What if Every Child had a Teacher Who Looked Like Him or Her?

By Tiffany Cheng Nyaggah, Partner I am unmistakably Asian American. A child of Chinese immigrants, I grew up in Oakland and was educated in diverse public schools. As I look back on my educational and career journey, much of it was guided by questions of creating belonging — for me and for others. I’ve studied, lived and […]

Why Everyone Can Be Good at Math

Announcing $9 million in funding for bold ideas to integrate executive function and math By Melina Uncapher, Ph.D., Director, EF+Math Program  I’m on a mission. I want to challenge the way people think about what students’ minds are capable of doing. The truth is, all students are powerful learners and students from all backgrounds are […]

How Entrepreneurs are Tackling Challenges in Ed Tech 

An Interview with Peter Gault, Co-founder and Executive Director of Quill.org, on designing for student differences We recently released an insight brief on what we’re learning from three years of ed tech investing. In the brief, we identified three consistent patterns we observed across all of our ed tech investments. This three-part blog series is […]

Looking Back on 2016 – Check out Our Highlights Video!

By Mark Boone, Chief Development Officer This has been quite a year, and a very memorable one in many ways. Around the country, student voices became more prominent on a range of issues – academic, social and political. States began working on plans under a landmark new federal education law, the Every Student Succeeds Act, […]

What I’m Thankful For — By Melissa Beck

In this season of Thanksgiving, I’m reminded of where I was three years ago at this time. I was a teacher, sitting in my 11th grade math classroom, just outside Atlanta. Red and yellow leaves fell from the trees outside my window, and I was feeling conflicted. On one hand, with Thanksgiving fast approaching, I […]

NewSchools’ Seed Fund Raises $12M To Advance Edtech

Palo Alto, CA – February 19, 2014 – NewSchools Seed Fund, which sources and supports high-impact education technology entrepreneurs focused on K-12, today announces it has reached its fundraising goal of $12 million. The funds will enable Seed Fund to continue investing in ventures that aim to make education more accessible, engaging and connected.

Video: NewSchools Entrepreneurs Celebrate Our Work Together in This Holiday Video

It is that time of year when we reflect on what occurred in the past and what we have in front of us in the future. This year, we thought we’d let our entrepreneurs do the talking for us. As a whole, the entrepreneurs in NewSchools portfolio embody what Nelson Mandela encouraged all people to strive for in their lives when he said, “What counts in life is not the mere fact that we have lived. It is what difference we have made to the lives of others…”

NewSchools Invests in Accelerator to Elevate Leaders of Color

It is often stated that education is the civil rights issue of our time. While there are many aspects related to equity in education that need to be addressed, a particular area of concern for NewSchools is the lack of racial diversity in leadership roles representing the very communities we serve. In a step toward change, NewSchools is pleased to be working with Carmita Vaughan on a leadership accelerator to identify, train and provide career counsel to emerging leaders of color in the education reform movement.

K-12 Ed Tech Market Map Refresh

NewSchools is releasing an update to the K-12 Ed Tech Market Map, once again created in collaboration with Education Elements and the Clayton Christensen Institute for Disruptive Innovation. This update includes about 50 new companies added, a graphic design refresh (the larger the circle, the more companies in that space!), and revised categorizations in Data and Talent Management. We listened to those of you who emailed us feedback (thanks!) and hope you’ll find your suggestions reflected in the update.

EdSurge Live: Summit 2013 Interviews

We are happy to make recordings of all the Summit 2013 sessions, Learning in 2028 presentations and EdSurge Live interviews available to you. You can also check Our Vimeo Page where the sessions live.