This Week in Edtech with Ben Kornell, 6/24/22

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Guest: Victoria Ransom, Founder & Co-President of Prisma

Topics This Week:

1. Higher Ed Adapts?
   • Dartmouth College eliminates undergraduate student loans and replaces them with scholarship grants
   • Higher Ed Invests in Student Success Tech – Is It a ‘New Golden Age’ or Just Vague Talk?
   • McKinsey: Technology is shaping learning in higher education
   • Americans support student loan forgiveness, but would rather reign in college costs
2. Livestreaming against a Teacher Shortage
   • General Catalyst Leads $40 Million Investment in Elevate K-12
   • Elevate K-12 to Address Growing National Teacher Shortage
3. Unacademy & Upgrad
   • Can Edtech Replace Classroom Teaching?
   • Education Unicorn Upgrad Doubles Valuation With Murdoch Funding
4. Phyllis Lockett on “Ed3”
   • How Web3/Ed3 And Immersive Technologies Signal A New Era For K-12 Education
5. Funding
   • CoachHub, TestGorilla, VR Pioneer, Prenda, Tango, Velocity Career Labs, Metacrafters.io, Pok Pok