With $100M From The Gates Foundation & Others, inBloom Wants To Transform Education By Unleashing Its Data

In his annual letter http://www.matr.net/article-53975.html to supporters of The Bill And Melinda Gates Foundation and in subsequent interviews last week, Bill Gates discusses the influential role that big data can play in "saving" a troubled public school system in the U.S.

In 2012, the buzz around education technology reached new heights and, with the new year now underway, the hype surrounding the potential transformative impact of technology on both higher and K-12 education continues, thanks to initiatives like the one Udacity is piloting with largest university system in the world, which aims to bring affordable, lower-division and remedial online courses to the California State University system.

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Full Story: http://techcrunch.com/2013/02/05/with-100m-from-the-gates-foundation-others-inbloom-wants-to-transform-education-by-unleashing-its-data/

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