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A Prediction for the New Year – The Power of Innovative Schools
View PostLate last year, with our CEO Stacey Childress, I co-authored a paper called “Reimagining Learning: A Big Bet on the Future of American Education.” An overview…
Looking Back on 2016 – Check out Our Highlights Video!
View PostBy Mark Boone, Chief Development OfficerThis has been quite a year, and a very memorable one in many ways. Around the country, student voices became more promi…
What Would You Do With $4 Billion?
View PostNow, I don’t want to name drop. So, let’s just say a “well-known education philanthropist” posed a fascinating question to our CEO early this year. He …
What I’m Thankful For — By Melissa Beck
View PostIn this season of Thanksgiving, I’m reminded of where I was three years ago at this time. I was a teacher, sitting in my 11th grade math classroom, just outsid…
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…
A Master Class in School Redesign
By Scott Benson in Innovative Public Schools onView PostAugust means “back to school” for millions of students across the country. But this year it will also signal the beginning of an exciting new learning and shar…
Why We Support Innovative Schools
By Stacey Childress in Entrepreneur, Innovative Public Schools, NewSchools Ventures, Personalized Learning onView PostWe love graduation season at NewSchools! It reminds us why we support innovative schools.A big part of our work is supporting new innovative schools with the p…