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A Newsletter for Education Business Leaders [ ] [Advertisement](T9AQxyEN_:m:1:3125711346:94FEFF7CEFE7A62C4EED26DDC535CB7F:r) [edBiz Update | The news roundup for education business leaders] Powered by [EDWEEK Market Brief](T9AQxyEN_:m:1:3125711346:94FEFF7CEFE7A62C4EED26DDC535CB7F:r) [EDWEEK MARKET BRIEF](T9AQxyEN_:m:1:3125711346:94FEFF7CEFE7A62C4EED26DDC535CB7F:r)  | [EDUCATION WEEK](T9AQxyEN_:m:1:3125711346:94FEFF7CEFE7A62C4EED26DDC535CB7F:r)  | [ADVERTISE](mailto:mbakley@educationweek.org?subject=Advertising%20Opportunities)  | [JOBS](T9AQxyEN_:m:1:3125711346:94FEFF7CEFE7A62C4EED26DDC535CB7F:r) How did the pandemic change school districts' expectations for ed-tech products, for the coming school year and beyond? Tune into EdWeek Market Brief's [webinar](T9AQxyEN_:m:1:3125711346:94FEFF7CEFE7A62C4EED26DDC535CB7F:r) on July 28 at 2 p.m. EST, for insights on what the future holds. K12 [ ] [ ] [alt]   [Cybersecurity Tops CoSN's Annual Ed-Tech Leadership Report (EdTech Magazine)](T9AQxyEN_:m:1:3125711346:94FEFF7CEFE7A62C4EED26DDC535CB7F:r) IT leaders surveyed in the report name network security as a top priority but appear to underestimate the risks. [alt]   [Education Companies Swept Up in Idaho Panel's Search for 'Indoctrination' in Learning Materials (EdWeek Market Brief)](T9AQxyEN_:m:1:3125711346:94FEFF7CEFE7A62C4EED26DDC535CB7F:r) A task force assembled by Idaho's Republican lieutenant governor has objected to the work of two well-known education companies, among a long list of materials. [ ] ADVERTISEMENT [Advertisement](T9AQxyEN_:m:1:3125711346:94FEFF7CEFE7A62C4EED26DDC535CB7F:r) Now Available On Demand: EdWeek Market Brief Summit Over three days in June, the EdWeek Market Brief team, along with a variety of invited experts, shared exclusive data and critical insights to help you succeed in the coming year. [Access On-Demand](T9AQxyEN_:m:1:3125711346:94FEFF7CEFE7A62C4EED26DDC535CB7F:r) [ ] [alt]   [Instructure Acquires Company to Make Ed-Tech Adoption Easier (GovTech)](T9AQxyEN_:m:1:3125711346:94FEFF7CEFE7A62C4EED26DDC535CB7F:r) In purchasing technology adoption vendor EesySoft, the company aims to build in-app messaging and dashboards to help educators learn to use and assess new tech tools. [alt]   [Parents Push Education Department on Digital Tools' Data Privacy (Bloomberg Law)](T9AQxyEN_:m:1:3125711346:94FEFF7CEFE7A62C4EED26DDC535CB7F:r) Parents concerned about data that digital tools collect on their children are pushing the U.S. Department of Education for disclosure of student records and stronger oversight of technology in schools. [alt]   [Meet Mighty, an E-commerce Platform Where Kids Operate Their Own Storefronts (TechCrunch)](T9AQxyEN_:m:1:3125711346:94FEFF7CEFE7A62C4EED26DDC535CB7F:r) Until children reach a certain age, enrichment programs are somewhat limited to school, sports, and camps, while moneymaking opportunities are largely nonexistent. [alt]   [The Ed-Tech Product Features and Support Parents Can't Live Without (EdWeek Market Brief)](T9AQxyEN_:m:1:3125711346:94FEFF7CEFE7A62C4EED26DDC535CB7F:r) The COVID-19 pandemic has forced more companies to consider how useful their classroom tech is to parents -- not just teachers. [alt]   [3 Ways IT Teams Can Manage Tool Sprawl (eSchool News)](T9AQxyEN_:m:1:3125711346:94FEFF7CEFE7A62C4EED26DDC535CB7F:r) Since schools transitioned to remote learning, districts have added or upgraded their IT education technology and monitoring tools to provide better outcomes for all. [ ] ADVERTISEMENT [Advertisement](T9AQxyEN_:m:1:3125711346:94FEFF7CEFE7A62C4EED26DDC535CB7F:r) July 28 Webinar: Heading Into a New School Year, How Has COVID Changed the Product Demands of K-12 Schools? EdWeek Market Brief will lead a focused discussion of how schools' experiences with remote learning, and new forms of instruction and product support have altered the market for the coming academic year, and beyond. [Register now](T9AQxyEN_:m:1:3125711346:94FEFF7CEFE7A62C4EED26DDC535CB7F:r) [ ] Higher Education [ ] [ ] [alt]   [Students See Less Value in College, Despite Positive Experiences (Inside Higher Ed)](T9AQxyEN_:m:1:3125711346:94FEFF7CEFE7A62C4EED26DDC535CB7F:r) Survey finds students support their institutions and mostly plan to re-enroll -- but increasingly doubt whether education is worth the price. [After a Year of Losses, Higher Ed's Work Force Is Growing Again (Chronicle of Higher Education)](T9AQxyEN_:m:1:3125711346:94FEFF7CEFE7A62C4EED26DDC535CB7F:r) After shedding 660,000 workers over the course of the pandemic, the labor force that powers America's colleges and universities finds itself growing again at a steady, if uneven, pace. [Discerning the Hype and Hope for Higher Ed (MarketScale)](T9AQxyEN_:m:1:3125711346:94FEFF7CEFE7A62C4EED26DDC535CB7F:r) For Michael