Dan Primack:

At the time, it just felt like idle elevator conversation. But that was my mistake, because Miner is now planning to launch an education-focused company within Google GOOG -0.88% . This also means that he’ll be stepping down as a general partner with GV, transitioning into a venture partner role through which he’ll maintain some of his existing portfolio board seats.

“cost disease” opens many opportunites for diverse education services, rather the generally monolotithic k-12 world. The current system, despite spending more than any other country, often struggles with the essentials.