(Oakland, CA, July 9, 2021) – NewSchools Venture Fund today announced Danielle Kristine Toussaint as its new Chief External Affairs Officer. This executive role was created to amplify the stories, impact, influence, and innovation that have emerged from NewSchools growing…
As schools unveil their reopening plans for the fall, the need to address student and educator mental health and wellbeing must take priority, even before concerns about getting students caught up academically. Students will have a harder time learning and…
How Partners Can Support Schools to Rebuild and Reimagine Learning
By Leo Bialis-White | June 2, 2021
Right now, billions of dollars in federal aid are flowing to public school systems in every state battered by the recession and…
Opening Plenary: Provocations for the Future
Racial equity and philanthropy: Change is overdue
Supporting student and educator mental health
Parents and real power
What smart leaders are doing with those emergency funds
Design it for us: Students speak out on…
If there was ever a time to imagine a more equitable future for our young people, it’s now. We know that an excellent education is central to this vision and that we can’t get there without rethinking the educational approaches…
In this virtual convening, Dr. Osnat Zur and Dr. Faith Polk, Senior Program Associates from WestEd, began with a review of the benefits and challenges…
Dr. Yvonne Kao is a Senior Research Associate in WestEd’s Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) program. She is an applied educatio…
After spending 20 years in classrooms K-12, Mardi Gale came to WestEd in 1992 as a Regional Director for the Mathematics Renaissance Middle Grades and…
Dave Paunesku is co-founder and executive director of PERTS, a Stanford University center that scales up evidence-based innovations in order to advanc…
Dr. Guillermo Solano-Flores is Professor of Education at the Stanford University Graduate School of Education. He specializes in educational assessmen…