Huseby, navigating a $1.5-billion operation through one the most dramatic upheavals in the history of higher ed was difficult but fulfilling. [alt]   [Higher Ed Stakeholders Urge Congress to Double Maximum Pell Grant (Diverse: Issues in Higher Education)](T9AQxyEN_:m:1:3125711346:94FEFF7CEFE7A62C4EED26DDC535CB7F:r) In the past, Federal Pell grants made the difference between whether a student could or could not afford to achieve a higher education. [alt]   [Higher Education for All? This Bill Could Make It Happen (Teen Vogue)](T9AQxyEN_:m:1:3125711346:94FEFF7CEFE7A62C4EED26DDC535CB7F:r) The College for All Act is revolutionary. [alt]   [Illinois Passes Law Requiring Public Universities to Use Test-Optional Admissions (Forbes)](T9AQxyEN_:m:1:3125711346:94FEFF7CEFE7A62C4EED26DDC535CB7F:r) The state of Illinois has passed a law requiring its public universities to permit students to choose whether they submit ACT and SAT scores in applications to pubic colleges. [Closing Higher Education's Equity and Achievement Gaps (Inside Higher Ed: Opinion)](T9AQxyEN_:m:1:3125711346:94FEFF7CEFE7A62C4EED26DDC535CB7F:r) Traditional remediation is not the answer, writes Steven Mintz, blogger for Inside Higher Ed and history professor at the University of Texas. Et Alia [ ] [ ] [alt]   [Why Ed-Tech Investment Activity Is Breaking Records in 2021 (MarketScale)](T9AQxyEN_:m:1:3125711346:94FEFF7CEFE7A62C4EED26DDC535CB7F:r) Every six months or so, we host Tony Wan, co-founder and former managing editor at EdSurge, and current head of investor content at Reach Capital, to discuss ed-tech investment. [alt]   [The Ed-Tech Gap Between China and the U.S. (Forbes)](T9AQxyEN_:m:1:3125711346:94FEFF7CEFE7A62C4EED26DDC535CB7F:r) There is an ed-tech gap between the U.S. and China, but the U.S. is winning. [alt]   [Digital Payment Platforms Increasingly Critical for Schools (GovTech)](T9AQxyEN_:m:1:3125711346:94FEFF7CEFE7A62C4EED26DDC535CB7F:r) The growing popularity of electronic transactions has led schools to invest in tools like BlueSnap, a digital payment platform that expedites billing for expenses in K-12 and colleges. [alt]   [Researcher Ryan Baker on the Changing Face of Ed Tech Amid the Pandemic (The 74)](T9AQxyEN_:m:1:3125711346:94FEFF7CEFE7A62C4EED26DDC535CB7F:r) With the onset of COVID-19, teachers and students were forced to scramble to adopt ed-tech and online learning platforms, an experiment that lasted an entire year. [Temasek-Backed Online Education Firm Earmarks $250 Million for Deals (Bloomberg)](T9AQxyEN_:m:1:3125711346:94FEFF7CEFE7A62C4EED26DDC535CB7F:r) India-based startup earmarks funds for geographic expansion. [alt]   [Enabling a Touchable, Wearable Virtual Reality (EdTech Magazine)](T9AQxyEN_:m:1:3125711346:94FEFF7CEFE7A62C4EED26DDC535CB7F:r) Since VR's inception, its technologies have been almost entirely visual. That's changing. [alt]   [Indian Ed Tech Raises $20 Million to Expand to New Categories and Locales (TechCrunch)](T9AQxyEN_:m:1:3125711346:94FEFF7CEFE7A62C4EED26DDC535CB7F:r) As most Indian ed-tech startups work on broadening their catalog with live and recorded courses, some are working on a different approach. Comings and Goings [ ] Shortly after raising $150 million through a Series E financing round, Colorado-based ed-tech company Guild Education [announced a new advisory board](T9AQxyEN_:m:1:3125711346:94FEFF7CEFE7A62C4EED26DDC535CB7F:r), including Christine Deputy, chief people officer at Pinterest; Rob Lauber, the former chief learning officer at McDonald's; and Sara Martinez Tucker, a former under secretary of education at the U.S. Department of Education. Transact Campus, a higher education-focused payment company, has named [Nancy Langer](T9AQxyEN_:m:1:3125711346:94FEFF7CEFE7A62C4EED26DDC535CB7F:r) as its new CEO. Langer has an extensive history working in the area of online payments, including as president of the electronic payment and presentment division at Metavante Corporation. Fox Valley Technical College in Wisconsin has named [Chris Matheney](T9AQxyEN_:m:1:3125711346:94FEFF7CEFE7A62C4EED26DDC535CB7F:r) as its next president. Matheney has served previously as the college's executive vice president for instruction and chief academic officer. The Wallingford School District in Connecticut has named [Danielle Bellizzi](T9AQxyEN_:m:1:3125711346:94FEFF7CEFE7A62C4EED26DDC535CB7F:r) as its next superintendent. She replaces Salvatore Menzo, who left after 12 years to run a pair of magnet programs. Temple University in Philadelphia has named [Jason Wingard](T9AQxyEN_:m:1:3125711346:94FEFF7CEFE7A62C4EED26DDC535CB7F:r) as its next president. Wingard is the former dean at the school or professional studies at Columbia University. Heard of executives changing jobs within the education industry? 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