$100 million fund launched for code school diversity scholarships
The Iron Yard, the largest immersive code school in the U.S., has launched the Tech Opportunity Fund. It’s a collaboration with Code Fellows and Operation HOPE to increase diversity in the tech industry. The idea is that by removing financial barriers and increasing access to tech education for all through core financial literacy and entrepreneurship training. Over the next five years, […]
By Community Contributed September 14, 2016

Education Tech Award winner Social Net Watcher software scans social media to prevent school bullying and violence
Plainfield, Indiana-based cloud software firm Social Net Watcher received the Education Tech Award for its innovative scanning algorithm during the 15th annual TechPoint Mira Awards honoring the best of tech in Indiana. The technology monitors students’ social media posts and alerts teachers and parents to potential cyberbullying, suicide or violent threats. Once phrases are identified, […]
By Joshua Hall May 4, 2014

Wa-Nee Community Schools teacher Jake Simons wins Tech Education Mira Award
Fifth grade teacher for Wa-Nee Community Schools in Nappanee, Ind., won the Tech Education Award during TechPoint’s 23rd annual Mira Awards gala honoring the best of tech in Indiana.  Six years ago, Jake Simons started a robotics team of 10 fifth grade students at Woodview Elementary, a rural Amish community in Nappanee, Ind.. Two years […]
By Joshua Hall April 24, 2022