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Omidyar Network Spins Off Education Portfolio Into Independent Investment Firm

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Since 2009, Omidyar Network has invested $200 million in 100 educational for-profit and nonprofit organizations, according to Klement. the fund will continue to support education-to-career pathways for parents, and quality early-learning tools and access to childcare programs. billion in various sectors since its inception in 2004.

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What if we hired for skills, not degrees?

The Hechinger Report

On a laptop in the nearly empty office, he worked on code for a webpage he was developing for his employer, the learning materials company Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. In half an hour, he needed to join a conference call about changes to the company’s website. He had been at Houghton Mifflin Harcourt for four months.

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June 1 - Panel Discussion on "Unschooling"

The Learning Revolution Has Begun

Event Recording : The full Elluminate recording can be accessed at https://sas.elluminate.com/p.jnlp?psid=2011-06-01.1633.M.9E9FE58134BE68C3B413F24B3586CF.vcr&sid=2008350. To make sure that your computer is configured for Elluminate, please visit [link]. Recordings of the session will be posted within a day of the event here.

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More colleges are opening branch campuses in high-demand markets

The Hechinger Report

There are hula-dancing and lei-making lessons and outposts of Hawaii’s iconic Honolulu Cookie Company and ABC convenience stores. Fifty-seven international campuses run by universities worldwide have closed, including 30 American satellite campuses since 2009. More than 40,000 have stayed permanently.

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The Best Way to Predict the Future is to Issue a Press Release

Hack Education

The very next day, Apple shares hit $97.80, an all-time high for the company. By 2012 – yes, thanks to its hardware business – Apple’s stock had risen to the point that the company was worth a record-breaking $624 billion. The markets, according to the press releases, are always growing. Fantasy. .”

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North Carolina’s Digital Success Story

Edsurge

For over a decade, North Carolina has been the site of one of the most sustained, successful initiatives in education: giving all students in all schools access to broadband internet with WiFi in every classroom by 2018. Among its several objectives, BETA decided in 2004 to launch a statewide school connectivity upgrade.

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The Emergency Home Learning Summit Final Week - 24 Amazing Interviews Start Tomorrow

The Learning Revolution Has Begun

But you can own access to the full library by buying the Summit all-access pass, which is $99, a $50 savings from the price after the 25th. Buy the all-access pass here and have access to all the sessions and bonus materials forever. Join for free to watch the current sessions and the upcoming interviews here.