Week in Edtech with Ben Kornell, 11/25/22

This Week, we cover:

1. McKinsey Reports on Edtech

• Five Trends to Watch in the Edtech Industry 

2. Owl Ventures

•  Owl Outcomes Report

3. Online Tutoring

• Schools across the U.S. have turned to Paper’s online tutoring. Some worry it’s falling short

4. Mental Health Hiring Crisis in Schools:

• Schools struggle to staff up for youth mental health crisis | AP News
• Schools struggle to hire more mental health professionals for students | PBS NewsHour

5. Edx + Emeritus

• edX Teams Up with Emeritus to Fuel International Expansion
• 2U Learning Platform edX Partners With Emeritus for Overseas Expansion | MarketScreener

6. Law Schools Ditch the US News and World Report

• Why Six Top-Ranked Law Schools Left U.S. News in the Dust This Week
• Yale Law School’s Revolt of the Elites | The New Republic
• Opinion | Are the U.S. News College Rankings Finally Going to Die? - The New York Times
• Law schools reject 'U.S. News' rankings

7. Test-Optional Movement Grows

• Test-Optional Momentum Grows As ABA Panel Votes To No Longer Require Law Schools To Use LSAT
• Over 1,830 colleges are test-optional for fall 2023 admissions | Higher Ed Dive
• What Does an SAT Score Mean in a Test-Optional World?