PA: Philadelphia Seeks to be Hotbed of Ed Tech Despite Local Challenges

Education News: According to Bobbi Kurshan, the executive director of academic innovation at the Penn Graduate School of Education since last fall, University of Pennsylvania system should take advantage of its unique position and work to foster more education technology start-ups under its auspices. Ed tech brought more than $1.1 billion in venture funding last year, and if Kurshan – who has significant private sector experience – has her way, some of that money will come to Pennsylvania in the form of new business.

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