Investment Leading Innovation at University Level
In this interview with edCircuit, Ryan Craig, Managing Director at University Ventures, discusses current trends in investing.
In this interview with edCircuit, Ryan Craig, Managing Director at University Ventures, discusses current trends in investing.
M ax Woolf, Senior Analyst at Eduventures, discusses current investment trends in higher education. Woolf talks about student services as a key area of focus within the investment community. Woolf sees the employer role dictating the direction of higher education as a trend to watch.
M itch Weisburgh, founder of Games 4 Ed, discusses the market for games in education and the obstacles to reach current curriculum models. Weisburgh also talks about “game jams” and other ways to engage teachers in the process of game development and deployment within classrooms.
D r. Ken Hartman, Senior Fellow at Eduventures, talks about his recent report The Higher Education Highway: Heeding Your Warning Lights and the self-assessment he gives institutions of higher education to better evaluate their current status as viable schools. Dr. Hartman, along with nearly 900 participants, including some 250 global education companies, was in New York for the BMO Capital Markets 15th Annual Back to School Education Conference. Dr. Berger, in collaboration with MindRocket Media Group and edCircuit captured views from business leaders to investors taking a look behind the scenes of investment in education and technology.
Photo credit: Kelly MartinBy George AndersonIn 2010, Target set a goal of donating $1 billion for education by the end of this year. Last month, the retailer celebrated reaching that goal, having donated to schools both inside and out of the U.S. Now, Target says it will end its “Take Charge of Education” program next spring and shift to health and wellness initiatives as the focus of its cause marketing efforts.Read the rest of the story at Forbes.
M ark Claypool, President and CEO of ChanceLight Behavioral Health and Education, took time to discuss his efforts to improve public-private partnerships (PPP) in the education sector. Claypool recently co-authored We’re In This Together: Public-Private Partnerships in Special and At-Risk-Education. A social worker and education administrator, Claypool grew frustrated by decreasing resources for children with learning differences, so in 1999 he founded ChanceLight™ Behavioral Health & Education, formerly known as Educational Services of America (ESA). Under his leadership, the company has grown from a start-up to nearly $130 million in annual revenue, and today, ChanceLight is the nation’s leading provider of behavior therapy and alternative and special education programs for children and young adults. Claypool, along with nearly 900 participants, including some 250 global education companies was in New York for the BMO Capital Markets 15th Annual Back to School Education Conference. Dr. Berger, in collaboration with MindRocket Media Group and edCircuit captured views from business leaders to investors taking a look behind the scenes of investment in education and technology.