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April 1, 2013   |   Vol. 5, Issue 14
 
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The Revolution in Education Innovation: MOOC s Are Just the Start
March 30, 2013 | Washington Post
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) have been touted by some as the breakthrough that will transform education. Top universities such as MIT, Harvard, and the University of California at Berkeley are scrambling to make their lectures available online. Today’s online courses are just a baby step forward on education’s path to transformation, particularly early childhood education.
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Deal Is Said to Be Reached on Immigration Overhaul
March 31, 2013 | New York Times
The nation’s top business and labor groups have reached an agreement on a guest worker program for low-skilled immigrants, a person with knowledge of the negotiations said on Saturday. The deal clears the path for broad immigration legislation to be introduced when Congress returns from its two-week recess in mid-April.
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Jobs Act Falls Short of Grand Promises
March 30, 2013 | Washington Post
When lawmakers unveiled the Jobs Act a year ago, backers expected it to get caught up in the typical grind of Capitol Hill: vigorous debate followed by a long wait for a vote that might never happen. Instead, the legislation sailed through. Even supporters say they expected more time to work out the kinks in the Jumpstart Our Business Startups Act, which aimed to help small, private firms raise money and grow so they could hire more workers.
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A New Model for Venture Capital? SEC OKs Online VC FundersClub
March 30, 2013 | MedCity News
No action is good action. At least for online investment platform the Funders Club that today received a ‘no-action letter’ from the SEC stating that it will not recommend enforcement action. The letter is a green light for the FundersClub and validation that its investment model is legal. The news is significant for the venture capital and finance industries.
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My Crowdfunding Concern (Dan Primack)


As VCs Look to Scale Their Existing Investments, Founders Can Expect More Scrutiny
March 28, 2013 | peHUB
It’s clear that fewer seed-funded companies are receiving follow-on rounds right now. For nascent startups, it’s certainly cause for hand-wringing. But already venture-backed companies that are gaining traction should also be concerned about what this trend means for them — specifically, more investor visits.
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A Slow Start in 2013 for VC Exits

Venture Capital Funds Held Back in First Quarter

Cendana Closes $88M to Invest in the Diciest Sector of Venture Capital: MicroVCs

Hundreds of Thousands Shut Out of Community Colleges

Obama Calls on Congress to Approve $21B Infrastructure Bill

Florida Port Expansion Could Draw Billions, Create Jobs

European Industry Flocks to U.S. to Take Advantage of Cheaper Gas

California Dairies Weigh Incentives to Move Out of State

Tennessee Food, Health Innovators to Compete for $1M Startup Prize

97.3M Acres: Most for Corn Since 1936

For Illinois Counties, Fracking Taxes Could Be Too Little, Too Late

Small Business Is Big in Rochester

Tom Still: High-growth Sector Should Be Focus of Wisconsin Jobs Policy

In ‘Startup Madness,’ ACC Entrepreneurs Pitch their Products

Climate Maverick to Quit NASA

American Workers' Story Is Bleak

Businesses Recognize New Generation's Mindset, Skills

Milwaukee Project Seeks to Promote Business Entrepreneurship

Start-up Offers Software Developer Chance to Win Space Flight

Why We Can All Stop Worrying About Offshoring and Outsourcing

Pittsburgh Area Industry Growth Lauded

Puerto Rico Creates Tax Shelter in Appeal to the Rich

Why Maveron Plans More Venture Investments in Consumer Startups

Radnor Venture-cap Firm to Retire, Successfully, 1999 TechFund

Washington State’s Pension Plan Bets Big on Private Equity

Mitch Daniels: Purdue's "Outsider"

Why Innovators Get Better With Age

Hsieh' Las Vegas Downtown Project Pieces Together its $93M ‘llama:’ Not Done Yet

'Obamacare' to Drive Up Health-care Premiums? Report Sets of Firestorm

It’s Not Just Marriage; it’s the Insurance

Arkansas Medicaid Expansion Attracts Other States' Interest

Nebraskans Fear When, Not If, Keystone Pipeline Breaks

Lessons From the Newest Electronic Money – Bitcoin

Sequester Axe Falls in Washington — but Not on Lawmaker Salaries

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