Education

Education gets schooled by startups at the Kaplan EdTech Accelerator

I’m excited to announce the Kaplan EdTech Accelerator, powered by TechStars this morning.

Tutorspree has been quiet of late, but that doesn’t mean it’s not still plugging away on its mission to make high-quality, local tutors in any subject accessible to any student — or finding continued interest from investors along the way. According to its Form D filing with SEC , Tutorspree recently closed on a new round of financing that appears to add an additional $1.9 million to its coffers.

Tutorspree Adds $800K From Resolute.VC & Others To Help Students Find Better Local Tutoring

http://techcrunch.com/2013/02/18/tutorspree-adds-800k-from-resolute-vc-sequoia-others-to-help-students-find-better-local-tutoring/

This is a guest post by entrepreneur Miro Kazakoff Somewhere, this year, a university hired its last tenured professor. That’s because of the economic pressures on higher education.

http://venturebeat.com/2012/11/09/ed-tech/

School 2.0: teachers will be liberated from the classroom

Always Prepped raises $650,000 from True Ventures, angels - Washington Business Journal

http://www.bizjournals.com/washington/blog/techflash/2012/11/ed-data-startup-always-prepped-raises.html

Always Prepped, a startup that allows teachers to consolidate and visualize data from other e-learning platforms, has raised $650,000 in seed cash from True Ventures and angel investors.

Khan Academy releases iPad app, mobile education is upon us | VentureBeat

Is U.S. Higher Education A Bubble Economy? (Infographic Video)

Plenty of smart people seem to think there’s a bubble in higher education . And for good reason: The cost of a college education is skyrocketing and student debt is growing out of control, at the very same time that college graduates are struggling to find jobs. When they do, it’s often in positions that hardly require any of the "critical thinking" they were told a college education would teach them.

At Waldorf School in Silicon Valley, Technology Can Wait

Jim Wilson/The New York Times

Gifted Students Deserve More Opportunities

BARACK OBAMA and Mitt Romney both attended elite private high schools.

What surprised me was how much we agreed on.

An open letter to Peter Thiel

Don't believe the hype: Nobody has figured out how to replace traditional higher education yet, and they're not about to.

http://www.theatlantic.com/business/archive/2012/07/why-the-internet-isnt-going-to-end-college-as-we-know-it/259378/

Business - Jordan Weissmann - Why the Internet Isn't Going to End College As We Know It

Intro to AI - Introduction to Artificial Intelligence - Oct-Dec 2011

Minnesota educators learn how to use social media in school

http://www.twincities.com/ci_20828622/minnesota-educators-learn-how-use-social-media-school

Mahtomedi High School language arts teacher Sarah Lorntson, who uses Twitter to communicate with students, says students complain "that I don't tweet enough." ( Pioneer Press: Scott Takushi) Mahtomedi High School language arts teacher Sarah Lorntson reminds her students about assignment deadlines and shares writing advice even when they're not in her classroom.