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  • Practices from the Portfolio, Volume 2
    June 2008

    In NewSchools Venture Fund's engagement with the entrepreneurial education organizations we support, we have found that these entrepreneurs have much to share with – and much to learn from – one another. Our new Practices from the Portfolio series seeks to capture, synthesize and share this powerful knowledge residing within the NewSchools portfolio.

  • Practices from the Portfolio, Volume I
    March 2008

    In NewSchools Venture Fund's engagement with the entrepreneurial education organizations we support, we have found that these entrepreneurs have much to share with – and much to learn from – one another. Our new Practices from the Portfolio series seeks to capture, synthesize and share this powerful knowledge residing within the NewSchools portfolio.

  • Third Annual Gathering of Education Entrepreneurs
    January 2008

    Since 2005, NewSchools Venture Fund and the Aspen Institute have convened about 45 leaders in educational entrepreneurship, philanthropy, policymaking and research for the Annual Gathering of Education Entrepreneurs in Aspen, Colorado with the support of E*TRADE Financial.

  • Social Purpose Capital Markets: Financial Capital for Social Entrepreneurs in Education
    October 2007

    Like entrepreneurs in any other sector, education entrepreneurs must rely on a variety of resources in their quest for the money, people, and ideas they need to turn their vision into reality. One of the most challenging is financial capital -- particularly for social entrepreneurs within education, who seek to improve educational access, equity and outcomes for students who are not adequately served by the current system.

  • Envisioning New Public Education Systems for the 21st Century: A Report on the Eighth Annual NewSchools Summit
    August 2007

    For the last eight years, NewSchools Venture Fund has convened an annual Summit in California’s San Francisco Bay Area, an area rich with technology entrepreneurs and the spirit of innovation. Each year, this Summit provides entrepreneurs, educators, policymakers and philanthropic leaders with a venue to share promising practices and tackle common challenges.

  • Second Annual Gathering of Education Entrepreneurs
    November 2006

    Every summer, NewSchools Venture Fund and the Aspen Institute bring together a group of leaders in educational entrepreneurship, philanthropy, policy making and research for the Annual Gathering of Education Entrepreneurs. The goal of these convenings is to to connect them and their work, and define new ways to ensure that the whole of their efforts is greater than the sum of the parts.

  • Entrepreneurs' Ideas for Improving No Child Left Behind: A Summary of Recommendations From a 'Town Hall' Session
    September 2006

    The No Child Left Behind (NCLB) Act created myriad opportunities for education entrepreneurs, particularly those creating new public schools or helping to turn around low-performing schools. However, while some of the act’s provisions encourage innovation by entrepreneurs, other aspects of the law’s current structure may stymie these efforts.

  • Linking Entrepreneurial Innovation and Systemic Change in Public Education: A Report on the Seventh Annual NewSchools Summit
    August 2006

    On May 4, 2006, NewSchools Venture Fund convened its seventh annual Summit. Each year, the Summit brings together an incredibly talented and passionate group of leaders who are committed to ensuring that all students receive high-quality educational opportunities. This year, nearly 400 entrepreneurs, educators, business and community leaders, policymakers and philanthropists gathered in Northern California to explore new approaches to change, and to reflect on the work that still needs to be done to transform our nation’s public schools.

  • What Are Education Entrepreneurs?
    August 2006

    This chapter was written for Educational Entrepreneurship: Realities, Challenges, and Possibilities, a volume edited by Frederick Hess of the American Enterprise Institute and published by Harvard Education Press.

  • First Annual Gathering of Education Entrepreneurs: Creating the Vision for 2030
    February 2006

    In August 2005, NewSchools Venture Fund and the Aspen Institute invited a group of about 50 leaders in educational entrepreneurship, philanthropy, policy making and research for the first Annual Gathering of Education Entrepreneurs in Aspen, Colorado. The goals of these annual convenings are to rejuvenate these entrepreneurial change agents to sustain their efforts, to connect them on a human and professional level, to define new ways to make sure the “whole is greater than the sum of the parts,” and to create the long-term agenda for change.