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Ask HN: Afghan girls' school terror. Are Edu startups ready to help today?
3 points by ad80 5497 days ago
Shocking news: http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2011/may/25/taliban-kill-head-girls-school and I wonder if with all the education startups like Khan Academy, Ingenic etc. booming, are we ready today to help places like Afghanistan access education with still pretty poor infrastructure there? can we offer basic hardware with offline content? let's brainstorm...