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We’re Listening and Learning With You: Announcing Our 2022 Funding Opportunity
in Reimagining Learning onView PostFrances MessanoEven in normal times, raising money from philanthropy for a new organization or innovative idea is an arduous and intimidating process. But thin…
Our Promise and Plan of Action for the Year Ahead
in Reimagining Learning onView PostFrances Messano, President This is a tough time to be in education. For teachers and school leaders navigating a third wave of the pandemic and fighting to del…
MacKenzie Scott Makes Historic Gift to NewSchools Venture Fund
in Innovation, Reimagining Learning onView PostBy Frances Messano and Stacey ChildressWe are thrilled to announce that NewSchools Venture Fund has received an incredible $35M investment from MacKenzie Scott…
Schools Need Support to Reinvent Themselves. Will Philanthropy Step Up to Help?
in Reimagining Learning onView PostBy Leo Bialis-White and Scott Benson Philanthropy can be a powerful force for good. When innovators have a compelling idea that meets the moment, philanthropy …
Ceding Power: NewSchools Shifts Grantmaking Power to Parents, Students, and Education Innovators
View PostNewSchools Venture FundIn April, NewSchools launched a new funding opportunity to provide dream capital to innovators of color with bold ideas to advance racia…
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…
Keep the older kids at home and use middle and high schools for elementary students
View PostBy Leo Bialis-White, Senior Associate Partner, NewSchools Venture FundUpdates! Back in May, Greg Richmond and Peter Cunningham were some of the first to advoc…
COVID-19 is Upending What “Schooltime” Means. And that’s a good thing.
View PostBy Leo Bialis-White, Senior Associate Partner, NewSchools Venture FundOne hundred and eighty days per year. Six and a half hours per day.For decades, the lines…
