School & District Management Series

Startup Stories

Betty Hsu and Ivan Chang are the co-founders of Professor Word, a Philadelphia-based startup that has developed a tool to help students learn word definitions as they read online.
Betty Hsu and Ivan Chang are the co-founders of Professor Word, a Philadelphia-based startup that has developed a tool to help students learn word definitions as they read online.
Charles Mostoller for Education Week
Classroom Technology Startup Founders Apply Education Experience
Former educators with technology interests are increasingly making their way from classrooms into the startup world as they try to use their school expertise to create ed-tech products.
Michelle R. Davis, September 16, 2014
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9 min read
Autism Expressed Founder Michele McKeone conducts a training session last month at a school for students and adults with disabilities in Haddonfield, N.J.
Autism Expressed Founder Michele McKeone conducts a training session last month at a school for students and adults with disabilities in Haddonfield, N.J.
Aaron P. Bernstein for Education Week
Classroom Technology Ed. Startups Navigate the Hard Market Realities for Sustaining Success
Following the thrill of launching new businesses, two ed-tech startups are facing the challenges of making smart decisions to attract more customers and grow revenues.
Michelle R. Davis, April 1, 2014
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8 min read
Edthena co-founders Adam Geller, left, and David Weldon, relaxing in the offices of their San Francisco startup. They are building a business based on the idea that video observations can improve teaching.
Edthena co-founders Adam Geller, left, and David Weldon, relaxing in the offices of their San Francisco startup. They are building a business based on the idea that video observations can improve teaching.
Ramin Rahimian for Education Week
Classroom Technology Tale of Two Startups in the K-12 Marketplace
Education Week is following two ed-tech companies this school year as part of a special series about the successes and failures of startups in the K-12 market.
Michelle R. Davis, October 15, 2013
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11 min read