This Week in Edtech with Ben Kornell, 7/1/22

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Guest: Quinn Taber, Founder & CEO @ Immerse

Topics This Week:

1. Politics Heat Up
   • Colleges aren’t prepared for Roe’s fall
   • Schools Are Spending Billions on High-Tech Defense for Mass Shootings
   • 'Don’t Say Gay’ bills will make it harder for teachers to support students
   • The public cost of private schools
   • Education Department Approves $8 Billion in Public Service Loan Forgiveness
2. ISTE
   • A Call For ‘A Major Infusion of Joy’
   • Teachers Are Reminded of the Value They Bring to Ed-Tech Companies
3. A Growing Edtech Landscape 
   • Class Technologies CEO: 'The education landscape has forever changed'
   • The edtech top 50 — emerging companies for higher education
4. Layoffs Continue
   • Startup layoffs – the art of reinvention and a MasterClass in change
5. Funding + M&A
   • Leap, JobGet, Wilco, Neol, Cinematic Health Education, Kibo School
   • GoGuardian Acquires TutorMe,