Laurene Powell Jobs Engages Education Secretary Arne Duncan On School Reform, Immigration Legislation
Recently, the very private Laurene Powell Jobs has become a more vocal figure. Last month, she made her first televised appearance since the death of her husband, Apple AAPL cofounder Steve Jobs, pushing for immigration reform in a discussion with NBC’s Brian Williams. That was followed by an interview with Bloomberg Radio to garner exposure for an immigration reform bill that would, among other things, […]
Khan Academy CEO: Education in 2028 won’t be about ‘sitting passively & not questioning authority’
BURLINGAME, Calif: Salman Khan, founder and CEO of Khan Academy, spoke this morning at the NewSchools Venture Summit on his vision for education in 2028. Khan drew a terrifying comparison between factory workers on the assembly line, who move when a bell rings every hour, and today’s classrooms. The educator-turned-entrepreneur said that what we need now is […]
NewSchools Fund Attracts More Capital
NewSchools Venture Fund, a nonprofit that started out channeling philanthropic donations to charter schools and that now invests in a range of education groups and businesses, is entering into a partnership with a new venture capital fund that could result in millions more in financing. At a time when venture capital interest in education technology companies is […]
THE 3-MINUTE INTERVIEW: David Heiber
Heiber is founder and executive director of Concentric Educational Solutions, an organization that helps incorporate student support services in sc
Mytonomy: New support for guidance counselors with investment from NewSchools Venture Fund
NewSchools Venture Fund does it again, investing in an awesome startup with big goals. Earlier this year, I covered Goalbook, an ed tech startup that was taking a drastically different approach to the development and usability of IEPs (Individual Educational Plans). The Web 2.0 application was unique in the market, but also noteworthy for the educational […]
Anticipating a Blended Classroom Boom Led by Education Startups
As kids head back to school this month and next, some will find a rather new arrangement greeting them: blended classrooms.
These don’t feel
Pandora For Ed Apps: eSpark Nabs $5.7M From 500 Startups, Others
Chicago-based startup eSpark Learning, which founder and CEO Dav
EdSurge Nabs $400K From Washington Post, NewSchools To Be A Resource For All Things EdTech
When I decided to begin covering the intersection of technology, entrepreneurship and education more seriously, my first goal was to seek out the b
Talking leadership with Joanne Weiss, Arne Duncan’s chief of staff at the Department of Education
Joanne Weiss is chief of staff to Secretary Arne Duncan at the U.S. Department of Education. She joined the department in 2009 as senior adviser to the secretary and director of the Race to the Top program, designed to encourage and reward states making system-wide, comprehensive education reforms. Previously, she was partner and chief operating officer at NewSchools […]