YouTube Is Investing $20 Million In Educational Content, Creators (theverge.com)

YouTube is creating a new Learning Fund program where it will invest $20 million toward education content. The announcement was made today by Malik Ducard, global head of learning. The Verge reports: Channels like TED-Ed, dedicated to educational Ted Talks, and Hank and John Green's Crash Course have already secured additional funding, according to YouTube's blog post. The company plans to invest in content from independent creators, like the Green brothers, as well as traditional news sources and educational organizations to broaden its content offering.

YouTube's Learning Fund has a nice ring to it, but it isn't a philanthropic charity. An FAQ about the program states that "successful applicants must enter into a written agreement with YouTube. This agreement will contain more details about required deliverables, payment timelines, and other terms and conditions." Creators must maintain a minimum of 25,000 subscribers. Those applying to the program also don't need to have a degree or proper certification in their field, "but successful applicants will be required to demonstrate that they have expertise and/or that the content they produce is verified by an expert in the field."

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They have already been funding great education TED-Ed talks like this: https://www.youtube.com/watch?...

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Ohhh propaganada of the slimiest kind paraded as education. Hey what the fuck are we paying all those education departments around the planet for, can they not come up with clean educational content. Coming out of Google is will be serve serving advertising to start with, freevertising where it generates news thats get reported and voila cheap Google marketing (probably already got its money back). Then there is the actual content, how much will be clean educational, how much corporate propaganda and how much just really slimey Google self promotion.