The Movement Toward The Affect In K-12 Education

Steve Weigler, CEO, of ScholarCentric and speaker at next week’s Education Industry Investment Forum recently forwarded us his latest white paper, The Movement Toward The Affect In K-12 Education. In this paper Steve explores the following:

• The Change in Educational Landscape Spurred by a Dropout Crisis
• Financial Opportunities/Analysis
• ScholarCentric’s Approach to The Emerging Affective Market

Take a couple of minutes to read through the whitepaper, as we are all trying to make sense of things to come with Obama’s new focus on education. Enjoy!

Read the white paper

Entrepreneurs' Roundtable Helmed By Keith Oelrich, Insight Schools

With only one week to go before the opening day of the 11th Annual Education Industry Investment Forum, the final tallies are in and the new entrepreneurs have been chosen. We also have a moderator. and here they are.

9:40 Wednesday, March 11, 2009
Biltmore Resort & Spa

The Entrepreneur’s Panel – Five Companies that May Change the Education Industry

Keith Oelrich,Founder and CEO of Insight Schools, will moderate a panel of five well-chosen entrepreneurs, who will present their conceptions and strategies for navigating the education industry in today's economy.

Mr. Oelrich, who once helmed Speedyclick.com, will take these five entrepreneurs through a course of questions:

Brian Boubek, CEO, CEA Global Education
Louis Piconi, CEO, Apangea Learning
Jeff Shelstad, CEO, Flat World Knowledge
Steve Weigler, CEO, ScholarCentric
Randy Speck, CEO, MySamson

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