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Frances Messano

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A 2025 year-end reflection on how courageous educators, innovators, and 80 NewSchools ventures advanced student learning, from reading and math to AI-powered supports.

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Erin Stark

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Our education system was never built with every learner in mind, especially students who learn and think differently. One in five students has a learning difference, yet most classrooms and tools still aren’t designed for them, limiting their ability to…
See lessons from six high-performing schools and is designed for educators, funders, and policymakers looking for evidence of what’s working in public schools today and practical guidance to strengthen their own efforts.

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Aylon Samouha

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Frances Messano
Today, AI tools are being adopted at twice the speed of the early Internet. Everyone in education is talking about how quickly we need to transform learning to prepare students for an AI-powered economy. But there’s an elephant in the…

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Wendy-Ann Dixon-DuBois

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NewSchools Venture Fund announced today more than $10 million in funding to help visionary educators and innovators reimagine what public education can be. The funding will support ideas that make teaching and learning more engaging, effective, and responsive to the…

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Frances Messano

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NewSchools is announcing more than $23 million in new investments and reinvestments to over 80 ventures, chosen from 1,600 applicants nationwide. At a time when it would be easy to pull back, innovators are stepping forward with courage, resilience, and…

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Mia Howard

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Frances Messano
In education, we’re often told we have to choose. Academic excellence or student well-being. Innovation or proven practice. Serving some students well or serving all students well. The schools we’re featuring in our new case study series prove those tradeoffs…

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John Scianimanico

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Cameron White
Discussions about the promise of AI in K-12 education are everywhere. Personalized learning. Instant feedback. Better outcomes at scale. But when it comes to helping students succeed in math, the reality is more complicated — and the solutions are far…

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Pete Fishman

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Cameron White
AI is one of the most talked-about — and least understood — technologies in K-12 education today. While some see it as a silver bullet and others as a threat, NewSchools is taking a different stance: grounded optimism.
Couldn’t attend Summit 2025 — or want to revisit your favorite moments? You can now watch full recordings of every mainstage and breakout session, along with presentation slides and two special videos that capture the energy of the event.