This Week in Edtech with Ben Kornell, 6/24/22

Guest: Victoria Ransom, Founder & Co-President of Prisma

Topics This Week:

1. Higher Ed Adapts?

   • Dartmouth College eliminates undergraduate student loans and replaces them with scholarship grants

   • Higher Ed Invests in Student Success Tech – Is It a ‘New Golden Age’ or Just Vague Talk?

   • McKinsey: Technology is shaping learning in higher education

   • Americans support student loan forgiveness, but would rather reign in college costs

2. Livestreaming against a Teacher Shortage

   • General Catalyst Leads $40 Million Investment in Elevate K-12

   • Elevate K-12 to Address Growing National Teacher Shortage

3. Unacademy & Upgrad

   • Can Edtech Replace Classroom Teaching?

   • Education Unicorn Upgrad Doubles Valuation With Murdoch Funding

4. Phyllis Lockett on “Ed3”

   • How Web3/Ed3 And Immersive Technologies Signal A New Era For K-12 Education

5. Funding

   • CoachHub, TestGorilla, VR Pioneer, Prenda, Tango, Velocity Career Labs, Metacrafters.io, Pok Pok