Startup Veterans Launch Imagine K12, A “Y Combinator For Education Startups”

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Startup Veterans Launch Imagine K12, A “Y Combinator For Education Startups”
Startup veterans Geoff Ralston , Tim Brady and Alan Louie are launching Imagine K12 today, an education focused startup accelerator/investor that is modeled closely after Y Combinator . The goal of the new project is simple – “To effect positive change in the K-12 education space.” Everyone thinks they know exactly what schools need to do to start actually educating the youth of America well …
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Boone makes case before Berks judge for tax exception
Daniel Boone School District officials Thursday asked a Berks County judge for an exception to the state property tax ceiling that would allow the district to raise an additional $ 49,259 to help balance its 2011-12 budget.
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State of City: Mayor says Aurora working smarter, saving money
AURORA — Mayor Tom Weisner has seen the city go through changes since he started his tenure in 2005, he said at the State of the City Address Thursday at Plumbers & Pipe Fitters Hall. From an economic boom to the depths of a national recession, the city today is grappling with unfunded mandates, rising pension costs and a decrease in revenue. But still, the city had to make it work, he said …
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