This Is Silicon Valley’s Favorite Ed Reform Group
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Cassidy: Shark Tank competition seeks to boost educational technology in Silicon Valley
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Edtech Companies Come Face To Face With “Sharks” In iHub Pitch Games
By Guest in Uncategorized onSAN JOSE, CA. - January 23, 2014 - Education technology entrepreneurs nationwide will gather for the iHub Pitch Games…
Education Startup Tales2Go Raises $750K for ‘Netflix-Like’ Audiobook App
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Jennifer Carolan: “Edtech K-12 Investments Up 6% This Year”
By Guest in Uncategorized onNewSchool Venture Fund's Jennifer Carolan and Vivek Murali take a closer look at edtech funding trends Read the full…
New Joint Report Outlines Academic And Discipline Trends In DC’s Public Schools
By Guest in Uncategorized onWashington, D.C. – December 11, 2013 – Agencies responsible for public education in the District of Columbia today announced…
Being Bianca is Excellent
By Graham VanderZanden in Uncategorized onIt always makes our day hearing from the schools we work with about their amazing students. This particular story…
Congratulations CER Honoree Deborah McGriff!
By Ted Mitchell in Uncategorized onI’m thrilled to congratulate NewSchools Managing Director Deborah McGriff on being honored with an Edreformie at the Center For…
Where an Education Fund Sees Promise
By Guest in Uncategorized onA nonprofit turns its attention to tools for teachers and direct-to-student content. Click here to read the article on WSJ.com
NewSchools Invests $1.6m In Three Boston-Area Charter Schools: Organization’s Boston Fund Supports Growing CMOs in Mass.
By Guest in Uncategorized onBoston -- September 30, 2013 -- NewSchools Venture Fund’s Boston Charter School Replication Fund (“Boston Fund”) announces its investment…
Education Companies Invest Time, Money in Startups
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The Changing Boston Charter Cap Scene
By Jim Peyser in Uncategorized onThe political dynamic in the city is about to change, however, as long-serving Mayor Thomas Menino moves toward retirement…
Charter Restarts: Enforcing Charter School Accountability
By Guest in Uncategorized onIn its nine years, Harlem Day Charter School had seen nine principals at the helm. Despite these principals’ efforts,…
The Role of Charter Restarts in School Reform
By Guest in Uncategorized onThis report explores a variation on school closure — charter school “restarts.” Charter school restarts represent a relatively new…
Nine Questions for Evaluating Education Innovation
By Guest in Uncategorized onDefining a rubric to set clear expectations for educators and entrepreneurs alike"Alive in the Swamp" sounds like a cheesy…
New Index Assesses Digital Innovations In Education
By Guest in Uncategorized onLONDON & OAKLAND, California, July 23, 2013 - A new Innovation Index released today puts teaching and learning ahead…
Alive in the Swamp
By Guest in Uncategorized onA new Innovation Index puts teaching and learning ahead of ‘technology and excitement’ when it comes to digital innovations…
NewSchools Seed Fund: Writing a new chapter for ed-tech startups
By Guest in Uncategorized onThe writing is on the chalkboard: Old-school education is failing, but ed-tech is rising to the head of the…
Take The Money Or Go It Alone?
By Guest in Uncategorized onBringing together two sides of the funding debate - to take the VC money or go it alone -…
Honest report on teacher prep got a bad rap: Criticism of group was unfair and based on fallacies — and it’s coming mainly from education schools
By Guest in Uncategorized onAs a former teacher, school administrator and a current member of the National Council on Teacher Quality advisory board,…
