Author: Stacey Childress
Five Things We’re Learning from Schools in Our Portfolio
By Stacey Childress, CEO, NewSchools Venture Fund Enthusiasm for social emotional learning has reached a fever pitch among policymakers and funders. Whether it’s framed as a focus on the whole…
Reposted from Medium.com: Here’s What We’re Learning From Schools
Our team at NewSchools has been wrestling with a challenge. While there is growing consensus that schools should focus on more than reading and math scores, the field lacks agreement…
An Intentional Decision to Advance Diversity, Equity and Inclusion
Today, Grantmakers for Education (GFE) is releasing a case study that chronicles our ongoing efforts at NewSchools to become a more diverse, equitable and inclusive investor and organization. I’ll…
Fostering More Productive Dialogue and Action
Today, together with the American Enterprise Institute, we are releasing a summary of a private roundtable discussion we co-hosted in January. A diverse group of education leaders met privately for several…
Reposted From EdSurge: What Could $4 Billion Do for American Education?
The following post was originally published on EdSurge by Stacey Childress: Every January, it’s customary to make resolutions and predictions for the new year. This year, I want to go all…