We’re Rebranding! Meet NewBoCo K-12 Education
NewBoCo’s been up to a lot these past four years. We’ve grown from a small startup accelerator to a nonprofit with programming supporting education, innovation, and entrepreneurship for Iowans of all ages. As we’ve grown, we know it’s been hard to keep up with what exactly it is we do here. So many of our programs have different names, and … Read More
Volunteer Spotlight: Asmaa Elkeurti
“I firmly believe anyone can learn computer science.” — Asmaa Elkeurti After graduating from the University of Iowa in 2016, Asmaa Elkeurti became a developer at Pear Deck, an Iowa City-based education startup offering a web-based application to K-12 schools and teachers, and a regular volunteer for NewBoCo’s K-12 computer science education programs. Before she leads this Saturday’s Javascript session for our GirlsCode++ … Read More
The power of Agile in startups
Huge progress in Computer Science education this week
Iowa educators learn how to teach computer science at Code.org’s TeacherCon
The state of Iowa’s innovation ecosystem: so much progress, yet so much more to do.
5 Reasons Why Education Startups Should Apply To ISA
Preparing for ISA 2016 Lift Off
Growth is an epic ride!
NewBoCo and Iowa Startup Accelerator are my first nonprofit adventure. Having founded Geonetric in 1999, I remember the thrill of building something new and the euphoria of finding traction and things that work. And then, the tug of the thing taking off as it grows and holding it together as you add staff to meet the demand for services. It’s … Read More