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5 Edutech platforms to help kids learn fluent English quicklyedit
India Today – Online Web
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India’s first comprehensive learning platform for children aged 3-12 to strengthen their English reading, speaking and conversation skills, designed to go leaps beyond rigid textbook learning, they have enabled thousands of children to enhance their reading, writing, and conversational skills.
Industry
Your Physio, Sequent Penems, Little Leap raise fundingedit
VC Circle – Online Web
Edtech startup Little Leap has raised an undisclosed amount in its seed round of funding from ah! Ventures, a Mumbai-based investment manager and platform. Little Leap operates a mobile app that offers age appropriate personalised content to help children learn soft skills, life skills and leadership skills.
Outlook for 2021: The evolution of social media and the role it can play in the future of educationedit
The Times of India – Online Web
One of the major usages of WhatsApp, especially in India, has been for online education. While many students, especially those studying in metropolitan and tier1 regions, had access to a variety of tools such as Zoom, Facebook LIVE, YouTube, and edtech platforms, there were others with limited access to the internet and smartphones.
Genius School Launches Virtual Genius Camp to Help Teens Discover Their True Genius and Natural Pathway to Successedit
IT News Online – Online Web
Genius-U has a network of over 1,400.000 students and entrepreneurs worldwide and is passionate about reimagining education and helping to develop our young people with increased leadership, entrepreneurial and emotional intelligence skills that will lead to their success in our global society.
Edtechs asked to takedown ads on impractical, misleading impacts of codingedit
The Indian Express – Online Web
Some of the Edtech platforms have been asked to takedown advertisements setting impractical and misleading expectations related to coding education, the Union Minister of Education Ramesh Pokhriyal Nishank informed the Rajya Sabha.
Edtech Startup Little Leap Raises Its Seed Round Through ah! Ventures Angel Platformedit
Business World – Online Web
EdTech startup Little Leap raises seed round of funding led by Mohit Satyanand along with other investors from ah! Ventures Angel Platform. This is ah! Ventures 64th investment taking its total investment portfolio to Rs 191 crore with 10 exits till date.
EdTech Companies Asked to Take Down Misleading Ads : Pokhriyaledit
The Quint – Online Web
Education Minister Ramesh Pokhriyal Nishank informed the Rajya Sabha on Thursday, 4 February that several EdTech companies that are involved in the process of teaching coding to children have been asked to remove certain advertisements, reported Careers360.
Exclusive: Newton School raises Rs 37 Cr in Series A at Rs 150 Cr valuationedit
Entrackr – Online Web
Unacademy cofounders Gaurav Munjal, Roman Saini and Hemesh Singh, who are early backers of Newton School, have collectively invested Rs 40.18 lakh whereas Udaans cofounder Sujeet Kumar has poured in Rs 73.27 lakh.
Can coding make children billionaires Govt says ads of edtech platforms are misleadingedit
The Print – Online Web
The Ministry of Education Thursday told Parliament that edtech platforms imparting coding lessons to children mislead people with their advertisements by offering impractical expectations for kids. (WHITE HAT JR)