Android Co-Founder To Lead Google’s New Education Project

Dan Primack: At the time, it just felt like idle elevator conversation. But that was my mistake, because Miner is now planning to launch an education-focused company within Google GOOG -0.88% . This also means that he’ll be stepping down as a general partner with GV, transitioning into a venture partner role through which he’ll … Continue reading Android Co-Founder To Lead Google’s New Education Project

Milwaukee Public Schools Continue to Shrink, despite some signs of life

Alan Borsuk: But it’s another year in which enrollment in the main body of MPS schools shrank. That carries long-term implications. Every year for at least the past half-dozen, the percentage of Milwaukee kids who are getting publicly funded kindergarten through 12th-grade education through MPS has gone down a percentage point or two from the … Continue reading Milwaukee Public Schools Continue to Shrink, despite some signs of life

Madison’s monolithic K-12 model, costs more & does less while the world races by…

Kevin Roose interviews Wisconsin native Marc Andreesen: But let’s just project forward. In ten years, what if we had Math 101 online, and what if it was well regarded and you got fully accredited and certified? What if we knew that we were going to have a million students per semester? And what if we … Continue reading Madison’s monolithic K-12 model, costs more & does less while the world races by…