# EdTech — Sylvain Kalache URL: https://www.sylvainkalache.com/topics/edtech My writing, talks, podcasts, and projects about EdTech. ## Selected work - [African Leadership Group Acquires Coding School Holberton](https://www.sylvainkalache.com/content/african-leadership-group-acquires-coding-school-holberton.md) (2022-07-13; TechCrunch): African Leadership Group acquires Holberton School to expand access to software engineering education across Africa. - [Holberton Raises $20M as It Pivots to Become an EdTech SaaS Company](https://www.sylvainkalache.com/content/holberton-raises-20m-as-it-pivots-to-become-an-edtech-saas-company.md) (2021-03-25; TechCrunch): Holberton School raises $20 million and pivots from running schools directly to licensing its curriculum as a SaaS platform. - [Legendary Songwriter Savan Kotecha Joins Holberton School Board to Increase Tech Diversity](https://www.sylvainkalache.com/content/legendary-songwriter-savan-kotecha-joins-holberton-school-board-to-increase-tech-diversity.md) (2020-07-13; Forbes): Savan Kotecha, songwriter behind hits for Ariana Grande and The Weeknd, joins Holberton School's board of trustees. - [An Education for the 4th Industrial Revolution](https://www.sylvainkalache.com/content/an-education-for-the-4th-industrial-revolution-flii-2020.md) (2020-02-19; FLII — New Ventures): Talk at the Latin American Impact Investing Forum (FLII X) in Mérida, Mexico on how project-based, peer-driven education models prepare the next generation of engineers, representing Holberton School. - [Holberton School, l'école qui forme les ingénieurs informatiques de demain](https://www.sylvainkalache.com/content/holberton-school-l-cole-qui-forme-les-ing-nieurs-informatiques-de-demain.md) (2020-01-01; Forbes France): Comment Holberton School forme la prochaine génération d'ingénieurs informatiques avec une pédagogie innovante. - [Forget free college. The future of the US workforce depends on a higher education worth paying for](https://www.sylvainkalache.com/content/forget-free-college-the-future-of-the-us-workforce-depends-on-a-higher-education-worth-paying-for.md) (2019-11-08; CNBC): Why making college free misses the point — the real challenge is making education relevant, practical, and aligned with workforce needs. - [Priyanka Chopra Jonas Joins the Holberton School as an Investor](https://www.sylvainkalache.com/content/priyanka-chopra-jonas-joins-the-holberton-school-as-an-investor.md) (2019-07-02; Forbes): Actress and producer Priyanka Chopra Jonas invests in Holberton School, backing its mission to democratize tech education. - [Holberton Opens Its Software Engineering School in Medellín](https://www.sylvainkalache.com/content/holberton-opens-its-software-engineering-school-in-medell-n.md) (2019-06-10; TechCrunch): Holberton School expands to Medellín, Colombia, bringing its peer-learning software engineering program to Latin America. - [An Education for the 4th Industrial Revolution](https://www.sylvainkalache.com/content/an-education-for-the-4th-industrial-revolution.md) (2019-06-01; StartSe): How project-based, peer-driven education models are preparing the next generation of engineers for a rapidly changing world. - [Transforming Education for the Next Generation of Software Engineers](https://www.sylvainkalache.com/content/transforming-education-for-the-next-generation-of-software-engineers.md) (2019-05-01; DockerCon): DockerCon talk on how alternative education models are reshaping the pipeline of software engineering talent. - [Show Me the Money: Is Lowering Costs in Higher Education an Economic Imperative?](https://www.sylvainkalache.com/content/show-me-the-money-is-lowering-costs-in-higher-education-an-economic-imperative.md) (2019-04-01; ASU GSV Summit): ASU GSV Summit panel on the economics of higher education and whether cost reduction is essential for the future of workforce development. - [Education Technology for the Future of the Workforce](https://www.sylvainkalache.com/content/education-technology-for-the-future-of-the-workforce.md) (2019-01-01; Lab4U Talks): Interview on Lab4U Talks about how education technology is shaping the future workforce and the role of alternative training models. - [NE-YO Wants to Make Silicon Valley More Diverse](https://www.sylvainkalache.com/content/ne-yo-wants-to-make-silicon-valley-more-diverse.md) (2018-09-29; TechCrunch): Grammy-winning