Reposted from Medium.com — Hey Educators and Entrepreneurs with Bold Ideas…This is Big!
For the last few years, August 1 has been a particularly auspicious day for me and my colleagues at NewSchools Venture Fund. It’s the day we announce open funding opportunities. As a side note, it’s also my dad’s birthday, so it’s been a special day to me forever (Happy Birthday, Dad!). But, getting back to […]
Reposted from Medium.com — Sneak Peek at our New Ed Tech Research Framework
Research is a critical component of how we do our work at NewSchools Venture Fund. In fact, we have a motto: “Share what you learn as fast as you learn it.” We believe this is useful for informing our investment strategy, and also for supporting the work of others in the field. One of […]
Preparing for a Wakanda Future
This blog was also cross-posted on Medium. I’m an ed tech investor. It’s my job to keep an eye on the future. What I’m seeing on the horizon is exciting, but also a bit scary. The world of work is rapidly changing. Many of the jobs that exist today won’t be around in the next […]
What are the Big Questions for 2018?
Everyone likes to give their predictions at the start of a new year. And, while those prognostications are often fun and sometimes even accurate, our CEO Stacey Childress has a different idea. How about if we start by asking the right questions, instead? In a blog post out this morning, on Forbes.com, Stacey asks: “Which […]
A Calculated Approach – Supporting Excellence in Public Education
When most people hear “Finance Director” they think of spreadsheets, budgets and audits. And, that is an important part of the job. But, my NewSchools colleague Amy Omand also sees her role as Senior Director of Finance through a broader lens – she is part of the team of folks supporting educators and education entrepreneurs […]
Reposted From EdSurge: Coming Full Circle – Giving Thanks to Teachers Who Change Lives
The following post was originally published on EdSurge on May 23, 2017: Every year, during Teacher Appreciation Week in May, many of us think back to our favorite teachers. I certainly do. I want to share the story of an amazing educator who has forever changed my life. And I also want to underscore how […]
Reposted From EdSurge: Do You Know These Innovative Women Leaders Who Are Founding Schools and Making History?
The following post was originally published on EdSurge: March is Women’s History Month, and what better time to recognize women who are making and shaping education history than right now? At NewSchools Venture Fund, we invest in teams of educators and entrepreneurs whose bold ideas are reimagining learning. I’m proud many of these pioneering leaders are […]
Our Ventures are Diversifying Education
Two of our ventures were busy last weekend, working to #DiversifyEd at an event they co-hosted in Boston. Latinos for Education(L4E) has recruited 11 fellows to participate in the first annual cohort of the Latino Board Fellows program, and Charter Board Partners joined L4E in organizing a day-long training event to kick off the program. The fellowship […]
Meet Education Forward DC
In 2008, NewSchools launched the first DC Schools Fund with the goal of dramatically improving educational outcomes for students in Washington, DC. Eight years later, we have seen incredible progress. We have surpassed both of our major goals of our most recent Fund: supporting new schools serving 7,500 students, and closing or restarting a number of […]
Update From the DC Schools Fund II
DC Schools Fund II finished 2015 with a number of key successes, and an eye toward even greater impact in the future. This fund was launched in 2013, and is the second DC Schools fund raised by NewSchools Venture Fund. Since the start of Fund II, we have leveraged $25 million to support work in […]