NewSchools Venture Fund
Dedicated to honoring the individuals making a difference in the lives of students in low-income communities across the country, not-for-profit venture philanthropy firm NewSchools Venture Fund announced recipients of its annual awards, including Entrepreneur of the Year, Organization of the Year, and Change Agents of the Year Award. NewSchools presented the five awards, designed to recognize and celebrate the achievements of social innovators working to improve public education, in a ceremony preceding the NewSchools Summit in Burlingame, CA on May 1 and 2.
The NewSchools Summit is the leading event on education innovation nationally, and was attended by more than 900 entrepreneurs, philanthropists, policymakers, and educators this year.
The 2012 award winners are:
Entrepreneur of the Year
Anthony Kim, Education Elements
Anthony Kim founded Education Elements to help schools design blended learning solutions that meet their needs, and to provide school leaders and teachers with a partner to help them embed online content and data into daily instruction. While online learning and educational technology are gaining traction in schools across the country, true blended learning – in which educators leverage online resources and traditional classroom instruction – is a small but growing segment of the market. Anthony Kim has made major traction in spreading blended learning in ways that will benefit students by helping to personalize their education.
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