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What We’ve Learned from our Focus on Excellence and Equity in Education Innovation
View PostBy Frances Messano, PresidentOver the past seven years, NewSchools has been intentional about centering racial equity and investing in leaders of color. Along …
My First and Only Latina Teacher: Why Teacher Diversity Matters
View PostKatiusca Moreno, Senior Partner Most of us remember the teachers who made a powerful difference in our lives. I remember the…
Investors Often Ignore Entrepreneurs of Color. NewSchools Venture Fund Wants to Change That
View PostThis blog was originally published by EdWeek MarketBrief on May 28, 2021 and can be found on their website here.Investors Often Ignore Entrepreneurs of Color. …
A Major K-12 Funder Takes the Participatory Grantmaking Plunge
View PostThis blog was originally published by Inside Philanthropy on May 25, 2021 and can be found on their website here.A Major K-12 Funder Takes the Participatory Gr…
New Research: More Principals of Color May Be the Key to Diversifying the Teacher Workforce
View PostBy Erin Harless, Manager of Research and Learning, NewSchools Venture FundOne of the biggest talent challenges facing the education sector today is the demogra…
What are pandemic pods, and what do they mean for education?
View PostBy Jason Weeby, Director of Strategic Initiatives, NewSchools Venture Fund Photo by Andrew Neel on UnsplashOccasionally, after the kids are in bed, my neighbor…
Do Black Lives Matter in Education Reform?
View PostBy Natalie Wilson, Associate Partner, NewSchools Venture FundI have spent the past five years searching for a public school that I am not certain exists.I am a…
Eight Reasons I’m Hopeful for Racial Justice and Equity
View PostBy Antonio Tapia, Senior Associate Partner, NewSchools Venture FundImage via KPFAMy daughter, Samira, and hundreds of other young people were protesting the de…
