Celebrating Education Entrepreneurs in Video
By Joe Ventura in Uncategorized onEducation entrepreneurs are as diverse as the communities they serve. This week we continue our celebration of these passionate…
Hacking Education: Detroit
By Joe Ventura in Uncategorized onAs someone with family ties in the area, I’m constantly challenged by the majority of stories about Michigan. But,…
NewSchools CEO Ted Mitchell: My Best Idea For K-12 Education
By Joe Ventura in Uncategorized onAmerica’s school system is broken. On that the Forbes 400 can agree. America’s richest men and women give more to education-related…
‘Hacking Education’ Dinner Series Announces Detroit Event
By Joe Ventura in Uncategorized onThe event brings together entrepreneurs, philanthropists, and educators to leverage innovation to improve public educationSan Francisco, CA – September…
The Intersection of Technology and Test Scores
By Joe Ventura in Uncategorized on"In Classroom of the Future, Stagnant Scores" blared the headline in New York Times on September 4th. The paper's…
NewSchools Presents: Bill Jackson, GreatSchools
By Joe Ventura in NewSchools Ventures onIn 1998, Kim Smith, a student at Stanford Graduate School of Business, teamed up with famed venture capitalist John…
NewSchools Presents: Alexandra Bernadotte and Scott Given
By Joe Ventura in NewSchools Ventures onWhen we invited education entrepreneurs to tell their stories in our Story Booth at NewSchools Summit 2011 earlier this…
The Super-Connected Classroom: Experiments in Ingenuity From the Ground Up
By Joe Ventura in Uncategorized onWhen Chris Lehmann, principal of the technology-rich Science Leadership Academy in Philadelphia, wanted to give teachers feedback on their…
New Video Series Celebrates Education Entrepreneurs
By Joe Ventura in NewSchools Ventures onEntrepreneurs are a special breed; they’re tenacious, imaginative risk-takers willing to work hard to see their ideas become reality.…
Investing in Innovation (i3) Foundation Registry
By Joe Ventura in Uncategorized onThe application deadline for Department of Education Investing in Innovation (i3) Fund grants has passed (it was August 2…
Charter Operators Face Challenges in ‘Scaling Up’
By Joe Ventura in Uncategorized onThe pace at which the highest-performing charter-management organizations are “scaling up” is being determined largely by how rapidly they…
New Class of Fellows Named for Entrepreneurial Leaders for Public Education Program
By Joe Ventura in Uncategorized onAspen Institute – NewSchools program recognizes leaders ready to embrace the challenge of improving public education SAN FRANCISCO, CA –…
Unlocking the Secrets of High-Performing Charters
By Joe Ventura in Uncategorized onCharter schools are approaching the ripe old age of 20. Although more work remains if we are to fully…
Aspiring Entrepreneurs Gather to Present Innovative, Technology-Driven Solutions for Fostering Educational Equity
By Joe Ventura in Uncategorized onOn Friday, July 15, at 5:00 pm, participants of the Teach For America-NewSchools Venture Fund EdTech Entrepreneurs Lab, a…
“Public education is broken: How will you fix it?”
By Joe Ventura in Uncategorized onIn April, NewSchools teamed up with the student-led nonprofit Students for Education Reform (SFER) to host a national essay…
Mobilization aims toward 100,000 new, excellent math and science teachers for public schools in next 10 years
By Joe Ventura in Uncategorized onInitial commitments to 100Kin10 will increase supply, retain excellence, build the movement.In an effort to increase the supply of new…
NewSchools Summit 2011: Sal Khan and Joel Klein
By Joe Ventura in Summit onTechnology has opened new ways for information—and lessons—to reach students. In a good-hearted and fast-moving conversation between Joel Klein,…
Kaya Henderson and Reed Hastings at Summit 2011
By Joe Ventura in Summit onIn what many attendees considered the highlight of NewSchools Summit 2011, Carlos Watson moderates the closing keynote discussion between…
Federal Teacher-Training Bill Echoes N.Y. Regulations
By Joe Ventura in Uncategorized onBig news today on the teacher-training front, as colleague Alyson Klein reports over at the Politics K-12 blog. In essence,…
NewSchools Summit 2011 in video
By Joe Ventura in Summit onNewSchools Summit 2011 led the conversation about what's new and what's next in education. More than 800 participants joined…