Schools can stay virtually connected to their families. Here’s how.
By NewSchools in Innovative Public Schools onBy Gabi Netter, Associate Partner at NewSchools Venture FundIt’s a critical time for schools to connect with their students’…
How Leopards Change Their Spots: Five Attributes of Schools That Successfully Transitioned to Distance Learning
By Frances Messano in Innovative Public Schools onBy Frances Messano, Senior Managing Partner, NewSchools Venture FundAs schools rapidly closed down their physical buildings across the country, we saw…
What I’m Grateful for This Season: Education Innovators
By NewSchools in Innovative Public Schools onBy Miho Kubagawa, Partner, NewSchools Venture FundNovember is my favorite month of the year because of its focus on…
Five Things We’re Learning from Schools in Our Portfolio
By Stacey Childress, CEO, NewSchools Venture FundEnthusiasm for social emotional learning has reached a fever pitch among policymakers and…
NewSchools Announces Up to $8 Million in Funding for PreK-12 Education Innovators and Entrepreneurs
Thinking of starting an innovative school or supporting diverse education leaders? We want to hear about it.(Oakland, CA, August 1, 2019)…
AppleTree: How Social Innovations Scale to Become Model Providers
How do social innovations scale? KIPP began as a charter school, became a charter management organization, and then a…
News Release – NewSchools is Looking to Fund Up to $8 Million in New Investments
Starting an innovative school or supporting diverse education leaders?(Oakland, CA, August 1, 2018) — NewSchools Venture Fund is excited…
NEWS RELEASE: NewSchools is Looking to Fund Up to $8 Million in New Investments
(Oakland, CA, August 1, 2018) — NewSchools Venture Fund is excited to announce funding opportunities are now open for…
Announcing NewSchools’ Latest Cohort! 23 New Investments = 11,000 New Opportunities
By Derrick Johnson in Innovative Public Schools onThis blog was also posted on Medium.This year marks 20 years of investing in new, innovative schools here at…
SEL – Learning From the Field
This blog was also cross-posted on Medium. Earlier this month, I moderated a panel at LearnLaunch’s Across Boundaries conference with…
Reposted From EdSurge: What Does It Take to Create Diverse Schools? Meet the Pioneers Making It Happen
By Elly Stolnitz in Innovative Public Schools onThe following post was originally published on EdSurge on November 27, 2017:Despite progress in integrating American schools following the…
Reposted From EdSurge: From Personalized Math to Micro-Schools, This NewSchools Cohort Is Reimagining Learning
By Guest in Innovative Public Schools onThe following post was originally published on EdSurge on October 10, 2017:How do you find educators who want to completely rethink…
Creating an Intentionally Diverse School: Lessons Learned
Most people have probably never heard of “intentionally diverse” schools – those designed to create and maintain a diverse…
Guest Post: What Does it Mean to Redesign a School?
By Guest in Innovative Public Schools onGuest post by Yetta Lewis, CEO and co-founder of Gestalt Community SchoolsA little more than a year ago, I…
What’s the Future of Innovation in Education?
For as long as there have been people, there have been folks predicting what the future might hold. And, recently at NewSchools, our team spent a whole day con…
A New School Year, Another Chance to Reimagine the Student Experience
By Derrick Johnson in Innovative Public Schools onWhen I started third grade, my mom enrolled me in a new school. Her decision to change my school,…
Reposted From EdSurge: Have a Bold Idea for Education? Here’s How to Apply for Funding from NewSchools
The following post was originally published on EdSurge on August 1, 2017:August is often a sleepy month, when many are focused…
Guest Post: Turning the Tassel – The Student Who Changed My Life
Guest Post by Oliver Sicat, CEO of EdnovateGraduation is always a special time for me as a school leader.…
Live From Summit 2017: Why Can’t We Be Friends?
The closing plenary of NewSchools Summit 2017 began with inspirational words from Paige Pence, a student from North Idaho…
Live From Summit 2017: The ESSA Opportunity: Strategies from State and District Chiefs
This provocative thought-provoking session was moderated by Mike Magee from Chiefs for Change. Joining him as speakers were Pedro…
