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

Send us Fan MailGuest: Anjuli Gupta, Head of Academic Partnerships @ Outlier.orgMasterClass's Co-Founder Takes on the Community College DegreeOutlier.org & Golden Gate University Reinvent Affordable College with Degrees+Topics This Week:LAUSD CyberattackLos Angeles Schools Hit with Ransomware AttackFBI joins probe into LAUSD cyberattackLearning Loss & Pandemic RecoveryPlunging NAEP scores signal a long and difficult road to recovery7 charts highlighting the pandemic’s impact on 2022 NAEP scoresU.S. School Closures Leave Students Behind.Experts Say Kids Are Far Behind After COVID; Parents Shrug. Why the Disconnect?Around the WorldChina Liberal Education acquires Wanwang Investment LimitedVitru Limited acquires Rede EnemEntrepreneurship and Education across AfricaByju's to raise $500M @ $23B valuation + Ministry of Corporate Affairs Inquiry XR GrowsMetaversity is in Session as Meta and Iowa’s VictoryXR Open 10 Virtual CampusesOxford University Press partners with Immersify Education to create interactive learning modulesFunding + M&AGlints raises $50MLearnsoft raises $17MAstro raises $13MLumiQ raises $5MEarlyDay raises $3.25MDiscovery Education acquires Pivot InteractivesUnacademy acquires Gate AcademyEdlio acquires SchoolInfoScholastic acquires Learning OvationsXanEdu acquires PLC AssociatesCheck out the Edtech Insiders Newsletter @ https://edtechinsiders.substack.com/