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Five EdTech Questions for the New Administration
Education has rarely featured as prominently in a presidential election as it did in 2024. The president-elect has vowed to shutter the federal Education Department, shunting its legislated administrative duties to other departments and striking a blow against perceived Washington bloat. And while this has long been a standard Republican platform plank, it feels like this time, they really mean it.
What investor (non)confidence says about OPM model (opinion)
JuSun/iStock/Getty Images Plus When investors are excited about an innovative business model in a new and potentially massive market, they will pay a multiple of revenue—even in the absence of earnings—with the expectation that in time, with scale, returns will justify such a forward-looking valuation. As market pioneers, Amazon, Netflix, Google and Tesla, were initially valued on revenues later justified and supported by earnings.
Time for Class 2021: The State of Digital Learning and Courseware Adoption
by: Kristen Fox | Papers |Jun 23rd, 2021 Since 2014, Tyton Partners has monitored the dynamics of the higher education digital learning and courseware market with the goals of understanding the needs of institutions, instructors, and students and investigating how suppliers are evolving to meet those needs. This 2021 summary provides an updated view on how the pandemic has altered the landscape of teaching, learning, and course materials in higher education.
Time for Class COVID-19 Edition Part 3: The Impact of 2020 on Introductory Faculty and Their Students
by: Kristen Fox, Nandini Khedkar, Nicole Lin, Anh Nguyen, and Gates Bryant | Papers |Jan 25th, 2021 This past fall, higher education faculty across the country, after having worked throughout the summer to rebuild and redesign courses, showed up to “keep teaching” for their students, primarily in hybrid, highly-flexible and online courses.
Beyond the Noise: The Rise of Alternative Credentials
by: Trace Urdan | Blog |Dec 8th, 2020 This month, we share our perspectives on the growing market for alternative credentials and consider the role specifically for higher education institutions. The demand for faster, cheaper pathways to employment creates enormous opportunities for colleges and universities, but these opportunities also raise significant questions.
The Swiss Army Knives of Student Success Technology
Bottom Line In search of the Swiss Army knife – the technology product that does everything well – institutions have struggled to realize the promise of an integrated technology solution that dramatically improves academic advising.
The Cinderella Story of Online Learning in Higher Education
In the fading glow of March Madness, we turn our attention to another kind of Cinderella story: the untold impact of online courses (versus online programs) on enrollment growth and more importantly completion rates for colleges and universities. There are now more than three million students enrolled in at least one online course, surpassing the number of students in a 100% online program by nearly one million.
Filling the Other Skills Gap - EdSurge News
John Katzman, long-time education entrepreneur and founder of several successful education businesses, once waggishly told an investor conference audience that venture capitalists were very pleased to invest in education—for the rich. And in the market of companies tackling the infamous employment gap between willing workers and open jobs, this maxim appears correct.
Grading Century's Public Private Partnership Essay
Last week the progressive Century Foundation published an essay titled " The Private Side of Public Higher Education ". In it the author describes and ultimately condemns a range of contracts struck between private, for-profit services companies and public colleges of various sizes, and warns that these arrangements could lead to dire consequences for public education.
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