On July 15, nearly 300 Bay Area entrepreneurs, VCs and philanthropists gathered for the final pitch session of The EdTech Entrepreneurs Lab, an education startup incubation program helping cultivate the next generation of education technology entrepreneurs. Since February, a cohort of 25 incredible individuals worked through the Lab on tech-enabled solutions to the challenges facing American public education—and at this culminating event, their months of hard work were clear.

For a decade, the NewSchools Summit has been the central address for results-oriented innovation that improves education for low-income children. This year, we took it up a couple of notches. Summit 2011 participants enjoyed more choices in content, more ways to connect with people, more new ideas and people, and more fun. The theme for this invitation-only event was what’s new and what’s next—the ideas, people and systems that will change education in the year to come. NewSchools Venture Fund has worked since 1998 to transform public education so that all children – especially those in underserved communities – have the opportunity to succeed. We have supported many of the nation’s highest performing entrepreneurial organizations and work closely with them to create systemic change. This year, for the first time, NewSchools is joining with Aspen Institute to bring you an event of unprecedented interest.

The NewSchools Summit is a gathering of leaders from across the education, business, policy and nonprofit sectors. Since 1998, NewSchools Venture Fund has worked to transform public education so that all children – especially those in underserved communities – have the opportunity to succeed. We have supported many of the nation’s highest performing entrepreneurial organizations and work closely with them to create systemic change.