Just Three Weeks to Go: Looking for Bold Ideas in ELL Tools!
Nearly five million PreK-12 students in America are English Language Learners. That’s a lot of students. And, we’ve heard from teachers and researchers that there are not nearly enough high-quality instructional tools to meet their needs. In fact, there’s a dearth of quality ELL tools, and the need has never been greater. So, we decided […]
Now’s the Time to Reimagine Learning
And, if you think so, too…we should be talking. NewSchools invests in the most creative ideas and supports visionary leaders with the potential to reshape the learning experience to help every student reach his or her highest aspirations. That’s why today we are announcing nearly $7 million in funding opportunities across our three investment areas. […]
News Release — Bring Us Your Boldest, Biggest Ideas for Reimagining Education
Announcing up to $7 million in new funding opportunities for entrepreneurs and teams of educators (Oakland, CA, August 1, 2016) — NewSchools Venture Fund is looking for educators, creators and visionaries who believe in the power and potential of reimagining learning. NewSchools finds, funds and supports teams of educators and entrepreneurs whose bold ideas have […]
Promising Developments in EdTech for Science
We have scientists to thank for many of conveniences that make our lives simpler, more comfortable…and in a lot of ways more fun. That’s why we need many, many more scientists, and science education is an essential foundation for success in many careers. In fact, the demand for workers in STEM-related careers continue to grow. […]
Why We Support Innovative Schools
We love graduation season at NewSchools! It reminds us why we support innovative schools. A big part of our work is supporting new innovative schools with the potential to become great networks. Through our Invent program, we fund the planning and launch of the first and second schools of emerging innovative charter networks. (We also fund new […]
NewSchools Invent: Welcoming a New Cohort of Innovative Schools
We believe young people deserve schools that match the incredible aspirations they have for themselves, their families and their communities. Today, too many are in schools that don’t match those aspirations or the times we’re living in. Our role is to support teams of educators who are reimagining learning so that students are prepared and […]
Live From Summit 2016: XQ: Rethinking the American High School
Russlynn Ali, Managing Director of Education at Emerson Collective led a discussion on the XQ High School redesign challenge being led nationwide to rethink the high school experience. The panelists who joined her included: Larry Berger, Co-founder and CEO of Amplify Jennifer Golub, Executive Director of Content and Innovation at MAL\FOR GOOD Anna Lee, second year […]
Live From Summit 2016: Real Talk with Teach For America
Teach For America CEO Elisa Villanueva Beard engaged in a conversation with Marc Sternberg, Director of K-12 Education Program at the Walton Family Foundation reflecting on Teach For America’s first 25 years, what they have learned, the shifts they’ve made, and where they are heading next. TFA’s early success fueled incredible growth. However, that growth put […]
Live From Summit 2016: Advancing Social-Emotional Learning for Students and Teachers
This inspiring session featured four school leaders who have launched schools because they believe important aspects of school need to be redesigned to support authentic development of social-emotional learning (SEL) in students. The school leaders who presented on their models included: Jonathan Hanover, Executive Director and Principle of Roots Elementary School Sara Cotner, Founder and […]
Live from Summit 2016: Rapid-Prototyping to Address Critical Student Needs
This interactive and innovative workshop was led by Rich Crandall, Director at Intentional Futures, and formerly an Associate Partner at NewSchools Venture Fund and the K-12 Lab Director at the Institute of Design at Stanford. The session gave entrepreneurs the opportunity to think about the critical student need areas identified by NewSchools and how to […]