Alternatives to Traditional Venture Capital Have Suddenly Come Into Greater Focus
As the investment landscape becomes more difficult, alternatives to traditional venture capital, for both startup and established education businesses, are coming into greater focus.
The program aims to improve at-home, foundational learning, and is receiving support from the U.S. Agency for International Development.
This is the Top Hat’s fifth acquisition and its first outside of publishing.
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.
A European Foundation Is Trying to Incentivize the Use of Evidence by Working With VCs
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.
NewSchools Venture Fund is distributing $2.5 million to 15 organizations focused on building diversity in the teacher corps.
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.
One of the largest digital curriculum providers in the country is launching a foundation with the goal of supporting social and emotional learning needs.
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.
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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