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How a Billionaire’s Fellowship Spread Skepticism About College’s Value

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The editor of Slate magazine at the time, Jacob Weisberg, called it a “nasty idea.” They only back companies led by college dropouts and people who never studied in higher ed. go to college each year — more than 4 million graduated in 2021 alone. They founded a venture capital firm called the 1517 Fund.

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Via ProPublica : “ For-Profit Schools Get State Dollars For Dropouts Who Rarely Drop In.” ” Via EdScoop : “ USC launches edtech research center focused on underrepresented youth.” ” This, from Edsurge , is pretty awful: “Why Edtech Executives Are Keeping a Close Eye on Preschool Demographics.”