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Tag: Foundations / Philanthropy

Analyst's View
April 28, 2022April 29, 2022

Bringing Research Into Ed Tech, Through the Muscle of Venture Capital

A European Foundation Is Trying to Incentivize the Use of Evidence by Working With VCs

By Sean Cavanagh
Jacobs Foundation Seeks to Bring Research to Ed Tech by Investing in VCs, EdWeek Market Brief

The Jacobs Foundation is putting $44 million into a project to encourage venture capital firms to demand more evidence from the companies in their portfolios.

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Marketplace K-12
April 8, 2022April 11, 2022

Philanthropy Aims to Diversify Teacher Workforce Amid Staffing Shortages

By David Saleh Rauf
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NewSchools Venture Fund is distributing $2.5 million to 15 organizations focused on building diversity in the teacher corps.

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Marketplace K-12
March 25, 2022March 25, 2022

Another Major Gift From MacKenzie Scott — This Time $20 Million to Digital Promise

By Sean Cavanagh
FILE - In this March 4, 2018, file photo, then-MacKenzie Bezos arrives at the Vanity Fair Oscar Party in Beverly Hills, Calif. MacKenzie Scott is one of the 50 Americans who gave the most to charity in 2020, according to the Chronicle of Philanthropy’s annual rankings. (Photo by Evan Agostini/Invision/AP, File)

The philanthropist MacKenzie Scott’s donation — the largest unrestricted gift in Digital Promise’s history — is the latest in a series of grants she’s made to education organizations.

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Marketplace K-12
Feb. 28, 2022

Imagine Learning Launches Foundation Focused on Backing Social-Emotional Learning

By Emma Kate Fittes
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One of the largest digital curriculum providers in the country is launching a foundation with the goal of supporting social and emotional learning needs.

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Marketplace K-12
Opinion Jan. 13, 2022Jan. 14, 2022

Creative Strategies to Help Districts Pay for Ed-Tech Projects

By Nikki Navta
How Can Districts Fund Ed-Tech Projects, EdWeek Market Brief

Organizations focused on corporate social responsibility can provide a source of funding for districts that would not otherwise be able to pay for digital purchases, say a pair of Cognitive ToyBox officials.

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Marketplace K-12
Oct. 8, 2021Oct. 13, 2021

Can Satellite Internet Help Solve Students’ At-Home Connectivity Woes?

By Jolie Radunich
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One rural school district in Texas says that satellite internet is helping bridge gaps with rural students who don’t have access to a landline.

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Marketplace K-12
March 25, 2020March 16, 2021

SOS: Coronavirus Fallout Leads Some Ed-Tech Nonprofits to Seek Donations for Surge in Demand

By Michele Molnar

The sudden influx of thousands of new users is squeezing some ed-tech nonprofits’ ability to deliver their services, prompting them to ask for more funding.

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Marketplace K-12
March 17, 2020April 7, 2020

Charity Led By Curriculum Associates’ CEO Donating $1 Million to Nonprofits

By Michele Molnar

The Waldron Charitable Fund is offering a total of $1 million in grants to nonprofits around the country disrupted by coronavirus-related school closures.

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Marketplace K-12
Jan. 28, 2020Jan. 28, 2020

India’s Mobile Learning App Byju’s Reaps New Venture Capital, and CZI Makes Partial Exit

By Michele Molnar

The mobile learning app Byju’s continues to attract investor attention, even as the Chan Zuckerberg Initiative, one of its most prominent backers, sold off some of its share in the company.

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Marketplace K-12
Aug. 21, 2019

What Factors Drive or Doom Ed-Tech Implementation? New Study Taking a Look

By Michele Molnar

A nonprofit is studying what factors are most often associated with successful implementation of education products.

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