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Meet the 5 Education Technology Startups From Y Combinator’s Summer 2017 Class

Edsurge

Since 2005, Y Combinator has funded 1,430 companies and nearly 3,500 founders. featured 124 companies from 18 countries—marking the largest class in the accelerator’s history. The company will not take more than $30,000 over the two years.) The company says it has 50 hiring partners and plans to grow the list.

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Kids are failing algebra. The solution? Slow down.

The Hechinger Report

A 2016 study by the American Institutes for Research noted that about a third of Chicago’s public high school students fail one or both semesters of algebra I. Of those who failed both semesters in 2005-06, only 15 percent graduated in four years. Nathan Levenson, former CEO at a crane-manufacturing company.

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The opioid crisis took their parents, now foster kids left behind are being failed again

The Hechinger Report

And while the nationwide rate of foster care entrances is not as high as it was at its peak in 2005, many states have seen drastic increases in recent years. Between 2012 and 2016, the number of kids in foster care around the country rose by 10 percent. But this one not,” said Walker in a meeting with his teachers in May.

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How one city has been tackling the swelling scourge of brain drain

The Hechinger Report

It’s a typical day at GSoft, a technology company whose meteoric rise from its founding in 2006 has required a constant supply of workers — and the over-the-top amenities increasingly needed to recruit and keep them. Department of Education.

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How Mindfulness Can Help Teachers and Students Manage Challenging Situations

MindShift

Norton & Company. Let’s imagine that this is the moment a parent challenges you in a meeting or the moment you learn that a colleague was diagnosed with a serious illness. A vacation, a good meal, and a win are very pleasant, so we might meet these moments with anticipation and delight. meeting confrontation.

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Can all students succeed at science and technology high schools?

The Hechinger Report

When Lou Allen started the Science and Technology Magnet High School of Southeastern Connecticut in 2005, he didn’t woo the state’s top students. Some of the teachers he recruited, who agreed to work long days and attend daily meetings, found the accountability and time demands tough to sustain. Photo: Kathleen Lucadamo.

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Nearly 750 charter schools are whiter than the nearby district schools

The Hechinger Report

Lake Oconee Academy was the brainchild of the Reynolds Lake Oconee real estate company. In 2016, California had 33 racially identifiable white charters, Texas was home to 19 and Michigan, 14. The charter was the creation of a real estate development company that is also the county’s largest employer, Reynolds Lake Oconee.

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