Repost – Why We Invested: NewSchools Venture Fund Early Learning Challenge
This post was originally published on Medium, and reposted with permission from Omidyar Network.Edtech is on track to be…
News Release – What’s New in Ed Tech for Early Learning?
By Elly Stolnitz in Ed Tech onNewSchools Launches Challenge Based on New Findings(Oakland, CA, August 7, 2017) – NewSchools Venture Fund recently conducted market research…
Live From Summit 2017: Delivering on the Promise of Inclusive Classrooms: Special Education Technology
This thought-provoking session was moderated by Steve Drummond, Senior Editor at NPR. Joining him as panelists were Renee Hill…
Live From Summit 2017: Is EdTech the Great Equalizer? Designing Products for Equity
This interactive session was led by Cameron White of NewSchools Venture Fund. Joining him as panelists were Babara Wade,…
Live From Summit 2017: Achieving Breakthroughs with R&D
This thought-provoking and discussion-based session was moderated by Stacey Childress, the CEO of NewSchools Venture Fund and Russ…
Congratulations to the Newest Ignite Cohort
We’re thrilled to announce $1.5 million in funding to the 15 winners of the NewSchools Ignite Special Education Challenge.…
Reposted From EdSurge: From the NBA to Edtech Investing – An Interview with NewSchools’ Tonika Cheek Clayton
By Tonika Cheek Clayton in Ed Tech onThe following post was originally published on EdSurge:Legions of people have had their lives changed, indelibly and profoundly, by…
Announcing the NewSchools Ignite Special Education Challenge
We’re excited to announce the NewSchools Ignite: Special Education Challenge, which opens today. This challenge - the fourth in…
News Release – Got an Idea for an Ed Tech Tool to Support Special Education? NewSchools Ignite Might Fund it!
Contact:Debbie Veney dveney@newschools.org | 415-375-8262Elly Stolnitz estolnitz@newschools.org | 415-371-6034 Announcing up to $1.5 million in new fu…
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…
My Journey as an Ed Tech Entrepreneur — By Heather Hiles
Guest Post by Heather Hiles, Founder of PathbriteI recently spent time with a cohort of ed tech entrepreneurs supported by NewSchools…
NewSchools Ignite Announces ELL Challenge Winners
Today, we are proud to announce the 13 winners of the NewSchools Ignite English Language Learning Challenge: eSpark Learning…
News Release – WestEd and NewSchools Venture Fund Win Small Business Administration Funding for EdTech Growth Accelerator
By Debbie Veney in Ed Tech onNew funding will support knowledge sharing and systems development for data collection and analysisSan Francisco, CA – September 8, 2016…
Just Three Weeks to Go: Looking for Bold Ideas in ELL Tools!
Nearly five million PreK-12 students in America are English Language Learners. That’s a lot of students. And, we’ve heard…
Now’s the Time to Reimagine Learning
By Stacey Childress in Diverse Leaders, Ed Tech, Entrepreneur, Innovative Public Schools, NewSchools Ventures, Personalized Learning onAnd, if you think so, too...we should be talking. NewSchools invests in the most creative ideas and supports visionary…
News Release — Bring Us Your Boldest, Biggest Ideas for Reimagining Education
By Debbie Veney in Diverse Leaders, Ed Tech, Entrepreneur, Innovative Public Schools, NewSchools Ventures onAnnouncing up to $7 million in new funding opportunities for entrepreneurs and teams of educators(Oakland, CA, August 1, 2016)…
Promising Developments in EdTech for Science
We have scientists to thank for many of conveniences that make our lives simpler, more comfortable...and in a lot…
Live From Summit 2016: Edtech in STEM Classrooms
By John Terada in Ed Tech, Innovative Public Schools, NewSchools Ventures, Personalized Learning, Summit onThis engaging discussion was led and moderated by Tonika Cheek Clayton, Managing Partner of NewSchools Venture Fund joined by…
Live From Summit 2016: Helping Children Transcend Adversity
This highly-compelling session was led by author Paul Tough, with a Q&A moderated by Jeff Raikes. The discussion focused on…
Live From Summit 2016: Inside the SAT
Aaron Lemon-Strauss, Executive Director of College Board, led a session exploring the personalized practice tools that more than one million students…
