This Week in Edtech with Ben Kornell, 9/1/22
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**Guest: *Ish Baid)*, Founder & CEO @ **Virtually)

• Check out Ish’s podcast:** **Reshaping Education)

Topics This Week:

• Duolingo Math

• Join the waitlist to test their new math app!)

• Takes by Forbes), The Verge), & Fast Company)

• College Enrollment Shifts

• 2020-21 IPEDS Data: Profile of Mid-Pandemic 12-Month Enrollments)

• As More Stressed-Out Students Consider Dropping Out, Surgeon General Pushes College Leaders to Ramp Up Support)

• Which School Has The Most Expensive College Tuition In 2023?)

• One state offers lessons in how to cope with the college enrollment crisis)

• Around 25% surge in popularity of hybrid learning amongst study abroad aspirants)

• Public Teacher Workforce

• 5 Big Technology Challenges Teachers and Administrators Will Face This School Year)

• How Bad Is the Teacher Shortage? Depends on Where You Live.)

• America’s new “national teacher shortage” is neither new nor national)

• Nearly 70% of LA teachers have seriously considered quitting, study finds | US education)

• Career Education

• ‘Academic Career Plans’ Have Students Exploring Careers as Early as Kindergarten)

• New Poll From Third Way Shows Voters Want Accountability For Career Education Programs)

• Funding + M&A Highlights

• Crunchbase: Edtech Funding Falls Sharply)

• France launches fund endowed with 500 million euros)

• Upkid raises $1.7 million)

• ETU receives Strategic Growth Investment)

• VUIHOC raises $2 million)

• Nazara acquires WildWorks kids IP ‘Animal Jam’ )

• Renaissance Acquires Illuminate Education)

• Alchemy acquires ChainShot)

• Akili raises $163 million in “blank-check” merger)