How Entrepreneurs are Tackling Challenges in Ed Tech – Part Two
An Interview with Komal Dadlani, Co-founder and CEO of Lab4U, on getting into classrooms early and often to build a great product We recently released an insight brief on what we’re learning from three years of ed tech investing. In the brief, we identified three consistent patterns we observed across all of our ed tech […]
How Entrepreneurs are Tackling Challenges in Ed Tech
An Interview with Peter Gault, Co-founder and Executive Director of Quill.org, on designing for student differences We recently released an insight brief on what we’re learning from three years of ed tech investing. In the brief, we identified three consistent patterns we observed across all of our ed tech investments. This three-part blog series is […]
Repost from Medium.com – Is My Child Getting What He Needs in School?
Last weekend, we celebrated my son’s seventh birthday. After we finished singing both versions of “Happy Birthday” — the traditional one and Stevie Wonder’s version — I watched him make a wish and blow out the candles. In that moment, I made a wish for him, too. I’m the mother of three wonderful children — each with a separate set of […]
News Release: NewSchools Venture Fund Announces New Ed Tech Challenge
$1.5 million in funding for ed tech tools to support an expanded definition of student success (Oakland, CA, January 12, 2019) – How can ed tech tools help students acquire a strong academic foundation and other mindsets, skills and habits they need for success? NewSchools is looking to find out. The organization’s latest ed tech challenge targets entrepreneurs […]
News Release – NewSchools is Looking to Fund Up to $8 Million in New Investments
Starting an innovative school or supporting diverse education leaders? (Oakland, CA, August 1, 2018) — NewSchools Venture Fund is excited to announce funding opportunities are now open for two investment areas: Innovative Schools and Diverse Leaders. For teams of educators and entrepreneurs who are either dreaming of opening a new innovative school or interested in growing, advancing and supporting Black and […]
Ignite Your Imagination! What’s the Future of Work?
This blog is also cross-posted on Medium. It feels like everywhere you look there is a new headline or statistic about the future of work. We know today’s kindergarteners are the high school graduating class of 2030, but we don’t know what the economy will look like when they receive their diplomas. At NewSchools, we’re […]
News Release – Calling All Ed Tech Entrepreneurs
NewSchools is Looking for Ideas for the Future of Work (Oakland, CA, February 22, 2018) – This week we’re excited to announce the opening of NewSchools’ latest ed tech funding opportunity, the NewSchools Ignite: Future of Work Challenge. This opportunity is open to entrepreneurs developing technology-enabled learning experiences, instructional content, learning diagnostics, administrative tools and other […]
Announcing the NewSchools Ignite: Early Learning Cohort
We’re thrilled to announce the 15 winners of the NewSchools Ignite Early Learning (PreK-2nd Grade) Challenge who collectively were awarded $1.5 million in grant funding as a part of our accelerator program. You can learn more about the work this cohort is doing by clicking on the links for each organization below. AppleTree Institute for […]
Reposted From EdSurge: Early Learning Faces Obstacles and Inequities—Here’s How Edtech Can Help
The following post was originally published on EdSurge on August 14, 2017: Remember the days when Farmer Eddie taught youngsters what the pig and cow says by pulling the See ‘n Say string? Edtech for early learners has come a long way since then, but our just-released compilation of research—what we call a Market Gap Snapshot—makes clear there […]
Reposted From EdSurge: Have a Bold Idea for Education? Here’s How to Apply for Funding from NewSchools
The following post was originally published on EdSurge on August 1, 2017: August is often a sleepy month, when many are focused on enjoying the last bit of summer before the busy fall season begins. But we’re hoping teams of educators and entrepreneurs with bold ideas in education will step away from their vacations to seize a […]