We’re Listening and Learning With You: Announcing Our 2022 Funding Opportunity
By bmiller in Reimagining Learning onFrances MessanoEven in normal times, raising money from philanthropy for a new organization or innovative idea is an arduous…
Our Promise and Plan of Action for the Year Ahead
By Frances Messano in Reimagining Learning onFrances Messano, President This is a tough time to be in education. For teachers and school leaders navigating a third…
MacKenzie Scott Makes Historic Gift to NewSchools Venture Fund
By Frances Messano and Stacey ChildressWe are thrilled to announce that NewSchools Venture Fund has received an incredible $35M…
Schools Need Support to Reinvent Themselves. Will Philanthropy Step Up to Help?
By Leo Bialis-White and Scott Benson in Reimagining Learning onBy Leo Bialis-White and Scott Benson Philanthropy can be a powerful force for good. When innovators have a compelling idea…
Ceding Power: NewSchools Shifts Grantmaking Power to Parents, Students, and Education Innovators
NewSchools Venture FundIn April, NewSchools launched a new funding opportunity to provide dream capital to innovators of color with…
What are pandemic pods, and what do they mean for education?
By Jason Weeby, Director of Strategic Initiatives, NewSchools Venture Fund Photo by Andrew Neel on UnsplashOccasionally, after the kids are…
Keep the older kids at home and use middle and high schools for elementary students
By Leo Bialis-White, Senior Associate Partner, NewSchools Venture FundUpdates! Back in May, Greg Richmond and Peter Cunningham were some of the…
COVID-19 is Upending What “Schooltime” Means. And that’s a good thing.
By Leo Bialis-White, Senior Associate Partner, NewSchools Venture FundOne hundred and eighty days per year. Six and a half…
Three Principles School Leaders Can Use to Reduce COVID-19 Risk
By David Noah, Comp Sci HighJason Shaad, Charter School Growth FundMiho Kubagawa, NewSchools Venture FundPhoto by Andy FalconerAre face shields…
