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A Newsletter for Education Business Leaders [ ] [Advertisement](TbEOmOECN:m:1:3125711346:0AA12748CDE718D8E92C940F646FA815:r) [edBiz Update | The news roundup for education business leaders] Powered by [EDWEEK Market Brief](TbEOmOECN:m:1:3125711346:0AA12748CDE718D8E92C940F646FA815:r) [EDWEEK MARKET BRIEF](TbEOmOECN:m:1:3125711346:0AA12748CDE718D8E92C940F646FA815:r)  | [EDUCATION WEEK](TbEOmOECN:m:1:3125711346:0AA12748CDE718D8E92C940F646FA815:r)  | [ADVERTISE](mailto:mbakley@educationweek.org?subject=Advertising%20Opportunities)  | [JOBS](TbEOmOECN:m:1:3125711346:0AA12748CDE718D8E92C940F646FA815:r) K12 [ ] [ ] [alt]   [Byju's, One of the World's Best-Funded Ed-Tech Companies, Is Investing In AI Moonshots. | EdSurge News](TbEOmOECN:m:1:3125711346:0AA12748CDE718D8E92C940F646FA815:r) The Indian edtech giant Byju's keeps getting bigger, having raised more than $4.5 billion since it was founded 10 years ago. [alt]   [As Threat of Omicron Variant Looms, School Closures Continue Ticking Upward | The 74](TbEOmOECN:m:1:3125711346:0AA12748CDE718D8E92C940F646FA815:r) Even before the World Health Organization labeled the Omicron coronavirus strain a new "variant of concern" last week, school closures were continuing to increase across the country. [alt]   [Substitute Teachers Never Got Much Respect, But Now They Are in Demand | The New York Times](TbEOmOECN:m:1:3125711346:0AA12748CDE718D8E92C940F646FA815:r) Because of staff shortages, some school districts are canceling classes. Others are lowering their hiring standards. The result can be a chaotic classroom. [alt]   [The Biggest Problem Areas That Districts Are Seeing in Student 'Learning Loss' | EdWeek Market Brief](TbEOmOECN:m:1:3125711346:0AA12748CDE718D8E92C940F646FA815:r) An EdWeek Market Brief survey asked district administrators, principals, and teachers about the subjects in which students have been set back the most during the pandemic. [Omicron Mutations Alarm Scientists, But New Variant's Effects Are Unclear | Washington Post](TbEOmOECN:m:1:3125711346:0AA12748CDE718D8E92C940F646FA815:r) Limited data impede any firm conclusions about the threat posed by Omicron, whether it can evade immunity, and the implications for public health. [alt]   [The Number One Reason Students Still Lack Internet at Home | Parents Can't Afford It -- Education Week](TbEOmOECN:m:1:3125711346:0AA12748CDE718D8E92C940F646FA815:r) Many families can't afford the cost of internet connectivity, even if they live in areas that are wired for broadband, a new report shows. [alt]   [NYC's Investment in Culturally Responsive Education Benefits Us All (Opinion) | Chalkbeat New York](TbEOmOECN:m:1:3125711346:0AA12748CDE718D8E92C940F646FA815:r) A teacher in the nation's largest school district talks about the value that culturally responsive lessons bring to students. [ ] ADVERTISEMENT [Advertisement](TbEOmOECN:m:1:3125711346:0AA12748CDE718D8E92C940F646FA815:r) China's Tough New Regulations on Education Companies: What They Mean for a Key Foreign Market Chinese government has imposed strict new regulations on the tutoring that companies can offer. In this webinar, we'll talk with experts who understand the regulations and what they mean for education companies. [Access On Demand](TbEOmOECN:m:1:3125711346:0AA12748CDE718D8E92C940F646FA815:r) [ ] Higher Education [ ] [ ] [alt]   [Early Signs Are Positive for College Admissions in 2021-22 | Inside Higher Ed](TbEOmOECN:m:1:3125711346:0AA12748CDE718D8E92C940F646FA815:r) Through mid-November, applications are up, the Common Application finds. Of early applicants, there is only a modest increase in submitting test scores. [With Purchase of edX, Online Higher Ed Company 2U Bets Big on Power of a Brand | The Washington Post](TbEOmOECN:m:1:3125711346:0AA12748CDE718D8E92C940F646FA815:r) The $800 million deal is done. Now 2U hopes the platform MIT and Harvard created will drive global growth. [For-Profit Colleges Fight Exclusion From Pell Grant Increase in Biden's Spending Bill | The Washington Post](TbEOmOECN:m:1:3125711346:0AA12748CDE718D8E92C940F646FA815:r) Proprietary schools want Senate Democrats to ensure their students are eligible for an increase in the federal Pell Grant, after House Democrats excluded them from the additional funding. [alt]   [Number of College Graduates in the Humanities Drops for the Eighth Consecutive Year | The Hechinger Report](TbEOmOECN:m:1:3125711346:0AA12748CDE718D8E92C940F646FA815:r) The number of college students graduating with a humanities major has fallen for the eighth straight year, to under 200,000 degrees in 2020. [How a Flagship University's Plan on Diversity Drew the Ire of the Nebraska Governor | Chronicle of Higher Education](TbEOmOECN:m:1:3125711346:0AA12748CDE718D8E92C940F646FA815:r) A plan to acknowledge and dismantle systemic racism at the University of Nebraska at Lincoln has become the latest punching bag for Republican politicians in the state. [alt]   [Are