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Courage, Community, and What Comes Next: Reflections from Frances Messano
A 2025 year-end reflection on how courageous educators, innovators, and 80 NewSchools ventures advanced student learning, from reading and math to AI-powered supports.
AI Won’t Transform Teaching and Learning — Unless It’s Built for All Learners
Our education system was never built with every learner in mind, especially students who learn and think differently. One in five students has a learning
What Works: Lessons from High-Performing Schools: A Building Better Schools Resource
See lessons from six high-performing schools and is designed for educators, funders, and policymakers looking for evidence of what’s working in public schools today and practical guidance to strengthen their own efforts.
Want better student outcomes? Invest in student experiences
Today, AI tools are being adopted at twice the speed of the early Internet. Everyone in education is talking about how quickly we need to
NewSchools Announces $10M+ in Funding to Accelerate Innovation in Education
NewSchools Venture Fund announced today more than $10 million in funding to help visionary educators and innovators reimagine what public education can be. The funding will support ideas that make teaching and learning more engaging, effective, and responsive to the needs of today’s students — with the goal of expanding opportunity and improving outcomes for students across the country.
Building What’s Next: Our 2025 Investments to Improve Student Learning
NewSchools is announcing more than $23 million in new investments and reinvestments to over 80 ventures, chosen from 1,600 applicants nationwide. At a time when it would be easy to pull back, innovators are stepping forward with courage, resilience, and bold visions for what comes next in public education.