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What I’m Grateful for This Season: Education Innovators
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…
Five Things We’re Learning from Schools in Our Portfolio
By Stacey Childress, CEO, NewSchools Venture Fund Enthusiasm for social emotional learning has reached a fever pitch among policymakers and funders. Whether it’s framed as a focus on the whole…
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) — NewSchools Venture Fund today announced open funding opportunities for two of their investment areas: Innovative Public Schools and Diverse…
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 network of charter management organizations. AVID started as 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 to announce funding opportunities are now open for two investment…