Post-Pandemic Campuses Finally Ready for Competency-Based Education? | EdSurge News](TbEOmOECN:m:1:3125711346:0AA12748CDE718D8E92C940F646FA815:r) Competency-based education is one of those big ideas about how to reshape education that's been around for a while. Can it carve out a place in higher education? [alt]   [California State University Adopts New Approach to Entice Students Back | EdSource](TbEOmOECN:m:1:3125711346:0AA12748CDE718D8E92C940F646FA815:r) With the pandemic resulting in enrollment loss across the CSU system, Chancellor Joseph Castro embraced a new strategy to get students to come back. [ ] ADVERTISEMENT [Advertisement](TbEOmOECN:m:1:3125711346:0AA12748CDE718D8E92C940F646FA815:r) [ ] Et Alia [ ] [ ] [alt]   [A Teacher's Take on the K-12 Products That Are Missing From the Market | EdWeek Market Brief](TbEOmOECN:m:1:3125711346:0AA12748CDE718D8E92C940F646FA815:r) A Chicago math educator talks about the kinds of intuitive, and culturally responsive academic resources she needs to support her students. [alt]   [New York Sites Offer Cash Incentives for Children to Get Vaccines | NBC New York](TbEOmOECN:m:1:3125711346:0AA12748CDE718D8E92C940F646FA815:r) New York City-run vaccine sites started offering COVID shots to kids aged 5 to 11 for the first time on Thursday - and the financial incentives are already flowing. How does $100 sound? [U.S. Department of Ed and CDC Release District COVID Dashboard | THE Journal](TbEOmOECN:m:1:3125711346:0AA12748CDE718D8E92C940F646FA815:r) Two federal agencies have released a new COVID-19 dashboard to publicize how the virus is hitting K-12 schools. [alt]   [Schools Are in Desperate Need of Tutors. But Qualified Ones Are Hard to Find | Education Week](TbEOmOECN:m:1:3125711346:0AA12748CDE718D8E92C940F646FA815:r) Schools are evaluating a variety of tutoring approaches to address "unfinished learning," but the supply of qualified tutors is low. [alt]   [COVID-19 Vaccine Mandate for Colorado Children Unlikely | Denver Post](TbEOmOECN:m:1:3125711346:0AA12748CDE718D8E92C940F646FA815:r) The Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment is "unlikely" to require COVID-19 vaccines for K-12 students before the U.S. Food and Drug Administration fully approves Pfizer's shot for children. [alt]   [COVID Has Spurred Four Positive Changes on Campuses (Opinion) | Inside Higher Ed](TbEOmOECN:m:1:3125711346:0AA12748CDE718D8E92C940F646FA815:r) Higher education's response to the pandemic has spurred four long-lasting positive changes on community college and other campuses, writes Michael A. Baston. [alt]   [Jordan-Based Learning Platform Raises $20M Series A | TechCrunch](TbEOmOECN:m:1:3125711346:0AA12748CDE718D8E92C940F646FA815:r) Jordan-based online learning platform Abwaab has raised $20 million in a Series A funding round -- following a $5 million seed round in March of this year. Comings and Goings [ ] Scholastic, a major publisher of educational materials, has named [Mary Beech](TbEOmOECN:m:1:3125711346:0AA12748CDE718D8E92C940F646FA815:r) as its chief marketing and transformation officer, a move effective in January. She has been an independent director on Scholastic's board since 2018. The Dearborn Heights No. 7 school district in Michigan has hired [Tyrone Weeks](TbEOmOECN:m:1:3125711346:0AA12748CDE718D8E92C940F646FA815:r) as its next superintendent. Weeks currently serves in a number of administrative roles, including director of state and federal programs, in the Farmington, Mich., school system. The Reading School District in Pennsylvania has named [Jennifer Murray](TbEOmOECN:m:1:3125711346:0AA12748CDE718D8E92C940F646FA815:r) as its next superintendent. Murray has been serving as interim superintendent since the departure of Khalid N. Mumin, who left to lead the Lower Merion school system, in the Philadelphia area. Northwestern State University in Louisiana has named [Marcus Jones](TbEOmOECN:m:1:3125711346:0AA12748CDE718D8E92C940F646FA815:r) as its new president. Jones, who has worked at the university as both a professor and vice president, among other roles, will become the institution's first black president in its history. Howard Community College in Maryland has named [Daria Willis](TbEOmOECN:m:1:3125711346:0AA12748CDE718D8E92C940F646FA815:r) as its next president. Willis, who currently serves as Everett Community College in Washington, is succeeding Kate Hetherington, who retired October 1. Heard of executives changing jobs within the education industry? Give us the details by writing to edbiz-transitions@educationweek.org. Jobs [ ] [ ] [Account Executive](TbEOmOECN:m:1:3125711346:0AA12748CDE718D8E92C940F646FA815:r) Amplify Amplify is seeking an Account Executive. This individual will become a specialist on Amplify's solutions and find opportunities to serve schools and districts and in doing so, achieve revenue targets. The new hire must be skilled at consultative sales and highly motivated to build this new business. 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