Blended Learning Funded

[from Philanthropy News Digest] The NewSchools Venture Fund has announced that it helped close a $2.1 million seed round of funding for blended learning start-up Education Elements to expand its online learning and educational technology services.


The funds will enable Education Elements, which also received investments from Tugboat Ventures, venture capitalist Wally Hawley, and education investors Imagine K12, to continue building out its team, software, and services. The company's products are designed to make it easy and cost-effective for schools to implement "blended learning," an approach involving online resources and traditional classroom instruction, as a way to personalize learning and enable teachers to focus on small-group instruction.

In addition to helping schools design customized blended learning solutions and embed online content and data into daily instruction, Education Elements has developed a streamlined technology platform that eases the introduction of online learning into a school's curriculum and operations. Clients include KIPP LA Schools, Mission Dolores Academy, IDEA Public Schools, and Alliance College-Ready Public Schools.

“Blended Learning Startup Education Elements Raises $2.1 Million to Expand Upon Early Success.” NewSchools Venture Fund Press Release 10/05/11.