For all of their amazing innovation, the explosion of edTech startups has also resulted
in extraordinary fragmentation; a
symptom of an unstable marketplace of soon - to - be-acquired apps with varied user authentications, redundant features, locked - down content, and
worrisome privacy policies around student (and instructor) data.
A study showed that the strongest benefit from mentoring, and most consistent across risk groups, was a reduction
in depressive
symptoms — particularly noteworthy given that almost one
in four youth reported
worrisome levels of these
symptoms at baseline.