Great Schools visits create new dialogues about public education and how to raise expectations for what’s possible in Kansas City public schools.
Find out more about what the New Entrepreneurial Growth agenda has to say about immigration and entrepreneurship.
Arnobio Morelix, Kauffman researcher, shares thoughts on the Global Entrepreneurship Congress in Colombia
Jacob Esquivel, 15, will spend three weeks living with a host family and learning about local culture, visiting schools, volunteering
Three obstacles for Kansas City schools Mayor Sly James touched on in this year’s State of the City address—recruiting diverse teachers, access to high-quality schools and retaining quality teachers—don’t just affect K-12, but start in early education programs.
In my third commentary arising from programming at the Global Entrepreneurship Congress last month, I share comments about evidence to determine the effectiveness of accelerators. While many startup success stories like Facebook did not involve accelerators, most entrepreneurs now consider them part of the start and scale journey. This has driven demand for the launch of hundreds of accelerator programs around the world, prompting us to question how differences across accelerator programs influence startup performance.
Members of the U.S. House of Representatives return to Washington this week from spring recess with a full slate of committee hearings. With Tax Day falling on Friday, there are a number of hearings addressing the topic – including a pair on simplifying the tax code for small businesses.
As we take a hard look at accelerators this week, eight seed accelerators were recently singled out as the cream of the crop in the 2016 Seed Accelerator Rankings. Even those only casually familiar with the startup space in the U.S. have probably heard of 500 Startups (Silicon Valley), Techstars (Boulder) and Y Combinator (Silicon Valley). Those three were joined by Alchemist (San Francisco), Amplify LA (Los Angeles), Angelpad (New York), Chicago New Venture Challenge (Chicago) and MuckerLab (Los Angeles) as the top tier of accelerators in the U.S.
Speaking at the Economic Development Administration’s 2016 national conference April 7 in Washington, D.C., Victor Hwang, Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation Vice President of Entrepreneurship, shared how economic development leaders can change their thinking from an old mindset to one that addresses the root causes of innovation.
Book provides a roadmap for integrating data literacy into teacher preparation programs
National program allows Kansas City educators to embark on professional development opportunities around the world
Beth Tankersley-Bankhead, director of postsecondary initiatives, introduces the network of organizations working to support degree attainment in our region.
Edith Gummer, research director in Education, leaves the State of Entrepreneurship address with further questions around education and innovation.
Aaron North, Kauffman's vice president of Education, talks about the impact of two emails he received last year.