artist NE-YO teams up with Holberton School to tackle Silicon Valley's diversity gap through education. - [Improving tech education doesn't start with tech](https://www.sylvainkalache.com/content/improving-tech-education-doesn-t-start-with-tech.md) (2018-08-30; VentureBeat): Why fixing technical education requires addressing systemic issues in access, pedagogy, and workforce alignment before adding more technology. - [A Different Model for Developing Software Engineers](https://www.sylvainkalache.com/content/a-different-model-for-developing-software-engineers.md) (2018-06-01; Nexus): Nexus conference talk on peer-learning, project-based curricula, and why the traditional CS degree model needs disruption. - [Holberton School Raises $8.2 Million](https://www.sylvainkalache.com/content/holberton-school-raises-8-2-million.md) (2018-04-09; Forbes): Holberton School closes an $8.2 million funding round to expand its peer-learning software engineering program. - [Higher Education Innovation Summit](https://www.sylvainkalache.com/content/higher-education-innovation-summit.md) (2017-12-17; C-SPAN): Presenting at the U.S. Department of Education's Higher Education Innovation Summit on rethinking how we prepare students for the tech workforce. - [Holberton Gets Backing From More Industry Executives as It Looks to Scale](https://www.sylvainkalache.com/content/holberton-gets-backing-from-more-industry-executives-as-it-looks-to-scale.md) (2017-10-25; TechCrunch): Holberton School secures new investment from tech industry leaders as it expands its software engineering education model. - [Dev bootcamp shuttering shows challenges of teaching coal miners to code](https://www.sylvainkalache.com/content/dev-bootcamp-shuttering-shows-challenges-of-teaching-coal-miners-to-code.md) (2017-07-13; VentureBeat): The closure of Dev Bootcamp exposes the gap between coding bootcamp hype and the reality of building sustainable technical education at scale. - [NE-YO Invests in Holberton School to Diversify Tech](https://www.sylvainkalache.com/content/ne-yo-invests-in-holberton-school-to-diversify-tech.md) (2017-05-30; Fortune): Grammy-winning artist NE-YO backs Holberton School, investing in a new model of tech education focused on diversity and access. - [Pathways to Youth Employment — Apprenticeships and Work-based Training](https://www.sylvainkalache.com/content/pathways-to-youth-employment-apprenticeships-and-work-based-training.md) (2017-04-16; GAN Global): Speaker at the Global Apprenticeships Network (GAN) conference in Johannesburg on apprenticeship models and work-based training as a path to youth employment, representing Holberton School. - [New-Age School Raises $2.3 Million to Train Techies](https://www.sylvainkalache.com/content/new-age-school-raises-2-3-million-to-train-techies.md) (2017-02-06; Fortune): Holberton School raises $2.3 million to scale its alternative approach to training software engineers in San Francisco. - [Why education should become more like artificial intelligence](https://www.sylvainkalache.com/content/why-education-should-become-more-like-artificial-intelligence.md) (2016-12-05; TechCrunch): The case for applying AI-driven personalization to education — adaptive learning paths, competency-based assessment, and project-driven curricula. - [This School Wants to Change How We Train the Next Generation of Tech Workers](https://www.sylvainkalache.com/content/this-school-wants-to-change-how-we-train-the-next-generation-of-tech-workers.md) (2016-11-12; CNN Money): A look at how Holberton School is rethinking tech education with project-based learning and no traditional lectures. - [Schools Are Recording Students' Results on the Blockchain](https://www.sylvainkalache.com/content/schools-are-recording-students-results-on-the-blockchain.md) (2016-05-09; CNBC): How blockchain technology is being used to create tamper-proof, verifiable academic records for students. - [Des Frenchies lancent une école dans la Silicon Valley](https://www.sylvainkalache.com/content/des-frenchies-lancent-une-cole-dans-la-silicon-valley.md) (2016-01-23; Le Monde): Des entrepreneurs français fondent une école d'ingénieurs d'un nouveau genre au cœur de la Silicon Valley. 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