Universities Australia Pressures Gov’t for Higher Education Funding
The peak body that represents the higher education sector in Australia says that the issue surrounding future funding for universities needs to be addressed before the federal election this year, adding that More...
MasterClass Raises Funding, Adds New Artists and Classes
MasterClass, a San Francisco-headquartered online learning platform that is attracting some of the most respected professionals in arts and entertainment to teach its courses, has raised $ 15 million in New Enterprise More...
Walk-In Protests Call for More Funding, School Support
Walk-ins were held across the country last week by teachers, students and community members who carried signs reading “Support Our Schools” and “Actions Speak Louder Than Words” in a push More...
School Choice Logistics Company SchoolMint Gets Funding
San Francisco-based SchoolMint, which provides a platform for school choice logistics, has raised a $ 5.6 million Series A round led by Runa Capital, making the total amount raised by the company $ 8 million More...
Kansas Supreme Court Gives State Education Funding Ultimatum
The Kansas Supreme Court has given the state until June 30 to create a better system for financing public schools, threatening a court-ordered shutdown before the beginning of the next school year if the state More...
Florida Senate Spars Over Charter School Funding
A Florida Senate subcommittee has responded to a contentious plan being pushed by Rep. Erik Fresen (R-Miami) by presenting its own alternatives to the amount school districts can use for capital costs and the type More...
Detroit ‘Student Sick-Out’ Marks Count Day Funding Protest
A number of parents in Detroit Public Schools district kept their children home from school on Count Day in an effort to protest problems within the district. The event, referred to as a “student sick-out,” More...
Grapevine Report Shows Higher Education Funding By State
According to a recently released report on the 2016 budgets for 48 out of 50 states, the overall support for higher education has increased by 4.1% this year. The Grapevine report is released annually by the Center More...
India’s Parenting Network Tinystep Receives Funding from Flipkart
India’s parenting social network Tinystep has received an undisclosed amount of seed funding from Flipkart as the network continues to grow and mature. The startup, based in Bengaluru, says it will use the More...
The Big Know Raises $3 Million In Funding To Mix Brands, Education
The Big Know, the ‘Brand as Teacher’ company, has successfully raised $ 3 million during a Series A funding round. The Big Know startup, which launched last October, aims to use the funding to accelerate More...