What We’ve Learned from our Focus on Excellence and Equity in Education Innovation
By Frances Messano, PresidentOver the past seven years, NewSchools has been intentional about centering racial equity and investing in…
Becoming the Next CEO of NewSchools
By Frances Messano in Future of Work onBy Frances Messano, PresidentIn March, we announced that I will succeed Stacey Childress as CEO of NewSchools Venture Fund,…
Our Promise and Plan of Action for the Year Ahead
By Frances Messano in Reimagining Learning onFrances Messano, President This is a tough time to be in education. For teachers and school leaders navigating a third…
MacKenzie Scott Makes Historic Gift to NewSchools Venture Fund
By Frances Messano and Stacey ChildressWe are thrilled to announce that NewSchools Venture Fund has received an incredible $35M…
Dream Capital for Innovators Advancing Racial Equity in Education
By Frances Messano in Racial Equity onBy Frances Messano, President, NewSchools Venture FundFor the past year, there have been loud calls for justice and change…
Our Moral Imperative: Racial Equity and the Public School System
By Frances Messano, senior managing partner, NewSchools Venture Fund Photo by mana5280 on UnsplashEducators are preparing for a fall as…
How Leopards Change Their Spots: Five Attributes of Schools That Successfully Transitioned to Distance Learning
By Frances Messano in Innovative Public Schools onBy Frances Messano, Senior Managing Partner, NewSchools Venture FundAs schools rapidly closed down their physical buildings across the country, we saw…
Reposted from Medium.com — Hey Educators and Entrepreneurs with Bold Ideas…This is Big!
By Frances Messano in Uncategorized onFor the last few years, August 1 has been a particularly auspicious day for me and my colleagues at…
What Does It Look Like to Make History in the Moment?
By Frances Messano in Diverse Leaders onThis blog is also cross-posted on Medium.My team at NewSchools just completed one of our favorite and most impactful…
Unrealized Impact: New Study on Diversity, Equity & Inclusion in Education
By Frances Messano in Diverse Leaders onToday, I’m thrilled to announce a new study, "Unrealized Impact." But before we discuss that, I have to go…
Live From Summit 2016: XQ: Rethinking the American High School
Russlynn Ali, Managing Director of Education at Emerson Collective led a discussion on the XQ High School redesign challenge being…
Announcing our Diverse Leaders Ventures
By Frances Messano in Diverse Leaders onI’m lucky. I have a job I love, and I am doing work that makes me proud. I co-lead…
What NewSchools Will Do to Diversify Education Leadership
By Frances Messano in Diverse Leaders onIn a blog post earlier this week, we shared why closing the racial / ethnic demographic gap between the leadership…
Education Organizations Need to Diversify Leadership
By Frances Messano in Diverse Leaders onTeams of educators are stepping up to create innovative schools that can prepare and inspire young people to achieve…
Summit 2015: Ben Jealous Challenges us to Build ‘Uncomfortable’ Coalitions and Dream Big
Ben Jealous, partner at Kapor Capital and former President & CEO of the NAACP, closed the NewSchools 2015 summit…
