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Topics This Week:

1. Edtech Funding Landscape
   • Why Some Investors Say Edtech ‘Doom and Gloom’ Overhyped
   • Unacademy tells employees to focus on profitability at all costs to ‘survive the winter’
2. College Enrollment
   • College Enrollment Drops, Even as the Pandemic’s Effects Ebb
   • Credential Train Is Leaving the Station—Get on Board
   • If Students Had Their Way, Hybrid Learning Would Be Here To Stay
3. Tech as Content
   • Teaching AI to All Students
   • ITE and Microsoft Collaborate to Equip over 4,000 Students with Responsible AI Skills
   • Why children around the world need crypto education
   • Code.org to Offer Equity-Minded AP Computer Science Curriculum Nationwide
4. Indian Edtech Shrinks
   • Byju Raveendran Set to Focus on US Market as India’s EdTech Dries Up
   • Byju's to divert focus on global businesses as Indian market is shrinking
   • The Curious Case of BYJU's and WhiteHat Jr's Sudden Downfall
5. Funding + M&A
   • SkillePointe secures $2.25M in Series B
   • Learnfully raises $2M
   • Safe School raises $2M
   • Zovio sells TutorMe to GoGuardian for $55M
   • Roblox to partner with medically-prescribed video game