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A Newsletter for Education Business Leaders [ ] [Advertisement]( [edBiz Update | The news roundup for education business leaders] Powered by [EDWEEK Market Brief]( [EDWEEK MARKET BRIEF](  | [EDUCATION WEEK](  | [ADVERTISE](mailto:mbakley@educationweek.org?subject=Advertising%20Opportunities)  | [JOBS]( Headed to ISTE? Don’t miss EdWeek Market Brief’s intel briefings at the upcoming ed-tech show on key trends to watch in the K-12 market, what’s new with district purchasing, and why marketing messages succeed or fall flat. You can [reserve your place here](. Higher Education [ ] [Can Philly’s University of the Arts Be Saved?]( | Inside Higher Ed [Grad Programs Have Been a Cash Cow; Now Universities Are Starting to Fret Over Their Enrollment]( | The Hechinger Report [These College Leaders Have a Plan to ‘Not Be Sued All the Time’ Over Sports]( | Chronicle of Higher Education [University of California Workers Ordered to End Strike Over Protest Grievances]( | The New York Times [ ] ADVERTISEMENT New Challenges in Student Data Privacy and Security: What Ed. Companies Need to Get Right In this webinar, experts who understand state and federal laws and school district expectations on data privacy will discuss how education companies can act proactively and make sure their policies and platforms are doing the job. [Access On-Demand]( [ ] K12 [ ] [Bain Capital to Acquire PowerSchool for $5.6B]( | EdWeek Market Brief [COVID Funding Is Ending for Schools. What Will It Mean for Students?]( | NPR [What’s Next for the K-12 Reading Market? New Special Report Reveals Shifting Demands]( | EdWeek Market Brief [Plano ISD Votes to Close 4 School Campuses at the End of the Next School Year]( | NBC5 [ ] ADVERTISEMENT Inside the Federal Title II Program; Ed. Companies’ Search for AI Talent In this quarterly briefing, EdWeek Market Brief’s staff writers will give our readers a behind-the-scenes look at their reporting on some of our most popular recent stories, and the implications for education companies and their workforces. [Access On-Demand]( [ ] Et Alia [ ] [BlackRock Has Slashed the Value of Stake in Byju’s, Once Worth $22B, to Zero]( | TechCrunch [London-based Visibly Raises $7.5M for Infrastructure Training Software]( | Silicon Canals [Ed-Tech Funding Has Not Hit Bottom]( | Crunchbase News [Both a ‘Skills Tsunami’ and a ‘Silver Tsunami’ Are Set to Hit the Workforce at the Same Time,]( | Fortune Comings & Goings [ ] [Brian Shaw]( was named CEO of Discovery Education, succeeding Jeremy Cowdrey. Shaw most recently served as chief financial officer and chief operations officer at Discovery Education, which he joined in 2018. He previously led corporate development, investments, and investor relations at Red Ventures, and he held leadership roles at Time Warner Cable and Ernst & Young. [Marcelle Haddix]( was named dean of the school of education at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. Haddix is currently associate provost for strategic initiatives at Syracuse University, where she has held a range of leadership positions over the past 16 years. The State University of New York Niagara named [Lloyd Holmes]( as its next president. Holmes is currently the president of De Anza College in California. Holmes previously served as vice president of student services at Monroe Community College in Rochester, New York. He succeeds current SUNY Niagara President William Murabito, who will retire at the end of June. Heard of executives changing jobs within the education industry? Write to edbiz-transitions@educationweek.org. Jobs [ ] [Chief Operations Officer]( TenSquare The ideal candidate is a visionary, strategist, and "doer" who works in service of the students of Perry Street Prep. [Sr Auditor Internal]( First Student Responsible for performing larger and more complex internal audit projects that form a part of the overall internal audit plan and oversees the work undertaken by Internal Auditor(s). [Inside Sales Representative- East Coast]( Wilson Language Training  The Inside Sales Representative is responsible for developing new leads and converting them into ongoing customers by building lasting connections and relationships with them. Find a Job Search [Product, Services, & Policy jobs](. Did someone forward this to you? [Sign up]( to get edBiz Update in your inbox. Suggestions/Feedback: Contact Sean Cavanagh at scavanagh@epe.org. Sponsorship/Business Opportunities: Contact Maurice Bakley at mbakley@epe.org.  [View in Browser]( | [Contact Us]( | [Advertise]( | [Subscribe]( Want to stop receiving this newsletter? [Update your preferences]( or [unsubscribe from this list](. Copyright © 2024 Editorial Projects in Education, Inc. 6935 Arlington Road, Suite 100, Bethesda, MD 20814