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Molly Martin: Ops & Learning Officer, Lumina Foundation
We talk with Molly Martin about Lumina Foundation's core mission. Improving the delivery/outcomes of developmental education is a key strategy to improving student success and an area in which Lumina continues to convene thought leaders and policy advocates.
Denver Charters Receive Millions
The Broomfield-based Charter School Growth Fund on Wednesday announced a pledge of $4 million to West Denver Prep and Denver School of Science and Technology charter schools.
Not Hopeful about Congress; Not Waiting
Elections won't help ESEA reauthorization prospects, but we've made some much progress with RttT and online learning, we should push what's working.
$100k for Dropping Out of School
Peter Thiel, President of Clarium Capital, reveals to TechCrunch writer Sarah Lacy that he's offering 20 students a chance to drop out of college for US$100,00 each and a chance to work on disruptive technology and innovations.
Live Chat: Michael Horn, Disrupting Class
Michael Horn, co-author of "Disrupting Class" and Executive Director for Education and the Innosight Institute, has agreed to do a live chat with me and Andrew Barras on Wednesday, September 29. Right now the time is looking like 12Noon EST. Stay tuned for more details and links for the chat.
Edu-Stumping
Oprah goes big for ed reform; Colin Powell stumps for immigrant rights; Dept of Ed goes viral with video; equity push for new ed commission; get that college paper; minding the achievement gap, again
Michigan Launches Student Social Impact Fund
Created in Fall 2009 and now seeking to make its first investment, the Fund's vision is to transform the way business is done by training the next generation of socially-minded business leaders to invest in and manage sustainable, innovative, for-profit companies that place the generation of a significant social impact at the heart of their mission.
5 Categories Where Private Investment Will Help Edu
Private investment in learning technology will be key to driving improvement and creating new options for students
If You Can Read This, Thank a Teacher
John Legend and Waiting for Superman; cash for teachers in Charlotte; Goldman Sachs gives US$20 million to Geoffrey Canada; technology helps, so we should use it. And more. Much, much more...
Reversing Generational Poverty
Courtland MIlloy writes for the Washington Post that, despite DC Schools Chancellor Michelle Rhee’s (EEP board member) tough road to reform, her commitment for equal education for all is inspiring. Milloy comments on a commentary written by Rhee, in which she wrote, "I believe we can solve the problems of urban education in our lifetimes and actualize education's power to reverse generational poverty."