EdBizWatch

As Tech Booms, Workers Turn to Coding for Career Change

Bootcamps will graduate about 16K students this yr, compared to 6,740 graduates last yr.

As Tech Booms, Workers Turn to Coding for Career Change, Steve Lohr, NYT

How Online Education Could Narrow the Global Skills Gap

Business leaders and educators are turning to skills-based assessment practices to find and train today's workforce.

How Online Education Could Narrow the Global Skills Gap, Anant Agarwal, Fortune

HackHands Bought by Pluralsight

Pluralsight has spent $190+ million buying online edu startups over the past 2 years.

Pluralsight Buys HackHand to Offer Coders Real Time Support, Harrison Weber, Venture Beat 

One Month Raises $1.9 Million, Co-Led Arena, Idea Bulb

The company’s mission is “more than teaching people how to code in a month. 

One Month Raises $1.9 Million, Co-Led Arena, Idea Bulb, Tony Wan, edSurge

Fuse Universal Secures $10M From Education Growth Partners

Co platform supports continuous, social, blended, and mobile learning for the workplace. 

Fuse Universal Secures $10M From Education Growth Partners, R. Fowler, TechCityNews

Code Boot Camp Enrollment Soars as Students Seek Tech Jobs

In 2015 16,000+ students will graduate from code boot camps, up from 6,740 in 2014.

Coding Boot Camp Enrollment Soars as Students Seek Tech Jobs, J. Lauerman, Bloomberg 

Treehouse Lands Strategic Investment from Red Ventures

The company has more than 80 employees and about 100,000 students taking its courses.

Portland-Based Code School Treehouse Lands a Strategic Investor, Melia Spencer, PBJ

Udemy Raises $65 Million, Led by Stripes Group

CEO Dennis Yang regards his 160-employee company as education’s answer to Netflix.

Udemy Raises $65 Million to Become Netflix for Education, Lora Kolodny, WSJ

Companies Are Moving to Microlearning Platforms for Training

Remember when training involved paying for a plane ticket, a hotel room, meals & tuition?

Why Companies Are Moving to Microlearning Platforms for Training, S. Bailey, BizJournal

Ed Tech: Your Cheat Sheet to 10 Fads, Trends, and WTFs

Because there will be a test. In education, there always is.

Your Cheat Sheet to 10 Fads, Trends, and WTFs in Ed Tech, Frank Catalano, GeekWire

MediaPro Raises $5M led by Clovis Point Capital

Co platform helps corporations train employees on topics like security, privacy, compliance.

MediaPro Raises $5M led by Clovis Point Capital, Taylor Soper, GeekWire

How Open edX Plans to Reach 1 Billion Learners

edX's has over 70 partners across academic, social and professional learning organizations.

How Open edX Plans to Reach 1 Billion Learners, Sheri Handel, edSurge

Data and Diplomas: On LinkedIn's Acquisition of Lynda.com

No doubt, LinkedIn aims to become a “certification platform."

On LinkedIn's Acquisition of Lynda.com, Audrey Watters, Hack Education

Why LinkedIn Matters

LinkedIn is the most interesting—and possibly the most consequential—companyin ed tech.

Why LinkedIn Matters, Michael Feldstein, eLiterate

Flatiron School Raises $9 Million, Led by Thrive Capital

Co says anyone can learn to code in 12 weeks, & get a programming job afterward. 99% do.

Flatiron School Raises $9 Million, Led by Thrive Capital, Jordan Crook, TechCrunch

Skills in Flux

In today’s loosely networked world, people with social courage have amazing value.

Skills in Flux, David Brooks, New York Times

GuideSpark Raises $22.2 Million, Led by Meritech Capital

Co provides platform to turn paper training material into interactive and mobile courses.

GuideSpark Raises $22.2 Million, Led by Meritech Capital, Kay Alexander, Edukwest

Instructure Raises $40M Led by Insight Venture Partners

Total capital behind co: $90 Million, will use funds to push company toward an IPO.

Instructure Raises $40 Million Led by Insight Venture Partners, J. Marino, Business Insider

Grovo Raises $15 Million Led by Accel Partners

The company addresses "an acute market need" for digital skills in US workforce.

Grovo Raises $15M for Employee Training With Bite-Sized Videos, Anthony Ha, TC

U.S. Millennials Come Up Short in Global Skills Study

Shortfalls affect all segments of American society.

U.S. Millennials Come Up Short in Global Skills Study, Sarah Sparks, Education Week