With school starting in most places in a few weeks, school and network leaders are under tremendous pressure to finalize their reopening plans. With those leaders in mind, Bellwether just released a new planning resource that includes all of the…
By Antonio Tapia, Senior Associate Partner, NewSchools Venture Fund
Photo: Neil Thomas
As we wind down the most unconventional summer most of us have ever experienced, the nation’s attention has predictably shifted to the reopening of schools. Depending on your…
By Jason Weeby, Director of Strategic Initiatives, NewSchools Venture Fund
Occasionally, after the kids are in bed, my neighbor comes over to have a beer. Sitting six feet apart in my backyard, we compare notes on how we’re coping as…
By Leo Bialis-White, Senior Associate Partner, NewSchools Venture Fund
Updates!
Back in May, Greg Richmond and Peter Cunningham were some of the first to advocate for reallocating secondary school buildings in The 74. Evidence about how children in different age…
By Tiffany Cheng Nyaggah, Partner, NewSchools Venture Fund
Equity-minded entrepreneurs gravitate to the exciting work of creating something new because they are deeply committed to building a more just and compassionate world. Earlier this year, few leaders would have imagined…
By Justin Wedell, Associate Partner, NewSchools Venture Fund
What should ed tech companies keep top of mind as they navigate our new COVID-19 reality? NewSchools recently brought together a diverse group of current and former superintendents from around the country…
By Leo Bialis-White, Senior Associate Partner, NewSchools Venture Fund
One hundred and eighty days per year. Six and a half hours per day.
For decades, the lines separating in-school and out-of-school time have been clear and immutable. Families, schools, after-school…
By Miho Kubagawa, Partner, NewSchools Venture Fund
When schools closed in March, I naively assumed that the biggest challenge public schools would face this upcoming school year would be how to open or reopen schools safely amidst a pandemic. However,…
By David Noah, Comp Sci High
Jason Shaad, Charter School Growth Fund
Miho Kubagawa, NewSchools Venture Fund
Photo by Andy Falconer
Are face shields just as effective as face masks? What does social distancing look like for early elementary school…
By, Tonika Cheek Clayton, Managing Partner, NewSchools Venture Fund
As a K-12 ed tech investor who understands the landscape of tech tools used to support student learning, you might think my professional career had prepared me for forced distance learning…
