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Meet Education Forward DC
In 2008, NewSchools launched the first DC Schools Fund with the goal of dramatically improving educational outcomes for students in Washington, DC. Eight years later, we have seen incredible progress. We…
Update From the DC Schools Fund II
DC Schools Fund II finished 2015 with a number of key successes, and an eye toward even greater impact in the future. This fund was launched in 2013, and is…
Equity Reports: Transparent Data to Spark Change
Despite major changes in DC’s education reform landscape, the black-white achievement gap remains the largest in the country. According to the 2013 National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP), the gap…
A New Way to Measure How Well We Are Supporting Students
When the teachers of the year from across the country were asked in a Scholastic/Council of Great City Schools poll released recently what the biggest barriers are to their students’ academic…
DC Education Innovation Fellowship: Teachers as Innovators
Together with the CityBridge Foundation in Washington, DC, NewSchools launched the Education Innovation Fellowship program in 2013. This yearlong program introduces teacher leaders to the most promising innovations in personalized…