By Erin Harless, Manager of Research and Learning, NewSchools Venture Fund
One of the biggest talent challenges facing the education sector today is the demographic mismatch between the students attending PK-12 public schools and the teachers and leaders who serve…
By Antonio Tapia, Senior Associate Partner, NewSchools Venture Fund
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As we wind down the most unconventional summer most of us have ever experienced, the nation’s attention has predictably shifted to the reopening of schools. Depending on your…
By Jason Weeby, Director of Strategic Initiatives, NewSchools Venture Fund
Occasionally, after the kids are in bed, my neighbor comes over to have a beer. Sitting six feet apart in my backyard, we compare notes on how we’re coping as…
By Natalie Wilson, Associate Partner, NewSchools Venture Fund
I have spent the past five years searching for a public school that I am not certain exists.
I am a single mom to a lively, brilliant, rising fifth grader, Gabrielle, who…
By Leo Bialis-White, Senior Associate Partner, NewSchools Venture Fund
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Back in May, Greg Richmond and Peter Cunningham were some of the first to advocate for reallocating secondary school buildings in The 74. Evidence about how children in different age…
By Antonio Tapia, Senior Associate Partner, NewSchools Venture Fund
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My daughter, Samira, and hundreds of other young people were protesting the death of George Floyd at Oakland Technical High School some weeks ago. Despite the risk of…
By Frances Messano, Senior Managing Partner, NewSchools Venture Fund
As schools rapidly closed down their physical buildings across the country, we saw many of the leaders in our portfolio move quickly and nimbly to implement distance learning plans and provide…
Increasingly, educators are embracing an expanded definition of student success and looking for ways to realize this vision for their students. Too of…
By Miho Kubagawa, Partner, NewSchools Venture Fund
November is my favorite month of the year because of its focus on gratitude. A few years ago, I began the tradition of sending handwritten cards to 30 individuals during this month to…
