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 school systems in the District, Prince George’s County and other schools. … What prompted you to start this organization? I was the director of student support services at Cesar Chavez Public Charter School in D.C., and […]
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 entrepreneurs Jeff Scheur and Leo Shmuylovich, NoRedInk creates content and tutorials from students’ favorite celebrities, friends, and personal interests to help them practice grammar and writing skills. The team will receive a $75,000 prize […]
NBC News, CITI, and NewSchools Venture Fund to launch second-annual “CITI Innovation Challenge” at “Education Nation”
Young entrepreneurs put their education innovations to the test to win $100,000 prize and assistance making their venture a success NEW York, NY–Sept.18, 2012– NBC News, Citi and NewSchools Venture Fund announced today that they are launching the second-annual “Citi Innovation Challenge” at NBC News’ “Education Nation” Summit in hopes of helping the country understand […]
NewSchools Venture Fund Invests $200K in Learning Games Network to Expand Immersive Learning Games Market
Investment aims to spark the development of tools that educators can use to personalize learning for students Media Contact: Joe Ventura, NewSchools Venture Fund, [email protected], 415-615-6862 September 12, 2012—Oakland, CA—NewSchools Venture Fund today announced a $200,000 investment in Learning Games Network (LGN), the leading game-based learning research and development studio. The investment will support LGN […]
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 like the ways that many of us attended class, with a single teacher lecturing at students from front and center (“Bueller?”). As it’s difficult–if not impossible–for cash-strapped schools to develop their […]
Pandora For Ed Apps: eSpark Nabs $5.7M From 500 Startups, Others
Chicago-based startup eSpark Learning, which founder and CEO David Vinca describes as “Pandora for education apps,” has secured $5.7 million in series A financing from MK Capital, Learn Capital, NewSchools Venture Fund and 500 Startups to help fuel national expansion. The new capital brings the startup’s total funding to just under $7 million. In addition to […]
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 best resources, or community watering holes, for edtech information. Anyone who has embarked on a similar quest will tell you that, while sites like Inside Higher Ed do a great job of carrying the […]
EdSurge raises $400,000 From Washington Post and NewSchools Venture Fund
BURLINGAME, CA–August 29–EdSurge, the leading news source on education technology, announced that it has closed a $400,000 seed-funding round with leading institutional and angel investors in Washington D.C., New York and Silicon Valley. The funding will enable EdSurge to expand its coverage and to further develop independent reviews of educational technology products. Over the past […]
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Finding your perfect match can be a grueling experience. Many people on the hunt for their significant other have gone to great lengths to increase their odds of finding Mr. or Mrs. Right, using all available tools in their hunt. They’ll scour OK Cupid or Match.com for apposite partners, use Yelp to find the perfect […]