Tag: Katie Boody

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LEANLAB boosting its K12 Fellowship with $2M in new Chan Zuckerberg, Gates Foundation grants

By Tommy Felts / August 25, 2020

Buoyed by a fresh $2 million in high-profile grants, LEANLAB Education is resuming its innovation research program for schools — this year, focusing its K12 Fellowship search first on the needs of COVID-era pilot schools rather than matching them with already-selected entrepreneur solutions. “We’ve seen remarkable ingenuity and innovation from schools this past year,” said…

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LEANLAB secures $460K to help schools buy devices, WiFi hotspots for students sidelined by COVID-19 

By Tommy Felts / April 24, 2020

Editor’s note: The following is part of Startland News’ ongoing coverage of the impact of Coronavirus (COVID-19) on Kansas City’s entrepreneur community, as well as how innovation is helping to drive a new normal in the ecosystem. Click here to follow related stories as they develop. Kansas City’s digital divide will soon be narrower thanks to a LEANLAB…

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LEANLAB: Homebound KC students need $4.6M in tech, WiFi hotspots to bridge digital divide amid Coronavirus creep

By Tommy Felts / March 27, 2020

Editor’s note: The following is part of Startland News’ ongoing coverage of the impact of Coronavirus (COVID-19) on Kansas City’s entrepreneur community, as well as how innovation is helping to drive a new normal in the ecosystem. Click here to follow related stories as they develop. Kansas City has long talked about the impact of a…

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Katie Boody, LEANLAB Education

From KC to Down Under, expanded LEANLAB attracts education innovators to latest fellowship

By Tommy Felts / September 12, 2019

Ten companies arriving Friday to LEANLAB Education’s latest fellowship are expected to be met with real-world classroom partners from nine school systems in the Kansas City metro and Colorado. “When those closest to the issues in education — teachers, parents and students — have access to cutting-edge innovators and researchers, they’ll be able to collectively…

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LEANLAB earns another top-tier funder with $76K+ grant from Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation

By Tommy Felts / June 6, 2019

A hefty new grant from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation will allow LEANLAB Education to expand its incoming 2019 K12 Fellowship from six to 10 innovation teams, Katie Boody said. The $76,500 in funding also allows the education accelerator to grow beyond pilot sites to form the Visionary School Network and award honorariums to…

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