FEELIN' PHILLY: Philadelphia-based edtech incubator, Education Design Studio Inc. announced its second class of accepted startups, each of whom will get $10,000 upfront. The incubator will also set aside $600,000 for follow-on investments. All of the participants were picked from the 2014 Milken-Penn Graduate School of Education Business Plan Competition, according to Technically Philly. The nine are:
- 21st Century Brilliance: Developer of tools and services to promote "student-centered technology entrepreneurship"
- CuriousBee: Search directory for local classes
- edUMize: Developer of "high-tech, low-cost solutions to pressing educational issues"
- JustMaybeCo.: Community publishing imprint and literacy intervention accelerator
- Open Assembly: Platform for curating, modifying and sharing open educational resources
- Propagate Inc.: Tool that allows teachers to embed vocabulary to digital reading materials
- Ubongo: Developer of educational content for kids, delivered via TV, radio and the Internet
- 321 eLearning: Creator of tools and services for members of the Down Syndrome community
- EdConnective: Online coaching for teachers
