Reposted From EdSurge: From the NBA to Edtech Investing – An Interview with NewSchools’ Tonika Cheek Clayton
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TIME features Blue Engine in documentary on American dream
New Chronicle Award Will Honor Top Bay Area Visionary
Innovation is as much a part of the Bay Area as the fog in San Francisco, houseboats in Sausalito or sunshine in Santa Clara.
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Startup Founders Apply Education Experience
Former educators with technology interests are increasingly making their way from classrooms into the startup world as they try to use their school
Zynga.org’s Game-Based Learning Accelerator Pairs Newbies With Experienced Players
Co.lab is a start-up accelerator that focuses on learning games. A partnership between Zynga.org and the New School Venture Fund, co.lab “works with startups leveraging the power of digital games to build transformative educational technologies for PK-12 students and teachers.” Their third cohort was just announced. It includes seven start-ups “founded by a talented and […]
Educators must do more to reach young men of color
It’s my first time at the New Schools Venture Fund conference, and I’m excited to exchange ideas with entrepreneurs, educators and policymakers. The day will be brimming with innovative approaches to transforming public education for underserved students. But what strikes me first is that, for once, my reflexive search of the room for brown and black faces […]
KELOWNA EDTECH STARTUP FRESHGRADE RAISES $4.3 MILLION SEED ROUND
Kelowna-based edtech startup FreshGrade has raised a $4.3 million seed round led by NewSchools Venture Fun
FreshGrade Raises $4.3M to Connect Teachers, Students and Parents
Club Penguin founder Lane Merrifeld sold his kid-safe, massively multiplayer online gaming community to Walt Disney Co.DIS -0.88% in 2007 in what amounted to a $350 million deal. But he never gave up on the idea that kids should be able to safely use the best of today’s technologies in their daily lives. In 2012, he left Disney to co-found an […]
How Foundations Can Engage the Startup Community to Accelerate Impact
Foundations and startups are two words you don’t often see together. Typically, foundations fund established nonprofits in order to further foundations’ missions. Yet, foundations could increase their impact by finding innovative ways to work with startups. “Why would a foundation consider partnering with a startup?” This was one of the questions posed to me during […]