Startup Veterans Launch Imagine K12, A “Y Combinator For Education Startups" via Tech Crunch
Interesting to see venture capital extending its coiffeurs into the educational space. Of course, as teaching institutions are well aware, there needs to be money coming in from somewhere. Imagine K12 will operate similar to Y Combinator where seed capital will be available for innovative teaching technology start-ups. It's just one of the potential solutions for integrating technology into the school systems on a tight budget. If the burden of design in placed on private firms who have the money and expertise to perform the research and development, the schools can then be the ideal place to test the effectiveness of the new developments. Of course the initiative begs the question, how will privatization effect the academic goals of public institutions? Either way, for a nation that's lagging behind in the global education game, it's great to see investment being put into the schools.
Imagine k12 founders, Geoff Ralston, Tim Brady and Alan Louie
Interesting to see venture capital extending its coiffeurs into the educational space. Of course, as teaching institutions are well aware, there needs to be money coming in from somewhere. Imagine K12 will operate similar to Y Combinator where seed capital will be available for innovative teaching technology start-ups. It's just one of the potential solutions for integrating technology into the school systems on a tight budget. If the burden of design in placed on private firms who have the money and expertise to perform the research and development, the schools can then be the ideal place to test the effectiveness of the new developments. Of course the initiative begs the question, how will privatization effect the academic goals of public institutions? Either way, for a nation that's lagging behind in the global education game, it's great to see investment being put into the schools.
Imagine k12 founders, Geoff Ralston, Tim Brady and Alan Louie
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