Every Student Deserves a Path Forward
NewSchools invests in leaders and organizations redesigning school — building real pathways to careers, credentials, and opportunity.
Our Focus Areas
Schools Advancing Career-Connected Learning
Student Support Programs During or After School
Before- or after-school programs that build confidence and career readiness through mentorship, coaching, and applied learning.
Tech Solutions for Navigational Support
Nonprofits that Build Alliances
Digital platforms that help students explore career interests, build post-secondary plans, and connect with real-world opportunities.
Aligning K–12, higher education, and workforce systems through policy, cross-sector partnerships, and infrastructure that scale career-connected learning.
In Their Own Words
BELIEVE ACADEMY
What career-connected learning looks like when it works
Founder Kimberly Neal-Brannum built Believe Academy around one belief: students are the vision. Students graduate with an associate’s degree or industry certification — free — and real options for what comes next. This is Taylor and Lyric’s story.
“When our kids walk through our doors, they’re seen with the power of hope and belief.”
— Kimberly Neal-Brannum, Founder/Executive Director