In September, 2011, The Coleman Foundation made a grant to The Idea Village in support of The Education Entrepreneur Challenge which encourages individuals to develop and start ventures that provide commercial solutions to improving education. The Idea Village manages the program in partnership with Teach for America's (TFA) Greater New Orleans Region to promote self-employment to TFA members, provide skills and educational training as well as technical support and pre-development funds to up to 50 TFA current corps members and alumni.
This past weekend, four entrepreneurs participating in The Idea Village’s Education Entrepreneur Challenge cohort traveled to NYC to participate in Startup Weekend NYC EDU. Of the four Education Entrepreneur Challenge entrepreneurs sent by The Idea Village, two won 1st and 2nd place.
See The Idea Village's recent newsletter for more details.
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