Learning Solutions Funding Opportunity Webinar
By Keisha Courtney onView the SlidesNSVF Learning Solutions Funding Opportunity Webinar Slides - March 2021If you’re an early-stage organization-builder working at the…
Learning Solutions Application
By Keisha Courtney onLiteracy Solutions to Empower Black, Latino, and Low-income StudentsOverviewLiteracy is the foundation for all learning. Reading and writing skills…
NewSchools Venture Fund Announces $6 Million in Funding for Education Innovators
By Keisha Courtney in Uncategorized onOpportunity for Educators Launching New Innovative Schools and Supporting Diverse Education Leaders to Receive Funding and Management Assistance (Oakland,…
Chief Innovation Officer Toolkit
This research-backed toolkit is designed to help districts, and CIOs, make strategic decisions about their needs. Through research with…
Diverse Leaders Application
By Keisha Courtney onOpen Funding Opportunity - Apply to Receive NewSchools Funding!OverviewThrough our annual Diverse Leaders funding opportunity, we will invest up…
Innovative Schools Application
By Keisha Courtney onFunding Opportunity - Apply to Create a New School! We are looking for educators who are designing new,…
Carmen Plasencia
In Staff onCarmen is an analyst with NewSchools Venture Fund on the Diverse Leaders team. Prior to joining NewSchools, Carmen was…
Stephen Switzer
In Staff onStephen supports the NewSchools Venture Fund finance team, helping to keep operations running smoothly and efficiently. Prior to NewSchools,…
NewSchools/Gallup Poll on Distance Learning
Summer 2020 poll from NewSchools and Gallup looks at parent, teacher, and student perspectives on education technology and distance…
How to Meet Students’ Social-Emotional and Academic Needs When Schools Reopen
Insights and actionable findings from three years of research on the specific social-emotional and school culture factors that matter…
NewSchools Webinar Series
By Keisha Courtney onWondering how parents, students, and teachers and feeling about digital learning tools? Join us for our upcoming webinar with…
Walton Family Foundation Announces $3.5 Million in Funding to Diversify the PreK-12 Teaching Profession
By Keisha Courtney in Diverse Leaders onIn collaboration with NewSchools Venture Fund, 14 grantees will receive funding and management assistance to recruit, develop and retain…
NewSchools Venture Fund Releases Report on Latino Education Entrepreneurs
By Keisha Courtney in Diverse Leaders onNew report explores why representation remains low and what funders can do to find and better support these leaders…
NewSchools Venture Fund and Gallup Release Survey Findings About Ed Tech Usage in U.S. PreK-12 Schools
New report unveils opinions from teachers, principals, administrators and students on digital tools (Oakland, CA, Sept. 12, 2019) – Gallup and NewSchools Ventu…
NewSchools Announces Up to $8 Million in Funding for PreK-12 Education Innovators and Entrepreneurs
Thinking of starting an innovative school or supporting diverse education leaders? We want to hear about it.(Oakland, CA, August 1, 2019)…
How Entrepreneurs are Tackling Challenges in Ed Tech – Part Two
By Keisha Courtney in Ed Tech onAn Interview with Komal Dadlani, Co-founder and CEO of Lab4U, on getting into classrooms early and often to build…
NewSchools Announces Funding to Diversify the PreK-12 Teaching Profession
By Keisha Courtney in Diverse Leaders onInitial $3.5 million investment launches with support from the Walton Family FoundationOAKLAND, CA – June 18, 2019 –NewSchools Venture…
Repost from Medium.com – Is My Child Getting What He Needs in School?
Last weekend, we celebrated my son’s seventh birthday. After we finished singing both versions of “Happy Birthday” — the traditional one…
News Release: NewSchools Venture Fund Announces New Ed Tech Challenge
$1.5 million in funding for ed tech tools to support an expanded definition of student success(Oakland, CA, January 12,…
