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January 2021 EdTech Recap
Each month the Yellowdig Team puts together the latest news from the EdTech industry.
January 2021
College safety and COVID:
A call for holistic campus safety approaches (1/8/21) - Link
Tracking how COVID is impacting colleges nationwide (1/26/21) - Link
New COVID exposure tracking tech could help contain the spread (1/12/21) - Link
College applications look a bit different:
The College Board is eliminating SAT Subject Tests and the essay (1/19/21) - Link
“Applications to large and selective colleges and universities drove a 10% year-over-year increase in the volume” (1/26/21) - Link
Study shows more Black students enrolled in HBCUs after hate crime reports (1/13/21) - Link
The US Political Ecosystem & higher ed:
Learn about Dr. Cardona - Biden’s pick for Secretary of Education (1/25/21) - Link
Biden’s immigration plan’s expected impact on colleges (1/19/21) - Link
Student loan payment freeze (1/21/21) - Link
Implications of the Biden administration and a Democratic Congress for Higher Ed (1/19/21) - Link
How to maximize the Federal Stimulus Package benefits (1/19/21) - Link
Mostly unseen points in the COVID-19 relief bill halves aid for institutions with large endowments (1/6/21) - Link
“College and university leaders across the country responded to the violent chaos at the U.S. Capitol Wednesday using unusually strong terms for higher education leaders.” (1/7/21) - Link