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Tag: Foundations/Philanthropy

Market Trends
Aug. 11, 2023Sept. 22, 2023

Here Are Four Prime Funding Options for Education Companies as VC Markets Cool

Alternatives to Traditional Venture Capital Have Suddenly Come Into Greater Focus

By Michelle Caffrey
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As the investment landscape becomes more difficult, alternatives to traditional venture capital, for both startup and established education businesses, are coming into greater focus.

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Marketplace K-12
Dec. 21, 2022Jan. 3, 2023

New Ed-Tech Accelerator Launched in India With Backing of U.S. International Agency

By Alexandria Ng
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The program aims to improve at-home, foundational learning, and is receiving support from the U.S. Agency for International Development.

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Marketplace K-12
Dec. 9, 2022Sept. 27, 2023

K-12 Dealmaking: Top Hat Acquires Aktiv Learning; GoStudent Snaps Up Network of Tutoring Centers

By Alexandria Ng
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This is the Top Hat’s fifth acquisition and its first outside of publishing.

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Marketplace K-12
Sept. 26, 2022Sept. 27, 2023

K-12 Dealmaking: IXL Acquires Emmersion; GiveCampus Raises $50M

By Michelle Caffrey
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In a pair of deals in the digital communications space, Edlio acquired SchoolInfo, while Finalsite bought the Blackboard K-12 Community Engagement division from Anthology.

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Analyst's View
April 28, 2022Sept. 26, 2023

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, 2022Sept. 26, 2023

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, 2022Sept. 26, 2023

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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