This Week in Edtech with Ben Kornell, 3/18/22

Send us Fan MailTopics This Week:NSVF and Others Receive Funding from MacKenzie Scott for General OperatingHere’s Who MacKenzie Scott Donated To So Far In FebruaryMacKenzie Scott Makes Historic Gift to NewSchools Venture FundEdtech Metrics and SkepticismEdtech Companies Must Place Learning Ahead of Revenue and EngagementWho is the Theranos of Education?Edtech firm Zovio (ZVO) fined $22 million for false advertising, misleading studentsAmazon expands Career ChoiceAmazon’s Employees Can Go to College, Free. What’s in It for Higher Ed?Amazon Partners With 140 Colleges And Universities To Expand Free Tuition ProgramFunding, M&AByju’s founder backs startup in $800 million funding at $22 billion valuationMedway raises $15 million Series A from Softbank and seven other funds Edtech startup FourthRev raises $11.2 million Series A to bridge the digital skills gapFrom coding school to career acceleration platform, Italy’s Epicode strives for expansion with €10 millionChipper Raises $5.6M to Eliminate Student Loan Debt and Combat the Latinx Funding GapCourse Hero scoops up Scribbr for subject-specific study helpClassplus set to score $80 Mn in Series D roundCialfo extends series B to $60m, Tiger Global leads $20 mn fund raise in edtech firm CialfoGuest: Ryan Stewart - Secretary of Education @ New Mexico Public Education Department