Topics This Week:<ol><li>Fall Election Cycle<ul><li><a href='https://www.washingtonpost.com/education/2022/08/08/va-gov-youngkin-faces-second-suit-over-teacher-tip-line/?utm_source=rss&amp;utm_medium=referral&amp;utm_campaign=wp_local-education'>Va. Gov. Youngkin faces second suit over teacher tip line</a></li><li><a href='https://www.usnews.com/news/education-news/articles/2022-07-20/democrats-cede-party-of-education-label-to-gop-poll'>Democrats Cede ‘Party of Education’ Label to GOP</a></li></ul></li><li>2022 CHLOE 7 Report<ul><li><a href='https://www.qualitymatters.org/qa-resources/resource-center/articles-resources/CHLOE-7-report-2022'>Announcement</a> + <a href='https://drive.google.com/file/d/134MjRzezUnR0Jb27e-wHIT9XfJSQ2wxO/view?usp=sharing'>PDF</a></li><li><a href='https://www.insidehighered.com/news/2022/08/09/online-learning-leaders-think-fully-person-will-be-rarity'>Online learning leaders think fully in-person will be a rarity</a></li></ul></li><li>Big Tech vs. Udemy<ul><li><a href='https://www.classcentral.com/report/amazon-launches-udemy-competitor/'>Amazon Launches Udemy Competitor</a></li><li><a href='https://www.classcentral.com/report/facebook-online-ed-initiative/'>Facebook Working on a Udemy Competitor?</a></li></ul></li><li>Metaverse<ul><li><a href='https://scholar.harvard.edu/mcgivney/new-report-introduction-learning-metaverse'>Harvard Metaverse in Education Report</a></li><li><a href='https://www2.deloitte.com/cn/en/pages/technology-media-and-telecommunications/articles/metaverse-whitepaper.html'>Deloitte Metaverse Report</a></li><li><a href='https://techcrunch.com/2022/08/09/applovin-wants-to-buy-video-game-maker-unity-for-20-billion/'>AppLovin wants to buy video game maker Unity for $20 billion</a></li></ul></li><li>Funding + M&amp;A<ul><li><a href='https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20220808005299/en/upGrad-Closes-Investment-Round-of-USD-210-Million'>upGrad raises $210M</a> and <a href='https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/tech/startups/upgrad-acquires-noida-based-test-prep-provider-exampur/articleshow/93291776.cms'>acquires Exampur</a></li><li><a href='https://www.entrepreneur.com/article/432998?utm_campaign=GSVN2K&amp;utm_medium=email&amp;_hsmi=222361217&amp;_hsenc=p2ANqtz-_4gyGcCH1Xk-mcOML2m-sVGJDg57H6-B9d9TcvP3MGg-pcnTUd8IK9sES634LtHjuI9WFNKOpV7fuaCWhxvl1l6nSO3SMKC83GcPfuE-WqGiDZS28&amp;utm_content=222361217&amp;utm_source=hs_email'>Jodo raises $15M</a></li><li><a href='https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/territorium-closes-4-4m-seed-round-led-by-cometa-investment-301597269.html'>Territorium raises $4.4M</a></li><li><a href='https://edtechreview.in/news/5950-finnish-edtech-kide-science-raises-1m-in-bridge-round-to-expand-its-early-learning-platform'>Kide Science raises $1M</a></li><li><a href='https://www.finsmes.com/2022/08/achievable-closes-650k-pre-seed-funding.html'>Achievable raises $650K</a></li><li><a href='https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/prometric-llc-acquires-finetune-301599229.html?utm_campaign=GSVN2K&amp;utm_medium=email&amp;_hsmi=222361217&amp;_hsenc=p2ANqtz-8axbiChqnM1J4Xt-JHksX3VB_Psno2d-ceeQ2WZZM1v0suKOmDa4IEOlZis2eYoYMTmR2jhoSmM6q1off-eFo5vu5aOGryIx9rpioUywUSgYg52EA&amp;utm_content=222361217&amp;utm_source=hs_email'>Prometric LLC acquires Finetune</a></li><li><a href='https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/educationdynamics-announces-the-acquisition-of-edu-first-301601774.html?utm_campaign=GSVN2K&amp;utm_medium=email&amp;_hsmi=222361217&amp;_hsenc=p2ANqtz-_TR5_II2toXw65eQplWPCHAtzTW-9k3J39fqn0wgyiIVk4zGw6-Kq8H7oHCbsVIgutq28OaQ8R-o0AWbRzgwYB30ClJmZy-h1SqbhopSlHDNDBE0w&amp;utm_content=222361217&amp;utm_source=hs_email'>EducationDynamics acquires EDU First</a></li></ul></li></ol>

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