EdTech content and technology tools surged during the pandemic: 

• Registered users of Khan Academy increased by 33% year-over-year (YoY) in 2020 to reach 120 million.

• Since March 2020, Outschool enrollments have increased elevenfold. Enrollment in September 2020 exceeded 300,000 compared to a total of 80,000 in the three years to mid-March 2020.

• Enrollment at Apex Learning doubled in March 2020.

• Between March and mid-June 2020, around 50,000 new Moodle sites were registered by schools, universities and educational institutions.

• Google searches for “online learning” increased globally by more than 400% YoY as of November 2020.

Online learning platforms offered free access to their services in response to the crisis

• Outschool offered USD 50 in free classes for families affected by the pandemic

Increasingly more US school districts partnered with online learning platform providers to gain access to virtual classrooms, digital resources, and communications solutions

• Between January 2019 and June 2020, there was a more than 50% increase in the number of institutions that transitioned to the SaaS deployment of Blackboard Learn (Blackboard’s learning management system) to scale their online learning programs and accelerate their online learning strategies in response to the pandemic

• In May 2020, Stride Inc. launched a consulting service (‘K12 Learning Solutions’) to help school districts implement an online or blended learning program

• In June 2020, Connections Academy introduced five new services for school districts, teachers and education professionals