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Miller uniquely suited to help lead By Staff | Feb 9, 2021 To the editor: I am writing to endorse Mike Miller for Sanibel City Council. I have known him for 20 years, since he retired as vice president and treasurer of Owens-Corning in Toledo, Ohio, and moved to Sanibel. Soon after he moved and established his elder law practice, I became aware of the many hours he spent using his expertise to do pro bono work for older people who needed his help. His extensive financial background as a financial executive and certified public accountant with nationally recognized companies has been well know...

Interfaith Shared Scholar speaks of father, systemic racism By Staff | Feb 4, 2021 Dr. Susannah Heschel, the Eli M. Black Distinguished Professor and chair of Dartmouth College’s Jewish Studies Program, who is the daughter of Rabbi Abraham Joshua Heschel, spoke during a Zoom program on Jan. 13 as the 2021 Interfaith Shared Scholar. Moderated by Sanibel Congregational United Church of Christ Rev. Dr. John Danner, it was attended by over 100 congregants from SCUCC, Bat Yam Temple of the Islands, Captiva Chapel by the Sea, Christian Science Church of Sanibel and Saint Michael and All Angels Ep...

Edtech valuations aren’t skyrocketing, but investors see more exit opportunities 13 VCs discuss how their deal-making has changed in the last year Less than a year after we put out an initial temperature check survey, it’s clear that specialist investors are even more bullish on edtech. Bears are hard to find right now: the sector, once undercapitalized, has brought in $10 billion in venture capital funding globally in 2020. As investors told us last week, the biggest consumer opportunity in 2021 and beyond is lifelong learning (and portfolio companies have the profits to prove it). But d...

13 investors say lifelong learning is taking edtech mainstream The venture potential of a startup that caters to individual students — instead of a slow-moving, small-pocketed institution — has a bullish aura that attracts investors. Add in a pandemic that forced many to embrace remote learning overnight, and it makes sense that we have seen companies like Outschool and ClassDojo turn first profits while startups like Quizlet and ApplyBoard reached $1 billion valuations. Last year brought a flurry of record-breaking venture capital to the sector. PitchBook data shows that edtech startups...