This Week in Edtech with Ben Kornell, 9/1/22

Send us Fan MailGuest: Ish Baid, Founder & CEO @ VirtuallyCheck out Ish’s podcast: Reshaping EducationTopics This Week:Duolingo MathJoin the waitlist to test their new math app!Takes by Forbes, The Verge, & Fast CompanyCollege Enrollment Shifts2020-21 IPEDS Data: Profile of Mid-Pandemic 12-Month EnrollmentsAs More Stressed-Out Students Consider Dropping Out, Surgeon General Pushes College Leaders to Ramp Up SupportWhich School Has The Most Expensive College Tuition In 2023?One state offers lessons in how to cope with the college enrollment crisisAround 25% surge in popularity of hybrid learning amongst study abroad aspirantsPublic Teacher Workforce5 Big Technology Challenges Teachers and Administrators Will Face This School YearHow Bad Is the Teacher Shortage? Depends on Where You Live.America’s new “national teacher shortage” is neither new nor nationalNearly 70% of LA teachers have seriously considered quitting, study finds | US educationCareer Education‘Academic Career Plans’ Have Students Exploring Careers as Early as KindergartenNew Poll From Third Way Shows Voters Want Accountability For Career Education ProgramsFunding + M&A HighlightsCrunchbase: Edtech Funding Falls SharplyFrance launches fund endowed with 500 million eurosUpkid raises $1.7 millionETU receives Strategic Growth InvestmentVUIHOC raises $2 millionNazara acquires WildWorks kids IP ‘Animal Jam’ Renaissance Acquires Illuminate EducationAlchemy acquires ChainShotAkili raises $163 million in “blank-check” merger