Press Play with Madeleine Brand
Silicon Valley’s Educational Tech Boom
It remains to be seen how President Obama’s move to protect student data plays out in Silicon Valley. There’s been a big surge there in companies making software for the education market.
It remains to be seen how President Obama’s move to protect student data plays out in Silicon Valley. There’s been a big surge there in companies making software for the education market. In fact, financing for the so-called “ed tech” market increased by more than 50% last year from the year before, reaching nearly $2 billion, according to one database. What’s driving the boom, and what does it mean for the future of education?