This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. The San Francisco-based venture firm, which focuses exclusively on education technologies, aims to take advantage of the growth in schools’ broadband connectivity. Owl’s $100 million first fund, launched in 2015, included a…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. In education, federal officials promised that states would have more flexibility under the latest version of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA), revised in 2015 and now called the…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Maria, which destroyed Puerto Rico, has left 1.5 million American citizens without access to drinking water, while in Houston, the aftermath of Hurricane Harvey is still being felt. And Florida residents are…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. A little over a decade ago, when the word “innovation” was beginning to buzz around city halls, it wasn’t clear whether a movement toward more data-driven, innovative local government would…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. The rising social and economic power of women venture is global mega-trend that venture capital is beginning to notice. A gender lens can mean different things to different investors. Included:…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Two years ago, McKinsey reported that achieving gender parity in India by 2025 would have a greater economic impact than in any other region in the world. The report, “The…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. President Trump announced his plans to end the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program earlier this month. Under the program, people brought to the United States illegally as children…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. It’s no surprise that online giving is becoming increasingly popular. We learned from our data analysis that the amount of individual donor revenue raised from online giving grew from 17…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Every day, women are targeted, monitored, harassed, intimidated, stalked, and threatened by offenders misusing technology. In a 2014 survey of victim services providers by the National Network to End Domestic Violence, 97 percent…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Health savings accounts (HSAs), flexible spending accounts (FSAs), and health reimbursement arrangements (HRAs) allow workers to control a portion of their health care dollars without penalty, but different rules apply…
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Congress should quickly pass a law to protect DACA recipients, leaders from across the education advocacy spectrum said on a press call Monday. People like President Trump and others ……
This article is deemed a must-read by one or more of our expert collaborators. Impact investors face a dilemma of their own making. On one hand, impact investing is now on the agenda of nearly every Chief Investment Officer. On the other hand, the…