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Students Assessments Aren’t Delivering on Their Promise for Accountability or Equity
View PostNow is the Time to Reassess our Student Assessment PoliciesBy Erin Harless, Manager of Research and Learning, NewSchools Venture FundThe education sector is in…
Charter School Authorizers Must Rebalance Accountability, Flexibility, and Support During the Pandemic
View PostBy Miho Kubagawa, Partner, NewSchools Venture FundWhen schools closed in March, I naively assumed that the biggest challenge public schools would face this upc…
What’s the Future of Innovation in Education?
View PostFor as long as there have been people, there have been folks predicting what the future might hold. And, recently at NewSchools, our team spent a whole day con…
Live From Summit 2017: Why Can’t We Be Friends?
View PostThe closing plenary of NewSchools Summit 2017 began with inspirational words from Paige Pence, a student from North Idaho STEM Prep. And, it closed with a spir…
Live From Summit 2017: The ESSA Opportunity: Strategies from State and District Chiefs
View PostThis provocative thought-provoking session was moderated by Mike Magee from Chiefs for Change. Joining him as speakers were Pedro Martinez from San Antonio, Ha…
I’m Ready to Get to Work
in Policy and Politics onView PostJanuary 2016 roared in with lots of change in the air, and we’ve all responded in different ways. Personally, I’ve spent the past two weekends glued to the tel…
Guest Blog: How an Elite Education Reform Conference Felt More Like a #BlackLivesMatter Rally
View PostThe following post appeared originally on Education Post, and is reposted here with permission from its author, Marilyn Anderson Rhames.Stay woke.I wore those …
Live From Summit 2016: School Discipline: It’s Complicated
View PostElizabeth Green, Co-Founder, CEO and Editor-in-Chief of Chalkbeat moderated a discussion exploring school discipline and zero tolerance policies in schools. Jo…
