Social Entrepreneurs Honored for Contributions to Public Education
By Joe Ventura in Uncategorized onNewSchools Venture Fund announces 2012 honorees for Entrepreneurial Excellence Awards at annual convening of education innovatorsOakland, CA – May…
Summit 2012 Video: Disruption and the Public Good
By Joe Ventura in Summit onEntrepreneurs have brought disruptive innovation not just to private enterprise, but to areas of public good from energy to…
High school coder gets $3M for his gradebook software, 10-years later
By Joe Ventura in Uncategorized onClassroom-management software company Engrade has closed a $3 million round of funding, just ten years after its creation by…
Engrade Grabs $3M From Wireless Generation Co-founder To Help Teachers Manage Their Classrooms
By Joe Ventura in Uncategorized onAs a high school student in 2003, Bri Holt found himself increasingly frustrated by the fact that there was…
Live from Summit 2012: Looking to the Future
By Joe Ventura in Summit onToday’s final session drew our Summit to a close with a discussion on the prospects for change that will…
Live from Summit 2012: The View from the Other Side – Entrepreneurs Running Systems
By Joe Ventura in Summit onNumerous leaders with backgrounds in entrepreneurial organizations have gone on to lead large traditional school systems. This afternoon’s panel…
Live From Summit 2012: Race to the Top – Are We Closer to the Finish Line?
By Joe Ventura in Summit onIt has been two years since Race to the Top launched, and this afternoon’s lunch panel, hosted by NBC…
Live From Summit 2012: Building Better New Teachers
By Joe Ventura in Summit onWhat does excellent teacher training look like?More and more, charter organizations and districts are training their own teachers. Pioneers…
Live From Summit 2012: Kicking Off the Day!
By Joe Ventura in Summit onThis morning’s opening session kicked off the second day of the NewSchools-Aspen Institute Venture Fund Summit 2012. Today there…
Engrade Raises $3M to Unify Classroom Management into Single Platform
By Joe Ventura in Uncategorized onSanta Monica, CA—May 2, 2012—Engrade, which offers a comprehensive suite of online classroom management tools, announced today that it…
Join the #NSVFSummit Conversation
By Joe Ventura in Summit onAt Summit 2012, we’ll be taking an honest look about what's been accomplished by education reformers, as well as…
Social Entrepreneurs Try to Offer Solutions to K-12 Problems
By Joe Ventura in Uncategorized onCompetition for financial backing is intense..."These people are fueled by passion, drive, and commitment, and we can see evidence…
Innovators, political leaders to headline NewSchools-Aspen Institute Summit 2012
By Joe Ventura in Uncategorized onSilicon Valley event to highlight ideas that are changing education Contact: Joe Ventura, (415) 615-6862/ jventura@newschools.orgOAKLAND, CA, April 18, 2012—…
Goalbook – Social IEPs for everyone? Actually, yes
By Joe Ventura in Uncategorized onGoalbook could revolutionize how we approach differentiated instruction and outcome-based education.Four of my five kids have been on IEPs…
Potential Benefits for Education Startups Seen in U.S. Bill
By Joe Ventura in Uncategorized onCongress last week passed a bill that makes it easier for startup companies to raise capital and go public,…
LearnZillion, One of the Scrappy Startups Making D.C. a Hotspot
By Joe Ventura in Uncategorized onA new Washington, D.C., incubator, The Fort, debuted its first cohort of startups today. TechCruchnotes, "The program, which gives…
Education Elements raises $6 million to continue helping schools transition to blended learning
By Joe Ventura in Uncategorized onPalo Alto, CA—March 7, 2012—Education Elements, a pioneer in helping schools blend technology into everyday instruction, announced today that…
The Educators
By Joe Ventura in Uncategorized onChristina Hall and Jennifer Green work to train better prepared, better informed city teachers."Staggering." That's the word Jennifer Green…
Startups Seek to Master the Education Market
By Joe Ventura in Uncategorized onThe increasing flow of venture capital into K-12 and heightened interest in educational technology are creating opportunities for market…
Policy Update: RESPECT Program
By Joe Ventura in Policy and Politics onBen Riley is back with another policy update from the Hill. This week Ben provides an overview of the…
