This Week in Edtech with Ben Kornell, 5/13/22

Send us Fan MailTopics This Week:Higher Ed’s Commodification and DecentralizationUpskilling Trend Brings Coupons, ‘Flash Sales’ and Other Marketing GimmicksedX’s Role After 2U AcquisitionThe Future Of Learning Is Radically DecentralizedK-12LAUSD makes 'historic' $50M investment to address digital divideUnion pushback on MetaTwitter sale shows us why edtech companies should be accountable to schoolsTikTok May Be More Dangerous Than It LooksWorkforce DevelopmentUnpaid Internships vs. Work-Based Courses.Why MIT was right to reinstate the SATLayoffs amid a Looming RecessionBrutal week of layoffs - OnDeck along with Vedantu, Unacademy, Whitehat Jr & Lido Learning800 WhiteHat Jr Employees ResignFunding + M&AEducapital, Manara, Skillmatics, iNurture, Rise Up, Magnify Venture, ForeignAdmits, Pando, Byju’s