Week in Edtech with Ben Kornell, 2/25/22

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Our guest this week is Jomayra Herrera - Partner @ Reach Capital, talking about Web3.

1. Higher Ed Beat
   • A pathway out of intergenerational poverty - Paul Quinn College offers admission to students and family members
   • U.S. House expands Pell Grants but excludes online ed
2. Mobile Education
   • State of the mobile education market 2021
3. Byju's Becoming an Edtech Flagship
   • Byju’s acquires Austrian math app GeoGebra in €100M Deal
   • Byju’s broadens play from edtech with brick-and-mortar tuition centers
   • Can the EdTech Boom last? (Economist)
4. Robograders
   • PROOF POINTS: a smarter robo-grader
5. M&A Roundup
   • Veritas Capital to acquire Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
   • Mediahuis Ventures leads €3.4m investment round in edtech company Tomorrow's Education
   • Workwhile raises $13m series A led by Reach Capital

Post-recording Update: 

• How the tech industry is responding to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine | TechCrunch
• A podpourri of learning options: pods, hubs, and microschools in the wake of the Pandemic
• Will edtech investments reach $10b in 2022?