What’s an Innovative Public School?
By Debbie Veney in Uncategorized onBy Deborah Veney, Director of Policy and CommunicationsNearly everyone has been inside a school. But, stepping into an innovativepublic school…
News Release – NewSchools is Looking to Fund Up to $8 Million in New Investments
Starting an innovative school or supporting diverse education leaders?(Oakland, CA, August 1, 2018) — NewSchools Venture Fund is excited…
NEWS RELEASE: NewSchools is Looking to Fund Up to $8 Million in New Investments
(Oakland, CA, August 1, 2018) — NewSchools Venture Fund is excited to announce funding opportunities are now open for…
Live From Summit 2018: Closing Plenary on the Future of Work
By Debbie Veney in Summit onThis blog is also cross-posted on Medium.A day full of learning, sharing and networking closed with a lively panel…
Live From NewSchools Summit 2018: Opening Plenary Celebrates 20 Years of NewSchools and Looks to the Future
By Debbie Veney in Summit onThis blog was also cross-posted on Medium.NewSchools CEO Stacey Childress officially opened NewSchools Summit 2018 this morning to a…
A Calculated Approach – Supporting Excellence in Public Education
By Debbie Veney in Uncategorized onWhen most people hear “Finance Director” they think of spreadsheets, budgets and audits. And, that is an important part…
Live From Summit 2017: Why Can’t We Be Friends?
The closing plenary of NewSchools Summit 2017 began with inspirational words from Paige Pence, a student from North Idaho…
Live From Summit 2017: The Opening Plenary
The opening plenary was simulcast on Facebook Live. We hope you were able to listen, but if not…no worries!…
Our Ventures are Diversifying Education
By Debbie Veney in Uncategorized onTwo of our ventures were busy last weekend, working to #DiversifyEd at an event they co-hosted in Boston. Latinos for…
News Release – Got an Idea for an Ed Tech Tool to Support Special Education? NewSchools Ignite Might Fund it!
Contact:Debbie Veney dveney@newschools.org | 415-375-8262Elly Stolnitz estolnitz@newschools.org | 415-371-6034 Announcing up to $1.5 million in new fu…
I’m Ready to Get to Work
By Debbie Veney in Policy and Politics onJanuary 2016 roared in with lots of change in the air, and we’ve all responded in different ways. Personally,…
What Would You Do With $4 Billion?
Now, I don’t want to name drop. So, let’s just say a “well-known education philanthropist” posed a fascinating question…
News Release – WestEd and NewSchools Venture Fund Win Small Business Administration Funding for EdTech Growth Accelerator
By Debbie Veney in Ed Tech onNew funding will support knowledge sharing and systems development for data collection and analysisSan Francisco, CA – September 8, 2016…
News Release — Bring Us Your Boldest, Biggest Ideas for Reimagining Education
By Debbie Veney in Diverse Leaders, Ed Tech, Entrepreneur, Innovative Public Schools, NewSchools Ventures onAnnouncing up to $7 million in new funding opportunities for entrepreneurs and teams of educators(Oakland, CA, August 1, 2016)…
News Release – NewSchools Announces New Cohort of Innovative Schools
By Debbie Veney in Innovative Public Schools onContact: Debbie Veneydveney@newschools.org | 415-375-8262 Funding will aid in the planning and launch of new schools across the U.S.(Oakland, CA,…
Guest Blog: How an Elite Education Reform Conference Felt More Like a #BlackLivesMatter Rally
The following post appeared originally on Education Post, and is reposted here with permission from its author, Marilyn Anderson Rhames.Stay…
Live From Summit 2016: Expanding the Definition of Student Success
By Debbie Veney in Social Emotional Learning onChris Gabrieli and Sara Bartolino Krachman, who are co-founders of Transforming Education, led this session in partnership with Adam…
Live From Summit 2016: Hopes for the Future
The closing plenary at NewSchools Summit 2016 was an authentic, engaging end to a day that both began and…
Live From Summit 2016: Movements for the Next America
NewSchools Summit 2016 officially began this morning with an inspirational opening plenary. Two young women -- one Latino and…
News Release – NewSchools Ignite Announces “Middle School & High School Math Challenge”
NewSchools Ignite, an initiative of NewSchools Venture Fund, a nonprofit venture philanthropy firm, is now accepting applications for its…
