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Noon figured out who was missing from online school. Your friends.
Education · Consumer · Social

Noon figured out who was missing from online school. Your friends.

A Saudi test-prep website discovered that students wanted company as much as content. Now Noon is taking that idea off the phone and into classrooms.

noon-academy · edtechRead →
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Leading Change Africa bets on what happens after the opportunity
Education · Social · Climate

Leading Change Africa bets on what happens after the opportunity

A scholarship opens a door. This Madison nonprofit works on the awkward business of getting young Africans through it - and helping them open the next one.

african-youth · leadership-developmentRead →
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Rethink Ireland’s big bet: good causes need good operations
Social · Climate · Education

Rethink Ireland’s big bet: good causes need good operations

Cash gets a social project started. Rethink Ireland adds the planning, people and practical support that help it grow - with government and private donors sharing the bill.

venture-philanthropy · social-innovationRead →
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The $18,750 Bet That Your Best Freshman Dorm Is a Foreign City
Education · Consumer

The $18,750 Bet That Your Best Freshman Dorm Is a Foreign City

Verto Education turned the awkward gap between high school and college into a five-city, credit-bearing product. The pitch is seductive; the fine print is where the actual business lives.

study-abroad · first-year-collegeRead →