$25m ed tech fund aims to benefit low-income
Clayton Christensen Institute co-founder and blended learning advocate Michael B. Horn is set to head the Robin Hood Education + Technology Fund, a $25m fund aimed at using tech to improve learning for low-income New York students. Robin Hood, the Overdeck Family Foundation, and the Siegal Family Endowment will work together to manage and distribute the fund, which "seeks to unlock the potential of technology to advance achievement for low-income students," Yahoo Finance reports.

THIS ISN’T A FOLK TALE: Michael B. Horn is adding yet another title to his ever-growing biography. The co-founder of the Clayton Christensen Institute has been tapped to head the $25 million Robin Hood Education + Technology Fund, dedicated to support learning outcomes low-income students in New York. The fund is a partnership between three prominent New York-based foundations deeply involved in education grantmaking: Robin Hood, Overdeck Family Foundation and the Siegel Family Endowment.

The fund boasts a merry band of advisors that include Google executive chairman, Eric Schmidt and Laura Arrillaga-Andreessen. More details about the fund and the funders in the press release.