With announcements of 2016 presidential bids in the news, we at EdSurge are having animated discussions of what different candidates hope to change in US education. This week, we take a look at the education stances of Hillary Clinton, Ted Cruz, Rand Paul and Marco Rubio. Plus, catch up on the proposed changes to FERPA, how to get your classroom project funded on DonorsChoose, and more!

With announcements of 2016 presidential bids in the news, we at EdSurge are having animated discussions of what different candidates hope to change in US education. This week, we take a look at the education stances of Hillary Clinton, Ted Cruz, Rand Paul and Marco Rubio. Plus, catch up on the proposed changes to FERPA, how to get your classroom project funded on DonorsChoose, and more!

The biggest of news in edtech this week comes from the biggest Ka'Ching we've seen in a while: LinkedIn's $1.5 billion purchase of Lynda.com. What does it mean for the edtech industry? Why would LinkedIn Purchase Lynda.com? EdSurge CEO Betsy Corcoran stops by to discuss the deal, as well as her experience at this week's ASU-GSV conference.

The biggest of news in edtech this week comes from the biggest Ka'Ching we've seen in a while: LinkedIn's $1.5 billion purchase of Lynda.com. What does it mean for the edtech industry? Why would LinkedIn Purchase Lynda.com? EdSurge CEO Betsy Corcoran stops by to discuss the deal, as well as her experience at this week's ASU-GSV conference.

Several edtech companies have shut their doors, while certain cities are producing new incubators. Sense an oxymoron? EdSurge CEO Betsy Corcoran co-hosts the podcast this week with Mary Jo Madda to chat fundraising, the newest Chromebook, and whether or not the edtech bubble is bursting--or if there's really an edtech bubble at all.

Several edtech companies have shut their doors, while certain cities are producing new incubators. Sense an oxymoron? EdSurge CEO Betsy Corcoran co-hosts the podcast this week with Mary Jo Madda to chat fundraising, the newest Chromebook, and whether or not the edtech bubble is bursting--or if there's really an edtech bubble at all.

This week on the show we discuss our brand new PD guide and Denver Public Schools' approach to PD, the launch of not one, but two new accelerators this week, and the controversy brewing over history role-playing game, Mission US. We also welcome EdSurge reporter Charley Locke as a podcast host for the first time.

This week on the show we discuss our brand new PD guide and Denver Public Schools' approach to PD, the launch of not one, but two new accelerators this week, and the controversy brewing over history role-playing game, Mission US. We also welcome EdSurge reporter Charley Locke as a podcast host for the first time.

This week on the show, we run through the top stories from EdSurge this week and discuss TES' new CEO, Yik Yak's effects on the classroom and try our best to describe a graph to you using only audio. That last bit seemed like a pretty bad idea at first, but we think it turned out ok.

This week on the show, we run through the top stories from EdSurge this week and discuss TES' new CEO, Yik Yak's effects on the classroom and try our best to describe a graph to you using only audio. That last bit seemed like a pretty bad idea at first, but we think it turned out ok.