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…
Why We Support Innovative Schools
By Stacey Childress in Entrepreneur, Innovative Public Schools, NewSchools Ventures, Personalized Learning onWe love graduation season at NewSchools! It reminds us why we support innovative schools.A big part of our work is…
NewSchools Invent: Welcoming a New Cohort of Innovative Schools
By Scott Benson in Entrepreneur, Innovative Public Schools, NewSchools Ventures, Personalized Learning, Social Emotional Learning onWe believe young people deserve schools that match the incredible aspirations they have for themselves, their families and their…
Live From Summit 2016: XQ: Rethinking the American High School
Russlynn Ali, Managing Director of Education at Emerson Collective led a discussion on the XQ High School redesign challenge being…
Live From Summit 2016: Real Talk with Teach For America
Teach For America CEO Elisa Villanueva Beard engaged in a conversation with Marc Sternberg, Director of K-12 Education Program…
Live From Summit 2016: Advancing Social-Emotional Learning for Students and Teachers
This inspiring session featured four school leaders who have launched schools because they believe important aspects of school need…
Live from Summit 2016: Rapid-Prototyping to Address Critical Student Needs
This interactive and innovative workshop was led by Rich Crandall, Director at Intentional Futures, and formerly an Associate Partner…
Live from Summit 2016: Telling it Straight: Educators and EdTech
Eva Gonda Green, Associate Partner of NewSchools Venture Fund led and moderated a session focusing on purchase and pilot decisions…
Live From Summit 2016: Partnership Strategies with Supes and Tech Decision Makers
By Cameron White in Ed Tech, Entrepreneur, Human Capital, Innovative Public Schools, NewSchools Ventures, Summit onModerated by Doug Roberts, Founder and CEO of Educational Solutions Consulting, this session featured five superintendents and technology decision-makers:…
NewSchools Announces Winners of Math Challenge
Today we’re excited to announce the winners of our second NewSchools Ignite challenge, focused on Middle & High School…
News Release – NewSchools Ignite Announces “Middle School & High School Math Challenge”
NewSchools Ignite, an initiative of NewSchools Venture Fund, a nonprofit venture philanthropy firm, is now accepting applications for its…
Why improving math edtech tools today is so important for tomorrow
Our grandparents can all recall the days of reciting the times table, facing a dusty blackboard. They can all…
Science learning in the world around us
Our world is advancing rapidly due to scientific innovation. Students and teachers are looking for tools that bridge learning…
Launching NewSchools Catapult: Invent 2016!
By Arielle Rittvo Kinder in Entrepreneur, Innovative Public Schools, NewSchools Ventures, Personalized Learning, Social Emotional Learning onIn July 2015 we launched NewSchools Catapult, a program to invest in and support education entrepreneurs launching new schools…
Announcing the Catapult 2015 Cohort
Earlier this summer, we launched NewSchools Catapult, the first endeavor of our new Innovative Schools strategy. Its purpose is simple,…
NewSchools Catapult: 1 Week Countdown, Early Observations
Earlier this summer, we released NewSchools Catapult, an opportunity for innovative, new schools with plans to launch in Fall…
Introducing NewSchools Ignite: Accelerating Innovation in K-12 EdTech Market Gaps
In the edtech world, there is no shortage of talent or ideas. In fact, here at NewSchools, we have…
