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News Release – WestEd and NewSchools Venture Fund Win Small Business Administration Funding for EdTech Growth Accelerator
By Debbie Veney in Ed Tech onView PostNew funding will support knowledge sharing and systems development for data collection and analysisSan Francisco, CA – September 8, 2016 – Research, developmen…
Just Three Weeks to Go: Looking for Bold Ideas in ELL Tools!
View PostNearly five million PreK-12 students in America are English Language Learners. That’s a lot of students. And, we’ve heard from teachers and researchers that…
Now’s the Time to Reimagine Learning
By Stacey Childress in Diverse Leaders, Ed Tech, Entrepreneur, Innovative Public Schools, NewSchools Ventures, Personalized Learning onView PostAnd, if you think so, too...we should be talking. NewSchools invests in the most creative ideas and supports visionary leaders with the potential to reshape th…
News Release — Bring Us Your Boldest, Biggest Ideas for Reimagining Education
By Debbie Veney in Diverse Leaders, Ed Tech, Entrepreneur, Innovative Public Schools, NewSchools Ventures onView PostAnnouncing up to $7 million in new funding opportunities for entrepreneurs and teams of educators(Oakland, CA, August 1, 2016) — NewSchools Venture Fund is loo…
Promising Developments in EdTech for Science
View PostWe have scientists to thank for many of conveniences that make our lives simpler, more comfortable...and in a lot of ways more fun. That’s why we need many, m…
Live From Summit 2016: Edtech in STEM Classrooms
By John Terada in Ed Tech, Innovative Public Schools, NewSchools Ventures, Personalized Learning, Summit onView PostThis engaging discussion was led and moderated by Tonika Cheek Clayton, Managing Partner of NewSchools Venture Fund joined by five other speakers: Bill Kurtz, …
Live From Summit 2016: Helping Children Transcend Adversity
View PostThis highly-compelling session was led by author Paul Tough, with a Q&A moderated by Jeff Raikes. The discussion focused on the pressing questions addresse…
Live From Summit 2016: Inside the SAT
View PostAaron Lemon-Strauss, Executive Director of College Board, led a session exploring the personalized practice tools that more than one million students have used…