DotCom Therapy, a pediatric teletherapy company, just closed a $13 million series A round. It’s far from the only teletherapy company looking to capitalize on a boom in venture capital investment in mental health startups, but it’s operating in a hyper-specific sphere: therapy for kids. DotCom Therapy was originally co-founded in 2015 by Rachel Mack […]
Edtech leans into the creator economy with cohort-based classes
Edtech’s boom is rivaled by that of the creator economy, which promises to help creators monetize and democratize their passions, all while maintaining their identity.
Leap Finance raises $55 million to help Indian students study abroad, plans international expansion
Hundreds of thousands of teenagers and young adults get on flights each year from India to a foreign land to pursue higher education. Upon landing, they face myriad challenges. One big one: They don’t have a local credit history, so they can’t avail a range of financial services, including a loan or a credit card […]
Howard University Announces Ransomware Attack, Shuts Down Classes On Tuesday
An anonymous reader quotes a report from ZDNet: Howard University announced on Monday that it has been hit with a ransomware attack, forcing the school to shut down classes on Tuesday, according to a statement from the prominent HBCU. The school said t…
Speech recognition works for kids, and it’s about time
Speech recognition holds tremendous promise for something desperately needed in the era of COVID-19: technology that can significantly improve reading outcomes and tackle the global literacy crisis in a real and profound way.
Extreme views and conspiracism rising among England’s pupils, research finds
Teachers warn ideologies will fester if they are not equipped with training and resources to tackle themTeachers are reporting a rise in extremist views and conspiracy theories among pupils, which they warn will be left to fester unless schools equip t…
Can you solve it? The magic of the Borromean rings
You will nail this oneThe image above is the Borromean rings, three interlinked rings that have the curious property that when any one of the rings is removed, the other two are no longer linked.The rings are studied by mathematicians and have long bee…
Science project reveals high lead levels in schools’ water
Concentrations at 14 sites were five times higher than recommended limitIt was meant to be a straightforward school project to spark children’s curiosity about water.But pupils at 14 schools taking part in the Great British Water Project have made a fa…
Give pupils Covid jab to prevent virus running through UK, expert says
Sage scientist’s call comes after JCVI says net health benefit in giving jabs to 12- to 15-year-olds is too smallCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageSchoolchildren should be given the Covid vaccine to avoid allowing the virus to…
My dad scorns my career goals. How do I keep us from falling out? | Annalisa Barbieri
You need to talk to him, but set the scene so that your father is more receptive to your point of view, says Annalisa BarbieriI have just turned 17 and will soon go to college. I have always done well at school; I don’t drink, use drugs or even have a …