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[Clearlake Capital to Acquire Discovery Education - THE Journal](73ydJHowN:m:1:3125711346:3E6D1F23153D8E48F1402D0B017591C9:r) Digital learning provider Discovery Education today announced it has entered into a definitive agreement to be acquired by an affiliate of Clearlake Capital Group. [alt]   [L.A. Unified School District to Keep Mask Mandate for Now - EdSource](73ydJHowN:m:1:3125711346:3E6D1F23153D8E48F1402D0B017591C9:r) The nation's second-largest school system is keeping the COVID protocol in place despite the loosening of guidelines in many districts. [ ] ADVERTISEMENT [Advertisement](73ydJHowN:m:1:3125711346:3E6D1F23153D8E48F1402D0B017591C9:r) Special Report: School District Purchasing Outlook for 2022-23 EdWeek Market Brief looks at how districts will be prioritizing spending in different product categories over the next year, who in the district will be making those critical decisions, and which sales and marketing strategies are proving successful or missing the mark. 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A Venture Capitalist and Ed-Tech Critic Face Off - EdSurge](73ydJHowN:m:1:3125711346:3E6D1F23153D8E48F1402D0B017591C9:r) The people who build and fund edtech tools occupy different professional worlds than the educators who use those tools. Higher Education [ ] [ ] [U.S. Department of Ed Warns Florida That Forcing Colleges to Change Accreditors Risks Federal Aid - Chronicle of Higher Education](73ydJHowN:m:1:3125711346:3E6D1F23153D8E48F1402D0B017591C9:r) The department's warning comes after Florida lawmakers approved a bill that would force the state's public institutions to change accreditors every new cycle. [alt]   [$1.5 Trillion Federal Spending Bill Sees Robust Return Of College Earmarks - Forbes](73ydJHowN:m:1:3125711346:3E6D1F23153D8E48F1402D0B017591C9:r) Higher education earmarks have made a strong return in the $1.5 trillion FY 2022 omnibus spending bill that Congress approved recently. [alt]   [Colleges' New Solution to Enrollment Declines: Stopping Drop Outs - Hechinger Report](73ydJHowN:m:1:3125711346:3E6D1F23153D8E48F1402D0B017591C9:r) Self-interest is pushing higher education to change long-held policies that thwart success. [Jill Biden Acknowledges Free Community College Has Fallen Out of President's Build Back Better Agenda - The Washington Post](73ydJHowN:m:1:3125711346:3E6D1F23153D8E48F1402D0B017591C9:r) The first lady said she was disappointed that a provision to offer two years of free community college has been dropped because of "compromises" that President Biden must make. [alt]   [U.S. Colleges Are Cutting Ties With Russia Over the Invasion of Ukraine - NPR](73ydJHowN:m:1:3125711346:3E6D1F23153D8E48F1402D0B017591C9:r) Colleges are pulling students from study abroad programs in Russia, ending research partnerships and cutting investments as part of a global wave of condemnation over the invasion of Ukraine. [alt]   [Course Hero Scoops Up Scribbr for Subject-Specific Study Help - TechCrunch](73ydJHowN:m:1:3125711346:3E6D1F23153D8E48F1402D0B017591C9:r) For an undisclosed price, Course Hero has acquired Scribbr, a proofreading and editing service for academic writing. [alt]   [Public Opinion of Higher Education Takes a Turn for the Better - Inside Higher Ed](73ydJHowN:m:1:3125711346:3E6D1F23153D8E48F1402D0B017591C9:r) More Americans believe degrees have value and graduates are prepared for work than was true four years ago. But partisan divide is widening (and Independents are losing confidence). 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[Colorado Commission on Higher Education Approves 20 Grant Projects - Colorado Politics](73ydJHowN:m:1:3125711346:3E6D1F23153D8E48F1402D0B017591C9:r) The Colorado Commission on Higher Education approved 20 project proposals as part of the Open Educational Resources grant program. [alt]   [Iowa Scrapped Its Teacher Training on Equity. For Students, It Stung - Chalkbeat](73ydJHowN:m:1:3125711346:3E6D1F23153D8E48F1402D0B017591C9:r) A state conference highlighting students of color was postponed indefinitely, an action that comes after state lawmakers restricted lessons about racism. Comings and Goings [ ] Ed-tech company GoGuardian announced a pair of executive appointments. [Kate Beihl](73ydJHowN:m:1:3125711346:3E6D1F23153D8E48F1402D0B017591C9:r) has been promoted to chief marketing officer, and Harris Goodman has joined GoGuardian as general manager of content. Beihl has served to date as vice president, and Goodman joins the company from Achieve3000, where he served as senior vice president of corporate development and strategy. The NewSchools Venture Fund announced that [Frances Messano](73ydJHowN:m:1:3125711346:3E6D1F23153D8E48F1402D0B017591C9:r), who currently acts as the venture philanthropy's president, will become the organization's CEO, effective in January of next year. She will take over that role from Stacey Childress, who will resign after eight years in that role. Northwest College, in Wyoming, has appointed [Lisa Watson](73ydJHowN:m:1:3125711346:3E6D1F23153D8E48F1402D0B017591C9:r)as its next president. Watson had served as president in an interim role, and has also served as vice president of administrative services and finance at the institution. 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