The Small Business Innovation Research program, run through the Institute of Education Sciences, funds companies seeking to bring ed-tech products to commercial viability.
The Jefferson Education Accelerator, which seeks to pair education technology companies with university researchers, will receive help from the philanthropy for projects focused on urban schools.
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The Facebook CEO’s $45 billion philanthropic and investment effort has already included significant backing of for-profit companies such as AltSchool, Ellevation, MasteryConnect, and Newsela.
An attorney who has served as president of New Visions for Public Schools will lead the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation’s K-12 strategy, starting on June 1.
Reed Hastings, who has been active on school issues for years, says he is creating a philanthropic education fund worth $100 million.
These K-12 nonprofits raised $350 million in revenues and spent $181 million on programs and grants, according to research into their IRS filings.
The philanthropic organization wants to advance learning for young people by connecting schools, museums, businesses, and other city resources using an online platform.
XQ: The Super School Project, is a competition led by Laurene Powell Jobs, which is being managed by Russlynn Ali, the former assistant secretary for civil rights in the U.S. Department of Education.
The giant social-media company Facebook is partnering with the Summit charter school network to refine a tech-based “personalized learning” platform.
Vulcan Inc., a company co-owned by Paul Allen, Microsoft’s cofounder, recently underwrote research to pinpoint the top opportunities for social impact investing in K-12 education.