❤️🩹 The rising market for student and worker support. K-12 Math
From absenteeism and student care to workplace protections, leaders are rethinking how institutions prepare graduates for a changing labor market. Register before it's too late for the HolonIQ Back to School Summit in NYC this September!
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Mental health and wellness is becoming a talent and retention issue, with ripple effects across the education-to-work pipeline. Employers and policymakers are taking notice, from Malaysia’s National Action Plan on Business and Human Rights to Egypt’s expanded protections for workers in education. Universities, meanwhile, are ramping up investments in student well-being to prepare graduates for workforce realities—such as the University of Indianapolis’ 24/7 TimelyCare services and Ottawa’s research collaborations on equitable healthcare delivery. Rising K-12 absenteeism, nearly double its pre-pandemic levels, underscores where these pressures start. For education leaders and market players alike, mental health and wellness solutions are more than support services; they are shaping enrollment, retention, and labor market outcomes.
Chronic absenteeism rates in the US, 2017-2023
🔢 K-12 Math.
K12 Math is the key unlocking of so many future careers, and the K–12 landscape is evolving from textbooks for AI-enabled learning. With achievement gaps demanding attention, schools are turning to personalized diagnostics, on-demand tutoring, and engaging and relevant content. From computational platforms to rethinking how and what students learn, innovation is reshaping how math empowers whole futures.
HolonIQ’s analysis unpacks this evolving space, exploring the key stakeholders, both institutions and organizations within the space. There is clear momentum and growing curiosity around how K-12 math learning intersects with digital innovation. If you aren't already a customer, request a Demo today for access to the HolonIQ platform's market data, analysis, and briefings.
⭐ AI & Digital Innovation Spotlight
🤖 The Future Skills Organisation (FSO) and Microsoft have launched a major partnership to address Australia's AI skills gap, aiming to upskill over 30K educators and learners in the Vocational Education and Training (VET) sector within a 12-month pilot program.
⚛ Sutherland and the Philippine government have partnered to launch an AI Academy to train the national workforce to prepare workers with future-ready skills, including AI integration and cybersecurity, to address the impact of automation and build a digitally skilled workforce.
⚡ BSNL has partnered with Ericsson, Qualcomm, Cisco, and Nokia to provide training in 5G, AI/ML, and other digital technologies to over 2,000 students annually.
🤝 Policy & Partnerships
💻 Universal AI University (UAi) and Florida State University have partnered to advance research in AI and entrepreneurship, aiming to prepare students for leadership roles in a digital economy.
✨ Indonesia's Ministry of Communication and Digital and Monash University partnered to develop AI talent in the country, aiming to attract young digital talent and promote AI human resource development.
🎓 The University of Hawaii has partnered with Google to offer an AI-powered career guidance platform for students, using Google Cloud products to create personalized career and academic program suggestions to help graduates find jobs within the state.
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💪 Power Moves & Funding
🌐 The Indian Government approved $479M to enhance technical education quality and governance in 275 institutions.
📝 Adda247, a test prep Indian EdTech for public sector employment, raised $35M to expand its student counselling team and leadership team and accelerate its tech and product development.
🎖️ Positive Development, a development therapy provider for autistic children, secured $51.5M to integrate AI into its technologies and expand its market footprint.
💻 Rosalyn.ai, a US-based remote proctoring solution, raised $7.2M to support further development of its exam security and governance systems and expand reach.
💸 Sycamore, a US-based school management software provider, has acquired TuitionEP, a payment solution provider for schools, unifying academic, communication, and payment systems under one solution.
