THE 3-MINUTE INTERVIEW: David Heiber
By Joe Ventura in Uncategorized onHeiber is founder and executive director of Concentric Educational Solutions, an organization that helps incorporate student support services in…
NoRedInk Wins Citi Innovation Challenge
A hearty congratulations and a warm welcome to NoRedInk this morning, winners of the 2012 Citi Innovation Challenge! Led by…
NBC News, CITI, and NewSchools Venture Fund to launch second-annual “CITI Innovation Challenge” at “Education Nation”
By Joe Ventura in Uncategorized onYoung entrepreneurs put their education innovations to the test to win $100,000 prize and assistance making their venture a…
NewSchools Venture Fund Invests $200K in Learning Games Network to Expand Immersive Learning Games Market
By Joe Ventura in Uncategorized onInvestment aims to spark the development of tools that educators can use to personalize learning for students Media Contact: Joe…
Mytonomy: New support for guidance counselors with investment from NewSchools Venture Fund
By Joe Ventura in Uncategorized onNewSchools Venture Fund does it again, investing in an awesome startup with big goals.Earlier this year, I covered Goalbook, an…
Anticipating a Blended Classroom Boom Led by Education Startups
By Joe Ventura in Uncategorized onAs kids head back to school this month and next, some will find a rather new arrangement greeting them:…
Pandora For Ed Apps: eSpark Nabs $5.7M From 500 Startups, Others
By Joe Ventura in Uncategorized onChicago-based startup eSpark Learning, which founder and CEO David Vinca describes as “Pandora for education apps,” has secured $5.7 million…
EdSurge Nabs $400K From Washington Post, NewSchools To Be A Resource For All Things EdTech
By Joe Ventura in Uncategorized onWhen I decided to begin covering the intersection of technology, entrepreneurship and education more seriously, my first goal was…
EdSurge raises $400,000 From Washington Post and NewSchools Venture Fund
By Joe Ventura in Uncategorized onBURLINGAME, CA--August 29--EdSurge, the leading news source on education technology, announced that it has closed a $400,000 seed-funding round…
FounderDating
Finding your perfect match can be a grueling experience. Many people on the hunt for their significant other have…
Policy Update: Race to the Top – District Key Info
By Joe Ventura in Policy and Politics onNewSchools Policy Director Ben Riley discusses the latest information on the Department of Education's finalized Race to the Top…
Educreations Announces $2.2mm Series A from Accel Partners & NewSchools Venture Fund
By Joe Ventura in Uncategorized onOver 50K teachers and 12K schools using Educreations to “flip the classroom” and provide personalized learningEducreations, the creators of the…
STEAM-powered engine to Mars
By Joe Ventura in Ed Tech onAfter watching NASA’s rover Curiosity land safely—and with unbelievable panache—on the Martian surface late Sunday evening, I heard a…
NewSchools Partner Jordan Meranus to Lead Ellevation
By Joe Ventura in Uncategorized onContact: Joe Ventura, (415) 615-6862/ jventura@newschools.orgOAKLAND, CA – July 31, 2012 – NewSchools Venture Fund CEO Ted Mitchell congratulated NewSchools…
Talking leadership with Joanne Weiss, Arne Duncan’s chief of staff at the Department of Education
By Joe Ventura in Uncategorized onJoanne Weiss is chief of staff to Secretary Arne Duncan at the U.S. Department of Education. She joined the department in 2009…
Race To The Top Innovates Backwards, Education Venture Nonprofit Says
By Joe Ventura in Uncategorized onWhen U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan opened the Race to the Top competition to individual school districts two weeks ago,…
Policy Update: Race to the Top—Selection Criteria
By Joe Ventura in Policy and Politics onNewSchools Policy Director Ben Riley is back with another policy update on the Race to the Top: District grant…
University of Michigan strives to lead the way in rethinking colleges of education
By Joe Ventura in Uncategorized onPHILADELPHIA, PA. -- Here's a irony: University of Michigan, one of the nation's premier research universities, is a national leader…
Summit 2012 News Highlights
By Joe Ventura in Summit onSummit 2012 was a day full of inspiring content, honest self-examination, and many constructive conversations. Many Summit attendees were…
Education > Poverty
By Joe Ventura in Summit onYou might not recognize the names of the headliners at Summit 2012. No, I’m not referring to Howard Fuller,…