Opinion: A revolution in training teachers
By Joe Ventura in Uncategorized onAn impassioned national debate has erupted around what were once considered arcane matters deep inside the education world: How…
Design Thinking at Summit 2011: Mindsets for Everyday Innovation
By Joe Ventura in Summit onStanford d.school's Rich Crandall and Adam Royalty led an energetic session introducing techniques of Design Thinking and led Summit…
Will Rocketship schools launch in District?
By Joe Ventura in Uncategorized onTheir handshake added an unexpected jolt to the closing session of the New Schools Venture Fund summit in San Francisco…
John Doerr and Mark Zuckerberg at Summit 2011
By Joe Ventura in Summit onFew innovators have changed our daily lives as much as Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg and venture capitalist John Doerr.…
2011 Entrepreneur of the Year, Organization of the Year, and New Market Maker Awards
While more than 800 supporters of entrepreneurial change in public education gathered at the twelfth annual NewSchools Summit in…
Entrepreneurial leaders honored for contributions to public education
By Joe Ventura in Uncategorized onNewSchools Venture Fund announces 2011 honorees for Entrepreneurs of the Year, Organization of the Year, and New Market Maker…
See you at the Summit!
By Joe Ventura in Summit onOur 12th annual Summit and Community of Practice take place this week—and it promises to be a tremendous couple…
Mark Zuckerberg, John Doerr, Joel Klein, Sal Khan, Kaya Henderson, Reed Hastings to headline Summit 2011
By Joe Ventura in Summit onGet excited.Today, we are rolling out the final agenda and speaker list for Summit 2011. May 18 is going…
Mark Zuckerberg, John Doerr, Joel Klein, Sal Khan, Kaya Henderson, Reed Hastings to headline NewSchools-Aspen Institute Summit 2011
By Joe Ventura in Uncategorized onSilicon Valley event to highlight innovation in education for low-income children Contact: Joe Ventura, (415) 615-6862/ jventura@newschools.org…
Jim Peyser inducted into National Charter School Hall of Fame
By Joe Ventura in Uncategorized onNewSchools Partner Jim Peyser will be inducted into the National Charter School Hall of Fame at the 2011 National…
Reimagining education
By Joe Ventura in Summit onHow would your students reimagine education? Calling all public school students/recent graduates: how would you “re-imagine education”? Education…
Ted Talks at Google
By Joe Ventura in NewSchools Ventures onDespite all of the attention being paid to innovation in public education today, educational entrepreneurs still face many obstacles…
