What Does It Look Like to Make History in the Moment?
This blog is also cross-posted on Medium. My team at NewSchools just completed one of our favorite and most impactful activities of the year — we decided upon the next round of investments in our Diverse Leaders portfolio! It’s always exciting to announce our new ventures, and lately I’ve been reflecting on what it means to fund […]
Unrealized Impact: New Study on Diversity, Equity & Inclusion in Education
Today, I’m thrilled to announce a new study, “Unrealized Impact.” But before we discuss that, I have to go back in time. A year ago, I had an idea for a project. I wanted to see comprehensive data on the state of diversity in education. Sure, there was a lot of talk about the need […]
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 led nationwide to rethink the high school experience. The panelists who joined her included: Larry Berger, Co-founder and CEO of Amplify Jennifer Golub, Executive Director of Content and Innovation at MAL\FOR GOOD Anna Lee, second year […]
Announcing our Diverse Leaders Ventures
I’m lucky. I have a job I love, and I am doing work that makes me proud. I co-lead one of NewSchools’ investment areas that supports increasing diverse senior leadership in K-12 education. The very idea of this dedicated investment area would have been inconceivable 40 years ago when an earlier generation of diverse pioneers in education were emerging. Deborah […]
What NewSchools Will Do to Diversify Education Leadership
In a blog post earlier this week, we shared why closing the racial / ethnic demographic gap between the leadership of education organizations and the students they serve is essential for innovation. At NewSchools we are committed to helping close this gap. Today we are sharing our goals and how we plan to achieve them. What […]
Education Organizations Need to Diversify Leadership
Teams of educators are stepping up to create innovative schools that can prepare and inspire young people to achieve their most ambitious dreams and plans. These teams will be more successful if they understand the perspectives and needs of students and have the insight required to develop creative solutions. This means we must broaden the […]
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 with a powerful call to action: to build ‘uncomfortable’ coalitions and dream big. Ben joined us after spending the last week in Baltimore—a city where his family has roots for over 80 years—where he was conducting […]