A compilation of the most recent in our portfolio company news, top headlines and press releases.
April 30, 2013 NewSchools Venture Fund Links with Rethink Education
May 1, 2013 Rethink Education to Share Profits with NewSchools Venture Fund
May 1, 2013 Rethink Education Announces Strategic Partnership with NewSchools Venture Fund
May 5, 2013 NewSchools Venture Fund to Address Shortage of Ed-tech Capital
March 28, 2013 Steps and Leaps Into Next-Gen Learning
March 22, 2013 Blended Learning at Aspire
August 31, 2012 Anticipating a Blended Classroom Boom Led by Education Startups
May 8, 2012 Social Entrepreneurs Honored for Contributions to Public Education
March 6, 2012 Education Elements Raises $6M To Help Schools Accelerate Learning With Technology
March 5, 2012 Companies Target Hybrid-Charter Market
February 15, 2012 Interview | Exploring Education Elements
April 20, 2012 Q&A with Anthony Kim: Using data to help teachers make better decisions
September 24, 2011 The Basics of Blended Learning
July 31, 2012 NewSchools Partner Jordan Meranus to Lead Ellevation
May 21, 2012 Teddy Rice, President and Co-Founder, Ellevation
May 4, 2012 Engrade Grabs $3M From Wireless Generation Co-founder To Help Teachers Manage Their Classrooms
May 2, 2012 High school coder gets $3M for his gradebook software, 10-years later
January, 28 2011 Review of Engrade
April 11, 2013 My Most Memorable Investment: Ted Leonsis
January 31, 2013 EverFI Partners with Teach For America to Extend Financial Literacy Education
October 29, 2012 State of the Union
October 9, 2012 Video Games That Bring Civics Class to Life
September 23, 2012 Q&A: EverFi Launches Open-Source Badging Platform
September 12, 2012 EverFi Releases the Nation’s First Open-Source Badging Platform
August 14, 2012 Critical Skills Education SaaS EverFi Raises $10M From Jeff Bezos, Eric Schmidt, Ev Williams
August 14, 2012 D.C.-based EverFi lands $10 million from tech executives
July 11, 2012 It’s OK to Disrupt the Classroom
May 14, 2012 State Treasurers: Empowering Americans to Make Smart Financial Decisions
January 20, 2012 Virginia takes new approach to internet education
December 13, 2011 Northern Virginia students log on to learn about money
April 27, 2011 Governor Nikki Haley speaks at Airport High School
February 4, 2013 Education App Startup Hapara Raises $3.2M
December 1, 2012 Hapara Brings Google+ Safely into the Classroom
November 26, 2012 Hapara Releases Teacher Dashboard and Remote Control for Chromebooks
November 14, 2012 Hapara’s Teacher Dashboard Selected for Google Chromebook Education App Pack
November 8, 2012 An Overview of Hapara’s Teacher Dashboard for Google Apps
March 4, 2013 Digital portfolio startup Pathbrite scores $4M more to help students showcase learning
March 4, 2013 Pathbrite tacks on another $4M for digital portfolios
March 4, 2013 After Deals With Pearson & McGraw Hill, Pathbrite Adds $4M To Take Digital Portfolios Beyond The Campus
March 4, 2013 Pathbrite Adds $4M for Student E-Portfolios
Undated The Future of Work: A PSFK Labs Report (PDF see page 9)
January 11, 2013 January 11, 2013 Education Trends in 2013, Part 1: Adaptiveness
January 8, 2013 Pathbrite and Pearson Team on Portfolios
November 13, 2012 Pathbrite and McGraw-Hill Education Join Forces to Deliver Next-Generation Education Portfolios to Higher Education Institutions
October 13, 2012 Portfolios from Pathbrite help you demonstrate lifelong learning
October 12, 2012 T4LT ePortfolios
September 24, 2012 Pathbrite and Digital Portfolios
September 18, 2012 Pathbrite Selected as Finalist for NewSchools Venture Fund’s “Innovation Challenge” at NBC’s 2012 Education Nation Summit
July 10, 2012 Video: Will Visual Portfolios Replace Traditional Online Resumes?
July 9, 2012 Pathbrite CEO Reflects on the Effects of the MBA
July 2, 2012 Will Visual Portfolios Replace Traditional Online Resumes?
June 20, 2012 Digital Portfolio Company Pathbrite Raises $2.5M Series A Round, Wants To Become “Credentials 2.0″
May 15, 2012 DIY learning: Schoolers, Edupunks, and Makers challenge education as we know it
February 4, 2013 No ‘Round Pegs’ in ‘Square Holes’ in Greenville’s Autism Program
October 27, 2011 Department of Defense Selects Rethink Autism Platform for Military Base Schools Worldwide
September 19, 2011 Rethink Autism Wins Education, Health and Business Awards Throughout 2011
September 2, 2011 Autism Treatment: Understanding ABA
August 8, 2011 Seven keys to an effective autism education program
Undated The Future of Work: A PSFK Labs Report (PDF see page 9)
October 16, 2012 Getting Smarter on Skills Testing
September 20, 2012 In brave new world of online ed, Smarterer wants to track what you’re actually learning
July 15, 2012 3 Online Tools for Finding the Perfect Job Candidate
April 19, 2012 Education Innovators Preaching (as Usual) to the Choir
April 16, 2012 When It’s Better Not to Listen to Customers
February 12, 2012 Are You Smarterer Than Other Job Candidates? Prove It (Tech Crunch)
January 17, 2013 Is 2013 Year of the MOOC?
December 14, 2012 Freelance Professors
December 12, 2012 New Platform Lets Professors Set Prices for Their Online Courses
December 12, 2012 An eBay For Professors To Sell College Courses Directly To Students
September 4, 2012 Straighterline wants to help professors expand reach, while students save
April 14th, 2012 StraighterLine Nabs $10M To Make College More Affordable Through Online Education
May 2nd, 2012 Harvard, MIT Will Bring Classes To The Masses With Their ‘edX’ Online Learning Initiative
March 13, 2012 The Higher Education Monopoly is Crumbling As We Speak
March 11, 2012 A GED for college? Grads with degrees are filling traditionally blue-collar jobs
February 2, 2012 (PDF DOWNLOAD) Testimony of Kevin Carey Policy Director, Education Sector On Innovations in College Affordability to U.S. Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions
September 13, 2011 Want a Cheaper, Better College Experience? Stop the Rankings and Let Go of Tradition
January 21, 2012 Online course start-ups offer virtually free college
