Trends Emerging From Our First 62 Investments in 2021
By eramirez in Diverse Leaders, Innovative Public Schools, Learning Solutions, NewSchools Ventures, Racial Equity onhttps://vimeo.com/600690197/946794fe96By Frances MessanoHere at NewSchools, we kicked off 2021 with the launch of a new three-year strategy, focused on…
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…
Why I Love February… Black History starts with Diverse Leaders in Education
This blog is also cross-posted on Medium.Have you ever heard the adage, “If you can read this, thank a teacher”?…
Announcing the NewSchools Ignite: Early Learning Cohort
We’re thrilled to announce the 15 winners of the NewSchools Ignite Early Learning (PreK-2nd Grade) Challenge who collectively were…
Live From Summit 2017: The Opening Plenary
The opening plenary was simulcast on Facebook Live. We hope you were able to listen, but if not…no worries!…
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,…
Looking Back on 2016 – Check out Our Highlights Video!
By Mark Boone, Chief Development OfficerThis has been quite a year, and a very memorable one in many ways.…
What Would You Do With $4 Billion?
Now, I don’t want to name drop. So, let’s just say a “well-known education philanthropist” posed a fascinating question…
NewSchools Ignite Announces ELL Challenge Winners
Today, we are proud to announce the 13 winners of the NewSchools Ignite English Language Learning Challenge: eSpark Learning…
Now’s the Time to Reimagine Learning
By Stacey Childress in Diverse Leaders, Ed Tech, Entrepreneur, Innovative Public Schools, NewSchools Ventures, Personalized Learning onAnd, if you think so, too...we should be talking. NewSchools invests in the most creative ideas and supports visionary…
News Release — Bring Us Your Boldest, Biggest Ideas for Reimagining Education
By Debbie Veney in Diverse Leaders, Ed Tech, Entrepreneur, Innovative Public Schools, NewSchools Ventures onAnnouncing up to $7 million in new funding opportunities for entrepreneurs and teams of educators(Oakland, CA, August 1, 2016)…
Promising Developments in EdTech for Science
We have scientists to thank for many of conveniences that make our lives simpler, more comfortable...and in a lot…
Why We Support Innovative Schools
By Stacey Childress in Entrepreneur, Innovative Public Schools, NewSchools Ventures, Personalized Learning onWe love graduation season at NewSchools! It reminds us why we support innovative schools.A big part of our work is…
One Student’s Experience in an Innovative School
By Stacey Childress in Innovative Public Schools, NewSchools Ventures, Personalized Learning, Summit onLast week we announced our latest round of investments in teams launching innovative schools in Fall 2016 and Fall…
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: Edtech in STEM Classrooms
By John Terada in Ed Tech, Innovative Public Schools, NewSchools Ventures, Personalized Learning, Summit onThis engaging discussion was led and moderated by Tonika Cheek Clayton, Managing Partner of NewSchools Venture Fund joined by…
Live From Summit 2016: Helping Children Transcend Adversity
This highly-compelling session was led by author Paul Tough, with a Q&A moderated by Jeff Raikes. The discussion focused on…
Live From Summit 2016: Advancing Social-Emotional Learning for Students and Teachers
This inspiring session featured four school leaders who have launched schools because they believe important aspects of school need…
Live From Summit 2016: Newark Beyond the Headlines
Jen Holleran of Startup: Education, moderated a thought-provoking session exploring some of the inherent conflicts – fiscal, facilities and enrollment…
Live From Summit 2016: Jeopardy!
Debbie Veney, Director of Communications for NewSchools Venture Fund, kicked off a lively discussion about the Every Student Succeeds Act…
