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Earlier this summer, Voqal investee, Schoolrunner was acquired by SchoolMint. We are excited to have been a part of Schoolrunner’s journey and congratulate SchoolMint on this excellent addition to its platform. Schoolrunner is a Software as a Service (SaaS) solution that enables evidence-based teaching and learning. The platform provides a single place to track, analyze,

Earlier this week, Voqal joined Engine and over 70 other organizations in a letter to Congress that implores the body to create a path to citizenship for Dreamers (also known as DACA recipients). Dreamers are young undocumented immigrants who were brought to the United States as children, who have lived and gone to school here,

Today, the U.S. Senate passed a long-overdue infrastructure bill that includes a historic investment in broadband deployment, affordability, access, and equity. The $65 billion broadband section contains four sections to tackle broadband access and adoption problem. Broadband Equity, Access, and Deployment Grant Program ($42.45 billion) This provision creates a $42.45 billion matching grant program for

Creating a truly socially equitable world requires supporting innovative individuals from a wide array of backgrounds. The Voqal Fellowship acknowledges this need by investing in people as individuals and budding entrepreneurs. It is an opportunity for those often overlooked by traditional funders to enact their visions at center stage. In our penultimate look at the

Voqal’s mission is to advance social equity by creating an educated and engaged public. A key element of realizing this goal is making sure everyone has access to the affordable, high-speed internet that is increasingly important to participate in our society. That’s why Voqal project, Mobile Citizen exists. It provides low-cost mobile internet with unlimited

Voqal aims to educate and engage the public to foster a stronger, healthier democracy. Furthermore, we believe that the opportunity gap is the most pervasive and damaging problem in the U.S. educational system. We also believe that addressing this complex and multi-faceted problem cannot be achieved through any one solution. With this reality in mind,

After taking a summer break and reflecting on the final days of the DEI Changemakers program, Mary Coleman reframes the debate over being right versus being effective in the first of her final three posts to wrap up the Lessons from DEI Changemakers blog series. “I think Lincoln did what he thought was right, even

Voqal knows that taking risks with innovative, progressive ideas is necessary to advance social change. The Voqal Fellowship embodies this idea by investing in people as individuals and budding entrepreneurs. It is a talent accelerator aimed at giving those often overlooked by traditional funders a chance to enact their visions at center stage. This month,

Voqal is proud to announce its latest round of Education Opportunity Project investments. This funding supports companies that are changing the way we think about addressing opportunity gaps in education. The investments in TechRow, DigitalDeets, and maro reflect Voqal’s commitment to creating a more equitable educational landscape for all. TechRow – $100,000 TechRow is working

In his latest post, Voqal’s education program director, Vinny Badolato explores Critical Race Theory and what it really means for education.   So, what is this brouhaha about Critical Race Theory (CRT)? Is it some new-fangled liberal plot to denigrate America? What exactly is CRT, and why has it become the new boogeyman for the right-wing