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U-Nest Raises $2 Million to Enhance Its App to Help Parents Save for College

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Garrett Gilbertson’s daughter is only 5 years old, but he’s already thinking about how to spare her the same financial stress he faced after graduate school. The Pepperdine University alum’s student loan payments came on top of raising her and running an online security company. While researching options for his daughter, Gilbertson learned through a […]

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Classroom Tech Can Drive Student Engagement—But Schools Need to Choose Wisely

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When Logan City School District knocked down most of their aging red brick high school, they remodeled and rebuilt their way to a two-story, technology-infused learning center. The district loaded up on engaging tools to help teachers and students connect and collaborate—TVs in classrooms, whiteboarding devices, and wireless HDMI to name a few. Wait, TVs

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This Edtech Business Competition Is a Win for the Education Ecosystem

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On October 7, seven talented edtech entrepreneurs will take center stage at the final event of the 2019 Milken-Penn GSE Education Business Plan Competition (EBPC). Each finalist hopes to impress the expert judges with a winning pitch as they vie for a share of more than $120,000 in cash and prizes. It’s been a long

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Localized Raises $1.2M to Bridge Alumni and Career Networks Across the Globe

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At many U.S. colleges and universities, former graduates volunteer their time to give career advice and guidance to students at their alma mater. But many higher-ed institutions elsewhere do not have such alumni networks and traditions, says Ronit Avni. And just as those students may lack access to career opportunities, employers also have little visibility

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Amira Raises $5 Million to Boost Literacy Through Voice Recognition Product

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A digital model of a woman with short dark hair and a green jacket pictured in the corner of the computer screen stops a student mid-sentence. The student has mispronounced the word “stripes” as “strips.” The model, Amira, states a word that rhymes with “stripes” to help the student. “Now you try reading this word,”

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Mentor Collective Raises $3 Million to Connect College Students and Advisers

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The warning message came to George White and his team from a college student’s mentor. The student might miss classes on account of a broken laptop. White and his team acted quickly, connecting the student with Lehigh University staffers to secure a loaner computer. “If we didn’t find that, a week or two weeks may

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18% of companies invest in CX tech ‘based on who shouts loudest’

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According to research by Sitecore, for every $1 organisations spend on improving the customer experience, they see a return of $3.1. Meanwhile, Boston Consulting Group (BCG) suggests brands that create personalised experiences are seeing revenues increase two to three times faster than those that don’t. Statistics like this go some way to prove the benefits

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Should You Get a Long-Term or Short-Term Business Loan?

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When your business is in need of financing, there are many avenues you can explore. With Kickstarter campaigns, business credit cards, more traditional loan products, and more it can be tricky to know which avenue is best for your business. While there are loan products out there that are tailored to meeting specific financing needs,

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6 Reasons Your Business Will Fail in 2018 (And How to Save It)

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Sad businessman standing near sales chart Running a business is about managing a lot of moving parts. From legal considerations to bookkeeping to HR, there are about a million things to consider and a million things that can go wrong. And the statistics bear this out: only about 50% of small businesses make it to

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