggle to staff up for youth mental health crisis | AP News)
• Schools struggle to hire more mental health professionals for students | PBS NewsHour)

5. Edx + Emeritus

• edX Teams Up with Emeritus to Fuel International Expansion)
• 2U Learning Platform edX Partners With Emeritus for Overseas Expansion | MarketScreener)

6. Law Schools Ditch the US News and World Report

• Why Six Top-Ranked Law Schools Left U.S. News in the Dust This Week)
• Yale Law School’s Revolt of the Elites | The New Republic)
• Opinion | Are the U.S. News College Rankings Finally Going to Die? - The New York Times)
• Law schools reject 'U.S. News' rankings)

7. Test-Optional Movement Grows

• Test-Optional Momentum Grows As ABA Panel Votes To No Longer Require Law Schools To Use LSAT)
• Over 1,830 colleges are test-optional for fall 2023 admissions | Higher Ed Dive)
• What Does an SAT Score Mean in a Test-Optional World?)** **