As most of the kids are stuck at home, attending virtual schools, missing birthdays, and not getting to play outside with their friends, it’s a huge bummer for them. Kids are asking more and more questions, and parents are finding it difficult to explain to them the reasoning behind it all. Sometimes, kids also get
Colorado (USA) will receive $44 million from the Governor?s Emergency Education Relief Fund. The money received by the state will be allotted to schools and higher education institutions, school districts, and Colorado Empowered Learning, the state’s online learning support program. The Governor?s Emergency Education Relief Fund has $30.8 billion allotment in the federal CARES Act. The
San Francisco-based virtual flashcard platform Quizlet has raised $30 Mn in a Series C funding round led by General Atlantic. As per a report in TechCrunch, Quizlet CEO Matthew Glotzbach said that this round of funding has led to the platform being valued at about $1 Bn. The new valuation has brought the company close
Kitchener, Ontario-based ApplyBoard raises $71 Mn (CA$ 100 Mn) in Series C funding round led by Drive Capital. Other investors in the investment round include Fidelity Investments Canada ULC, Business Development Bank of Canada, Anthos Capital, Artiman Ventures, Garage Capital, and Plug and Play Tech Center. The current round of funding gives ApplyBoard a valuation
Bengaluru, India-based Byju?s is in talks with investors to raise a sum of $400 million. If the funding goes through, Byju?s will be valued at over $10 billion, making it a decacorn and the second highest valued startup in the country along with hospitality startup OYO and after financial services startup Paytm, which was valued
Chennai, India-based GUVI, operated by GUVI Geek Network Private Limited has raised Rs. 6 crores (about USD 800,000) from Education Catalyst Fund in a pre-series A funding round. Education Catalyst Fund is an education-focused venture capital firm managed by CPA capital. GUVI is an Indian vernacular-based platform that offers online programming courses for engineers and
As the world has switched to remote learning, students are facing many accessibility, comprehension and environmental challenges. Besides students and parents, the struggle has gotten more intense for teachers. A recently conducted survey by Channel 3 in Connecticut, U.S.A, highlights the struggles that teachers in Connecticut are facing in taking remote classes while handling their
With the changing realities of the world, the education landscape has been forced to adapt to remote learning and adopt digital learning tools. The rise of remote education has raised concerns about the learning environment becoming challenging for students with vision and hearing impairments and those on the autism spectrum. ?Particularly for students with disabilities,
Pennsylvania-based edtech platform Duolingo raised $10 million in venture capital from General Atlantic, as per an SEC filing. General Atlantic will take a board observer seat, as per the language learning platform. In December 2019, Duolingo became a unicorn with a valuation of $1.5 billion after raising $30 Million in a Series F funding round
Surging edtech use during COVID-19 All over the internet we are reading news about a spike in edtech users due to lockdowns imposed all over the world to curb the spread of COVID-19. The surge in edtech use is partly due to a lot of edtech providers offering free or discounted content to users. For
