Today the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation announced Jeff Raikes’ decision to step down as CEO after five years in the job.
Kiva and Citi Microfinance have launched Kiva U, and a curriculum for K-12 on “Exploring Poverty,” to increase students understanding of financial inclusion.
Akhtar Badshah talked about Microsoft’s YouthSpark program and how technology is changing education in the U.S.
The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation and Facebook are inviting developers to build prototypes for apps supporting college attendance, social learning, and out-of-school study.
The foundation is increasing its investment in the parent-oriented school-rating website GreatSchools, to expand the reviews offered online.
Prominent researcher Sugata Mitra has won an award to design a “cloud-based” school, in India, that would emphasize student-centered learning.
Zuckerberg’s donation will go toward unspecified initiatives and be delivered through a Silicon Valley nonprofit.
The creator of the “Star Wars” movies expresses his intention to funnel the majority of the proceeds of the $4.05 billion sale of Lucasfilm into education philanthropy.
Up to $80 million from Zuckerberg donation could pay for merit-based teacher bonuses in new tentative contract.
Next Generation Learning Challenges awards $5.4 million to 13 higher ed and grades 6-12 blended learning models from around the country.