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NewSchools Announces Funding to Diversify the PreK-12 Teaching Profession
Initial $3.5 million investment launches with support from the Walton Family Foundation OAKLAND, CA – June 18, 2019 –NewSchools Venture Fund, with financial support from the Walton Family Foundation, today…
What’s an Innovative Public School?
By Deborah Veney, Director of Policy and Communications Nearly everyone has been inside a school. But, stepping into an innovativepublic school is a very different experience. It can make you…
Repost from Medium.com – Is My Child Getting What He Needs in School?
Last weekend, we celebrated my son’s seventh birthday. After we finished singing both versions of “Happy Birthday” — the traditional one and Stevie Wonder’s version — I watched him make a wish and blow…
ICYMI at Summit 2018: Failing Forward
Guest post by Cristina DeJesus, CEO of Green Dot Public Schools This is the second in a series of insights and reflections from panelists who spoke at NewSchools Summit 2018. The…
Reposted from Medium.com: Here’s What We’re Learning From Schools
Our team at NewSchools has been wrestling with a challenge. While there is growing consensus that schools should focus on more than reading and math scores, the field lacks agreement…