{"id":25980,"date":"2025-09-02T13:32:56","date_gmt":"2025-09-02T17:32:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/scoopmedia-develop.go-vip.net\/edscoop\/?p=25980"},"modified":"2025-09-02T13:33:22","modified_gmt":"2025-09-02T17:33:22","slug":"usc-opens-edtech-accelerator-program","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/scoopmedia-develop.go-vip.net\/edscoop\/usc-opens-edtech-accelerator-program\/","title":{"rendered":"USC opens applications for latest edtech accelerator program"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The University of Southern California on Monday <a href=\"https:\/\/docs.google.com\/forms\/d\/e\/1FAIpQLSeFITYZpv-CXDY8j2Soztfcq2HfyAIPWV4ctH5Rn2rIpNDxTQ\/viewform\">opened applications<\/a> for the next cohort of its Educational Technology Accelerator Program. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The program, which is entering its eighth cohort, seeks to accelerate the growth of promising edtech startups, &#8220;by providing a combination of 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