EdBizWatch

How AltSchools Work

Innovation often develops first in a market for the wealthy, then spreads outward.

Our Schools Have a Tragic Flaw; SV Thinks It Has the Answer, Kevin Carey, Pacific Standard

The Micro-School Opportunity

Small innovative schools opened in months, not yrs, of planning may be a K-12 innovation strategy.

The Micro-School Opportunity, Tom Vander Ark, Getting Smart

The Rise of Micro-schools

Combinations of private, blended, & at-home schooling meet needs of individual students.

The Rise of Micro-schools, Michael Horn, Education Next

Inside the School Silicon Valley Thinks Will Save Education

Zuckerberg contributed a large portion of a new $100 million round to AltSchool.

Inside the School Silicon Valley Thinks Will Save Education, Issie Lapowsky, Wired 

Can Real Education be Taught Through Children’s Games?

Current results from New York City middle school Quest to Learn.

Can Real Education be Taught Through Children’s Games? M. Talbot, Hechinger Report

AltSchool Raises $33M from Founders & Andreessen Horowitz

Co platform helps administrators run 'micro-schools" at low cost and helps educators deliver a learning "playlist" experience to each student. It charges $19.1K tuition. 

AltSchool Raises $33M, Led by Founders & Andreessen Horowitz, Lora Kolodny, WSJ

Who is Tim Draper?

And what is the Draper University of Heros about? [Video interview]

Tim Draper Is Looking for the Best and the Brightest, Andrew Keen, TechCrunch

GreatSchools Gets $7.5M From Walton Family Foundation

WFF has invested $13M since 2004. Site offers parents info & reviews of US schools.

Walton Foundation Boosts Investment in School-Rating Service, Sean Cavanagh, Ed Week

KIPP Receives $25.5M from Walton Family Foundation

Charter operator to double the number of students attending KIPP schools by 2015.

KIPP Gets $25.5 Million from Walton Foundation -Christina Samuels, Education Week

Plano Independent School District receives $5M from TI

Funds will be used to start a new STEM High School in Plano, TX

Texas Instruments Commits $5 Million -TI Press Release, PR Newswire