Announcing NewSchools’ Latest Cohort! 23 New Investments = 11,000 New Opportunities
This blog was also posted on Medium. This year marks 20 years of investing in new, innovative schools here at NewSchools, and each new crop of investments brings its own excitement and inspiration. Today, my team is thrilled to announce investments in 23 teams of educators who are planning to launch new schools that will […]
A New School Year, Another Chance to Reimagine the Student Experience
When I started third grade, my mom enrolled me in a new school. Her decision to change my school, I believe, fundamentally changed how I viewed myself as a student and set me on a path to envision my life beyond the underserved community where I grew up. The school opened up a whole new […]
Live From Summit 2017: How to Personalize Learning with Rigor and High Expectations
Bethany Gross, a senior research analyst and research director at the Center on Reinventing Public Education (CRPE) moderated this thought-provoking session. Joining her as panelists were charter school founders Erin Mote of Brooklyn Lab Charter School, Oliver Sicat of Ednovate and Kyle Smitley of Detroit Achievement Academy, and Assistant Superintendent, April Madden of Henry County […]