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James Croft

@jamespdcroft

Co-Founder and Head of Education, Whitebeam Strategy corporate advisory @WhitebeamStrat1 Curator of #InvestEd feed @EdInvesting Find me on LinkedIn

London, England Katılım Ağustos 2010
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James Croft
James Croft@jamespdcroft·
Includes commentary on the #pandemic fallout for #HigherEd #FE and the #Youth job market; government, market, and entrepreneurial responses; news, views and guidance of relevance for #education #entrepreneurs and details of forthcoming events (email sign-up only) ...
Whitebeam Strategy@WhitebeamStrat1

The @TenThinkTank @WhitebeamStrat1 Monthly for entrepreneurs in education is out! You can get it by email if you sign up, but here's the guts of it on The Entrepreneurship Network blog: bit.ly/3dVqhN5 #education #innovation #entrepreneurs #startups

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James Croft
James Croft@jamespdcroft·
... and much more! UK education policy and market developments; global start-up investment trends; diversifying capital raising options; Venture Capital. Sign up from the link below for an email version in May... #edpolicy #edmarkets #startups #investment #capital #VentureCapital
Whitebeam Strategy@WhitebeamStrat1

The @TenThinkTank @WhitebeamStrat1 Monthly for entrepreneurs in education is out this afternoon. You can get it by email, but here it is on The Entrepreneurship Network's blog: bit.ly/3dVqhN5 #education #innovation #entrepreneurs #startups

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James Croft
James Croft@jamespdcroft·
... and including guidance for entrepreneurs on the road : 'Fundraising: How long does it take to raise capital for a start-up? via BNN Times bit.ly/3tXLXOi #entrepreneurs #startups #fundraising #capital
Whitebeam Strategy@WhitebeamStrat1

The @TenThinkTank @WhitebeamStrat1 Monthly for entrepreneurs in education is out this afternoon. You can get it by email, but here it is on The Entrepreneurship Network's blog: bit.ly/3dVqhN5 #education #innovation #entrepreneurs #startups

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James Croft
James Croft@jamespdcroft·
... and featuring: 'The Creator Economy Boom: What it is, what’s driving it, and where it’s going': bit.ly/3tZcOcD - from @ollieforsyth Global Community Manager, Antler #creatoreconomy #innovation #entrepreneurs #VentureCapital
Whitebeam Strategy@WhitebeamStrat1

The @TenThinkTank @WhitebeamStrat1 Monthly for entrepreneurs in education is out this afternoon. You can get it by email, but here it is on The Entrepreneurship Network's blog: bit.ly/3dVqhN5 #education #innovation #entrepreneurs #startups

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James Croft
James Croft@jamespdcroft·
Featuring, inter alia, Edtech Seed round successes from @GuideEducation_ @MindstoneHQ @LaSalleEd and @Graduway #InvestEd #education #Edtech #innovation #edtechchat #Seed #scalers
Whitebeam Strategy@WhitebeamStrat1

The @TenThinkTank @WhitebeamStrat1 Monthly for entrepreneurs in education is out this afternoon. You can get it by email, but here it is on The Entrepreneurship Network's blog: bit.ly/3dVqhN5 #education #innovation #entrepreneurs #startups

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James Croft
James Croft@jamespdcroft·
@hpatrinos I get it that 'when it comes to changes in the wage structure and returns to skill, supply changes are critical, and edn changes the most' - it's the notion of the great equalizer I'm struggling with!
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James Croft
James Croft@jamespdcroft·
@hpatrinos But relative to skills premium the lines are quite different, which suggests contextual demand drivers important (as put in the paper)? ...
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Harry A. Patrinos
Harry A. Patrinos@hpatrinos·
"Education then, beyond all other devices of human origin, is a great equalizer..." Horace Mann But is it still? (tbc)
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James Croft
James Croft@jamespdcroft·
... and potentially generated ‘flawed’ readings for other tests and other countries! (2 of 2)
James Croft@jamespdcroft

#PISA assessment already discredited, now this. ⁦⁦John Jerrim⁩ of ⁦@ucl⁩ report on PISA 2018 suggests lack of participation and underrepresentation by lower-achieving pupils may have inflated ranking for pupils in England and Wales (1 of 2) johnjerrim.files.wordpress.com/2021/04/jerrim…

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James Croft
James Croft@jamespdcroft·
#PISA assessment already discredited, now this. ⁦⁦John Jerrim⁩ of ⁦@ucl⁩ report on PISA 2018 suggests lack of participation and underrepresentation by lower-achieving pupils may have inflated ranking for pupils in England and Wales (1 of 2) johnjerrim.files.wordpress.com/2021/04/jerrim…
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James Croft
James Croft@jamespdcroft·
Big numbers: Edison VC finds "80 million Americans (28% of the U.S. 12+ population) are weekly podcast listeners (with those numbers growing at 17% y/y). In terms of audio listeners, “62% of the U.S. 12+ population (around 176 million people) listen to audio online weekly."
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