To build connections during our virtual Summit event in May, NewSchools asked a diverse group of innovators, policymakers, funders, and educators to share the books that helped them make sense of the world or simply inspired them this past year.…
Participants at NewSchools Summit got a sneak preview today of three new documentary films that highlight both the failure of public schools to serve minority students and the efforts of visionary entrepreneurs to provide underserved children with a first rate…
Resolved: Entrepreneurs and Systems must Partner to Achieve Widespread Improvement
This afternoon, a spirited oxford-style debate took place to examine this resolution. Under the direction of moderator Mashea Ashton, CEO of the Newark Charter School Fund, the panel examined whether…
“The best way to predict the future is to invent it.” – computer scientist Alan Kay
Google founders Sergey Brin and Larry Page were 21 and 22, respectively, when they started coding a new search engine. Facebook’s Mark Zuckerberg was…
