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I'm considering microschooling, hybrid learning, and other options. I don't feel safe putting my daughter in public schools because of gun violence.
My partner and I are considering microschooling and alternative education systems with gun violence…
Annalise Mabe  Â
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A major Silicon Valley investor wants a teacher to set up a 'microschool' in his backyard — and he's offering to beat whatever salary they're making. He'll also throw in a $2,000 Uber Eats gift card.
Jason Calacanis is jumping on the "pandemic pod" trend and starting a school "kind of like 'Little …
Taylor Borden  Â
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A transgender teacher in Georgia runs a queer school. Most of her students are trans too, and activism is part of the curriculum.
Thea Canby's unique queer-focused school allows students to go to the statehouse and to protests so…
Annalise Mabe  Â
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The wild west of private schools in Texas meets Elon Musk's billions and kids could be enrolled by summer
Elon Musk made news with plans for a new college, but a new grade school and high school in Austin,…
Jack Newsham  Â
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The looming Apple Watch ban isn't the only issue Apple faces heading into 2024
In today's big story, we're looking at how a forthcoming Apple Watch ban is causing havoc for the t…
Dan DeFrancesco  Â
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Parents are spending $125,000 a year on at-home education pods to protect kids from coronavirus risks at school
It’s a solution for parents who don’t want to risk their kids developing the coronavirus at school,…
Nadine Jolie Courtney  Â
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Silicon Valley billionaires are sick of normal schools - so they've created this one
AltSchool, an educational software developer and network of "micro-schools" with locations in Calif…
Melia Robinson  Â
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A $20 billion startup that rents office space to millennials is opening a grade school inside its offices
The Neumanns join a growing list of tech entrepreneurs trying to disrupt the classroom. Mark Zucker…
Melia Robinson  Â
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A grade school backed by Mark Zuckerberg is closing its Silicon Valley location after spending $40 million a year
Ventilla left his role as Google's head of personalization in 2013 to found AltSchool. The network …
Melia Robinson  Â
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I'm a 24-year-old medical student. Here's what my parents did right to help me successfully pursue my education.
Darian Dozier says from a young age her parents pushed her to always try her best and instilled the…
Darian Dozier  Â
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A grade school backed by Mark Zuckerberg and Peter Thiel is closing another outpost in New York City
AltSchool runs four grade schools: San Francisco's Yerba Buena and Fort Mason locations and New Yor…
Melia Robinson  Â
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The founder of Silicon Valley's hottest grade school compares it to Uber and Facebook
"AltSchool is what Silicon Valley people call a 'full-stack' company, meaning that it is not just c…
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16 crazy things that happen at Silicon Valley's favorite grade school
The Bay Area-based network of "micro-schools" - which raised $100 million from investors including …
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Mark Zuckerberg and Priscilla Chan are starting a private school in East Palo Alto
Wealthy tech folks in Silicon Valley have been trying to disrupt the traditional education system f…
Maya Kosoff  Â
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AltSchool, an ex-Googler's startup, just raised $100 million from Mark Zuckerberg and others
"From SpaceX to Airbnb to Oscar, today's strongest entrepreneurs are creating technology-enabled mo…
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'The power of revelation': Adam Neumann and Elon Musk show how startup founders use the same tactics as cult leaders - and why it eventually backfires
In startups, it's making people feel like they're all in on some vision together. They'll work long…
Drake Baer  Â
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This startup just poached people from Uber and Google to revolutionize the public school system
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