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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]( Education company leaders who come to the EdWeek Market Brief Summit will hear directly from district officials from across the country talking on panels and in briefings about what they expect from products and services – and what providers need to do better. At this year’s event, being held in Denver Nov. 13-15, attendees will get insights from K-12 leaders from Arizona, California, Florida, Illinois, Minnesota, North Carolina, Ohio, Oregon, and other states. Learn more[here]( Higher Education [ ] [What’s Behind the Academic Program Cuts You’ve Seen This Year]( | Chronicle of Higher Education [Wall Street Tried Getting Into Higher Education. Disaster Ensued]( | Business Insider [House Vs. NCAA Settlement on Hold as Judge Sends Parties ‘Back to the Drawing Board]( | The New York Times [Penn Creates New Title VI Center. Will Other Colleges Follow?]( | Inside Higher Ed [ ] ADVERTISEMENT What’s Next for the K-12 Reading Market: Implications for Companies In this webinar, we’ll look at the practical impact of state and local reading policies on providers. [Access On-Demand]( [ ] K12 [ ] [State Revenues Returning to Pre-Stimulus Normal, With Implications for K-12]( | EdWeek Market Brief [Students Aren’t Benefiting Much From Tutoring, A New Study Shows]( | The Hechinger Report [Profile of a Key State Market: California’s K-12 Districts Brace for Tough Times Ahead]( | EdWeek Market Brief [Experts Push Student-Focused Budgeting as ESSER Winds Down]( | GovTech [ ] ADVERTISEMENT The State of Education Venture Capital: What’s Still Getting Funded and Where Is Fundraising Headed Next? Join this briefing as we discuss how education VCs believe the next few years will play out in ed tech, and how they see the overall interplay between fundraising, innovation, and M&A playing out. [Access On-Demand]( [ ] Et Alia [ ] [Bain Capital Says It's an Interesting Time to Invest in Ed-Tech]( | PE Hub [Adda247 Co-Founder Quits to Build New Venture]( | The Economic Times [KinderCare Revives Plans for Long-Sought U.S. IPO]( | Reuters [Green Skills Gap Holds Back Net Zero Goals]( | Axios Comings & Goings [ ] Washington State University named [Jenny Thigpen]( as its director of learning innovations. Thigpen is an associate professor of history at the university, which she joined in 2008. Career and technical education company iCEV appointed [Marisa Coar]( as vice president of marketing. Coar joined iCEV in 2023 as director of revenue empowerment. She previously led curriculum design teams at Newsela and HMH. [Zhifu Yang]( was named chief financial officer of Lixiang Education, a private school provider based in China. Yang was previously CFO at Beijing Pengxiang Tianxia Education Technology Co. and Zhi Jin Educaiton Consulting Co. Yang replaces Luoyuan Le, who will remain with the company as a consultant. Heard of executives changing jobs within the education industry? Write to edbiz-transitions@educationweek.org. Jobs [ ] [Inside Sales Representative]( Stride Inc. - K12 Inc. The Inside Sales Representative is responsible for achieving shared revenue goals by acquiring new clients and servicing/maintaining relationships with existing clients. [Education Grants Manager]( Waterbury Public Schools Under the direction of the Superintendent of Schools and the Chief Financial Officer, the Education Grants Manager is responsible for the preparation and timely filing of financial reports as required by grantor agencies and State and Federal regulations, and administering the Board of education's contracts. [Director Business Development]( First Student The purpose of this role is to tap into the tremendous growth of home to school conversion opportunities. Converting districts that insource their transportation to outsourcing with First Student is a very important piece of our business. 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