This Week in Edtech with Ben Kornell, 6/3/22

Topics This Week:

1. Edtech Funding Landscape

   • Why Some Investors Say Edtech ‘Doom and Gloom’ Overhyped

   • Unacademy tells employees to focus on profitability at all costs to ‘survive the winter’

2. College Enrollment

   • College Enrollment Drops, Even as the Pandemic’s Effects Ebb

   • Credential Train Is Leaving the Station—Get on Board

   • If Students Had Their Way, Hybrid Learning Would Be Here To Stay

3. Tech as Content

   • Teaching AI to All Students

   • ITE and Microsoft Collaborate to Equip over 4,000 Students with Responsible AI Skills

   • Why children around the world need crypto education

   • Code.org to Offer Equity-Minded AP Computer Science Curriculum Nationwide

4. Indian Edtech Shrinks

   • Byju Raveendran Set to Focus on US Market as India’s EdTech Dries Up

   • Byju's to divert focus on global businesses as Indian market is shrinking

   • The Curious Case of BYJU's and WhiteHat Jr's Sudden Downfall

5. Funding + M&A

   • SkillePointe secures $2.25M in Series B

   • Learnfully raises $2M

   • Safe School raises $2M

   • Zovio sells TutorMe to GoGuardian for $55M

   • Roblox to partner with medically-prescribed video game