Author: Impact NYC

If there is one thing most Americans have been able to agree on over the years, it is that getting an education, particularly a college education, is a key to human…

From teaching government a thing or two about education reform to deploying a data-centric learning platform that even a kid could use, these are the World’s Top 10 Most Innovative Companies In Education…

As Michael Bloomberg’s term in office comes to an end in New York City, mayoral candidates are quick to denounce many of his education policies. A recent poll found that a majority of residents disapprove of the outgoing mayor’s handling of public schools…

Education is probably the single most important function in our society today, yet it remains one of the least understood, despite incredible levels of investment from venture capitalists and governments…

It can be easy to forget, as Governor Andrew Cuomo promotes his aggressive education reform agenda, that he only recently became the most prominent champion of the cause in New York…

In the interest of seeding progress, not scoring points, I offer the following feedback to American Federation of Teachers President Randi Weingarten in response to her Oct. 22 speech to the West Coast Labor Management Institute…

At least once a month we come across a breathless article or blog post about the hot growth in EdTech investing. No wonder. From Q2 2014 to Q2 2015, investment was up 96%…

There is almost no aspect of life that has not been fundamentally changed and re-ordered over the past 100 years through new technology and innovation…

Students in America’s schools are much, much poorer than they were nine years ago. In 2006, 31 percent of America’s students attended schools in “high-poverty” districts…