How Schools Can Center Student and Teacher Wellbeing
By Jason Atwood in Expanded Definition of Student Success (EDSS), Social Emotional Learning, Summit onBy Jason Atwood, Director, NewSchools Venture FundAs schools unveil their reopening plans for the fall, the need to address…
How One School Built Systems to Support its Most Vulnerable Students
By Antonio Tapia, Senior Associate Partner, NewSchools Venture FundPhoto: Neil ThomasAs we wind down the most unconventional summer most…
SEL Has Never Been More Important: Three Equity-Focused Tools to Use at Home
By Cameron White in Ed Tech, Expanded Definition of Student Success (EDSS), Social Emotional Learning onBy Cameron White, Senior Associate PartnerEven before the COVID-19 public health crisis, equity-minded educators recognized the importance of social-emotional…
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…
Announcing our NewSchools Invent 2017 Cohort…and the Fantastic Journey to Find Them
By Arielle Rittvo Kinder in Entrepreneur, Innovative Public Schools, NewSchools Ventures, Personalized Learning, Social Emotional Learning onTwo years ago we launched NewSchools Invent. We wanted to invest in teams of educators who are reimagining learning,…
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: Expanding the Definition of Student Success
By Debbie Veney in Social Emotional Learning onChris Gabrieli and Sara Bartolino Krachman, who are co-founders of Transforming Education, led this session in partnership with Adam…
Live From Summit 2016: School Discipline: It’s Complicated
Elizabeth Green, Co-Founder, CEO and Editor-in-Chief of Chalkbeat moderated a discussion exploring school discipline and zero tolerance policies in…
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…
A closer look at K12 edtech funding in 2014
Bolstered by a strong Q1 and Q3, venture investment in K12 education technology was up 32% in 2014 totaling…
Seneca Goes “All-In!” on Education
Michael’s school career got off to a rough start. It was only the first week of kindergarten, and he…
Treating Trauma in Our Schools
Dr. Dorado is the Co-Founder and Director of UCSF Healthy Environments and Response to Trauma in Schools (HEARTS), a…
