Today's exploding topic: Homeschooling.
Interest in homeschooling has been on the rise for some time now.
About 3.4% of school-aged children in the U.S. are homeschooled each year.
Let’s take a look at one example of a startup in this space.
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Interest in homeschooling has been on the rise for some time now.
About 3.4% of school-aged children in the U.S. are homeschooled each year.
Let’s take a look at one example of a startup in this space.
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@Outschool recently raised $1.4M from investors led by Sesame Street’s venture partnership with Collaborative Fund.
And it seems to be getting a lot of traction.
Searches for “Outschool” are up 1900% in the last year.
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@Outschool recently raised $1.4M from investors led by Sesame Street’s venture partnership with Collaborative Fund.
And it seems to be getting a lot of traction.
Searches for “Outschool” are up 1900% in the last year.
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And they only keep growing.
Why?
It's not just COVID-19. (Though that is part of it.)
Outschool offers 15,000+ online classes, ranging from videogame design to calculus. 100% live.
Plus, they charge on a flexible class-by-class basis. Rather than a flat monthly fee.
And they only keep growing.
Why?
It's not just COVID-19. (Though that is part of it.)
Outschool offers 15,000+ online classes, ranging from videogame design to calculus. 100% live.
Plus, they charge on a flexible class-by-class basis. Rather than a flat monthly fee.
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This approach gives them an advantage.
Parents can get a small taste of how the classes operate for a low cost, so they're more willing to sign up…
Giving Outschool the resources to hire even more teachers and enroll more students.
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This approach gives them an advantage.
Parents can get a small taste of how the classes operate for a low cost, so they're more willing to sign up…
Giving Outschool the resources to hire even more teachers and enroll more students.
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