Colleges Push Back on Russia | MacKenzie Scott's Big Gifts to Ed. | Canadian Tutoring Provider Raises $270M

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[alt]   [Some NYC Schools Are Struggling to Spend COVID Relief Dollars - Chalkbeat New York](7u2ZUwoNf:m:1:3125711346:01B8C58B36F6A95EA418524810A21F49:r) Tutoring and enrichment programs require finding staff to work extra hours in a moment when educators feel overworked. [alt]   [Districts Face a Staffing Crisis. Here's How Companies Are Trying to Help - EdWeek Market Brief](7u2ZUwoNf:m:1:3125711346:01B8C58B36F6A95EA418524810A21F49:r) Nearly two years into the pandemic, staffing shortages have kept many districts in "crisis mode." Some companies are figuring out creative ways to ease the burden. [alt]   [As Culture Wars Envelop Schools, N. Texas Sees a Superintendent Exodus - Caller Times](7u2ZUwoNf:m:1:3125711346:01B8C58B36F6A95EA418524810A21F49:r) At least nine North Texas superintendents who have announced they would leave their jobs since the start of the school year. [alt]   [Teachers Are Paying For Ed Tech Out of Their Own Pockets, Survey Finds - EdWeek Market Brief](7u2ZUwoNf:m:1:3125711346:01B8C58B36F6A95EA418524810A21F49:r) When it comes to providing technology for their students, teachers have dipped into their own pockets to pay for everything from lessons to apps to devices, an EdWeek Market Brief survey finds. [alt]   [Ed-Tech Startup Tutored by Teachers Raises Over $10M - Government Technology](7u2ZUwoNf:m:1:3125711346:01B8C58B36F6A95EA418524810A21F49:r) The online tutoring company will use new investments to hire more certified teachers, with the goal of serving more than 10,000 K-12 students struggling with learning loss in the wake of COVID-19. [ ] ADVERTISEMENT [Advertisement](7u2ZUwoNf:m:1:3125711346:01B8C58B36F6A95EA418524810A21F49:r) Special Report: School District Purchasing Outlook for 2022-23 A new EdWeek Market Brief special report looks at how districts will be prioritizing spending in different product categories next fiscal year, who in the district will be making those critical buying decisions, and which sales and marketing strategies are proving successful or missing the mark. [Download now](7u2ZUwoNf:m:1:3125711346:01B8C58B36F6A95EA418524810A21F49:r). [ ] [alt]   [What the CDC's Relaxed Mask Recommendations Mean for Schools - Education Week](7u2ZUwoNf:m:1:3125711346:01B8C58B36F6A95EA418524810A21F49:r) Federal officials adopted new metrics that will give districts the green light to end mask mandates in a broad swath of the country. Higher Education [ ] [ ] [MIT Cuts Ties With Russian School - MassLIve](7u2ZUwoNf:m:1:3125711346:01B8C58B36F6A95EA418524810A21F49:r) Days after Russia invaded Ukraine, the Massachusetts Institute of Technology announced that the university will be severing ties with a Russian university: Skolkovo Institute of Science and Technology. [alt]   [Former Secretary Of Education Tells Biden: Cancel Student Loan Debt Now - Forbes](7u2ZUwoNf:m:1:3125711346:01B8C58B36F6A95EA418524810A21F49:r) One-time Secretary of Education John King is the latest high-profile official to call on President Biden to enact widespread student loan forgiveness. 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[alt]   [Why Are Colleges Hesitant to Train More Early Childhood Educators? - EdSurge](7u2ZUwoNf:m:1:3125711346:01B8C58B36F6A95EA418524810A21F49:r) As consensus builds among many researchers, policy experts and elected officials that the U.S. should prioritize early childhood education. [At U.S. Colleges, Russian Invasion of Ukraine Sparks Protests, Acts of Solidarity - The Washington Post](7u2ZUwoNf:m:1:3125711346:01B8C58B36F6A95EA418524810A21F49:r) Events, from protests to fundraisers to panels, have sprung up on campuses throughout the country. [alt]   [Why These Udemy Execs Left to Build a Better Udemy - TechCrunch](7u2ZUwoNf:m:1:3125711346:01B8C58B36F6A95EA418524810A21F49:r) Darren Shimkus spent five years scaling Udemy, a corporate learning business, from $1 million in annual recurring revenue to $100 million. [alt]   [Community Colleges Must Put the 'Education' Back in Workforce Education - EdSurge](7u2ZUwoNf:m:1:3125711346:01B8C58B36F6A95EA418524810A21F49:r) Postsecondary institutions are charged with developing people's academic skills, technical skills and positioning them for jobs and additional education through high-quality degree programs. [Can Teletherapy Services Ease the College Mental Health Crisis? - Chronicle of Higher Education](7u2ZUwoNf:m:1:3125711346:01B8C58B36F6A95EA418524810A21F49:r) Over the summer, counseling-center staff had noticed a new barrier to care that was making it difficult to relieve their caseload - when they tried to refer students out to local providers for longer-term care, a lot of them were full. Et Alia [ ] [ ] [alt]   [A Private Equity Investor's Take on the Boom Cycle Fueling the Market - EdWeek Market Brief](7u2ZUwoNf:m:1:3125711346:01B8C58B36F6A95EA418524810A21F49:r) Districts' appetite for ed tech has not waned despite the return of in-person learning, says Francisco Partners' Jason Brein. [alt]   [MacKenzie Scott Donates $133.5 Million to Educational Nonprofit Communities in School - CNN Business](7u2ZUwoNf:m:1:3125711346:01B8C58B36F6A95EA418524810A21F49:r) MacKenzie Scott has donated $133.5 million to educational nonprofit Communities in School, an organization that helps students navigate issues inside and outside of the classroom. [Canadian Tutoring Provider Paper Raises $270 Million, Reaches Unicorn Status - Globe and Mail](7u2ZUwoNf:m:1:3125711346:01B8C58B36F6A95EA418524810A21F49:r) SoftBank has backed its biggest deal yet in Canada's teeming technology sector, a US$270-million financing of a Montreal-based company. [U.S. Ed Department Announces ]$35M Competition to Boost Teacher Pipeline, Increase DEI - THE Journal](7u2ZUwoNf:m:1:3125711346:01B8C58B36F6A95EA418524810A21F49:r) The grants are intended to expand the pool of well-prepared new teachers, promote diversity in the educator workforce, and bring a wide range of experiences into the classroom to support students. [alt]   [Education Vs. Automation: The Future Of Investing Is Here - Forbes](7u2ZUwoNf:m:1:3125711346:01B8C58B36F6A95EA418524810A21F49:r) There is a contention by many educationists that the more we accept automated "done-for-you" technologies, the fewer people need to learn anything. Comings and Goings [ ] Nonprofit assessment provider NWEA has named [Laura Crumley](7u2ZUwoNf:m:1:3125711346:01B8C58B36F6A95EA418524810A21F49:r) as its new chief financial officer. She most recently served as senior vice president and CFO of HID Global, and she has also held positions at Dell, Intel, and AMD. 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