Can a Silicon Valley start-up transform education?

Name: Can a Silicon Valley start-up transform education?
Uploaded: 2016-09-17T19:39:54Z
Duration: P598S
Description: A for-profit school system called AltSchool now operates in San Francisco and New York, with plans to license its program to public schools across the country. AltSchool's co-founder, a former Google executive, believes methods used in the tech industry, like collecting data from users, can transform education. NewsHour Weekend Special Correspondent Joanne Jennings reports from San Francisco.

Clip: Season 2016 | 9m 58s

A for-profit school system called AltSchool now operates in San Francisco and New York, with plans to license its program to public schools across the country. AltSchool's co-founder, a former Google executive, believes methods used in the tech industry, like collecting data from users, can transform education. NewsHour Weekend Special Correspondent Joanne Jennings reports from San Francisco.

Aired: 09/17/16

Rating: NR

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