Gates Foundation Kicks Off $2.5M College Knowledge App Contest With EdTech Hackathon At Facebook

To inspire developers to build apps that help kids get into, stay in, and graduate from college, the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation launched an education tech Facebook app contest today with 30 prizes?totaling?$2.5 million. To kick off College Knowledge Challenge the submission period, it's co-hosting an edtech hackathon today at Facebook's headquarters at 1 Hacker Way in Menlo Park. Devs of all ages are tasked with creating apps that build pathways to college, build peer groups for in-coming college students, and assist with college admission and getting financial aid. So if you want kids to be smarter, build them something and earn some cash.

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