Week in Edtech 6/26/2024: Prosus Exits BYJU's, K-12 Digital Tool Surge, LAUSD Challenges, Chegg Workforce Cut and More! Feat. Elyas Felfoul of WISE, Arijit Raychowdhury of Georgia Tech and Lindsay Jones of CAST

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Join Alex Sarlin and Ben Kornell as they explore the most critical developments in the world of education technology this week:

🤑 Prosus Zeroes Out Its 9.6% Stake In BYJU’s
📊 New LearnPlatform by Instructure Report Finds Increases in More Unique Digital Tools Accessed by K-12 Institutions, Students, and Teachers
🏫 LAUSD/Allhere issues
💬 Speak raises $20M - US, Language Learning - Buckley Startup Fund, OpenAI Startup Fund, Khosla Ventures
🧠 MEandMine raises $4.5M - US, Mental Health - K5 Global
📉 Chegg cuts 23% of workforce, 441 employees

Plus special guests, Elyas Felfoul of WISE, Arijit Raychowdhury of Georgia Institute of Technology, and Lindsay Jones of CAST

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