The Education Industry Association is hoping recommend suppliers of tech and instructional products to the American Association of School Administrators, though the arrangement has yet to be finalized. Read Full Post >
Education Week will host a webinar on Tuesday, May 14, at 2 p.m. ET, on universities' efforts to create academic programs to produce K-12 entrepreneurs. Read Full Post >
A University of Pennsylvania program will attempt to give education startups access to university researchers and support to help their businesses grow. Read Full Post >
Coursera, a MOOC provider than recently shifted into K-12 teacher training, is initially offering 28 courses online. Read Full Post >
Education startup companies vied for $145,000 in business funding at an entrepreneurship conference in Philadelphia that is tackling the role of for-profit companies in education. Read Full Post >
The Education Industry Association has launched a "Private Ventures for the Public Good" campaign to help connect for-profit companies with schools. Read Full Post >
America Online co-founder Steve Case says investing in education-technology platforms, not just products and tools, appeals to him. Read Full Post >
Michael Moe, the chairman and CEO of GSV Capital & GSV Assessment Management, argues that fears of private-sector intrusion into K-12 schools are overblown. Read Full Post >
The speakers at the ASU/GSV Advisors summit include executives from top education publishers, investors, startup founders, and federal policymakers. Read Full Post >
Karen Cator, the U.S. Department of Education's former ed-tech director, will join the organization Digital Promise, in a move announced at the ASU/GSV Advisors Education Innovation Summit. Read Full Post >
