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Empowering students with learning differences: What we’ve learned in our first year of investing
in Edge Fund, Learning Differences onView PostBy Erin Stark, Senior Associate Partner, Learning Differences, EDgeAs a sibling of a person with severe disabilities and special educator for 20 years, I know …
Results from 2022 – What We Measured and Why it Mattered
in Philanthropy onView PostBy Frances Messano, Chief Executive OfficerFrom the beginning, NewSchools has pioneered new ways of funding innovation in public education. Today, I’m as convi…
Why We’re Leading with Optimism, Imagination, and Ambition in 2023
in Future of Work, Philanthropy onView PostBy Frances Messano, Chief Executive OfficerIt’s an exciting and challenging time to step into the CEO role at NewSchools. For the past eight years, I’ve been a…
NewSchools Venture Fund Welcomes New Chief Executive Officer
in News, Press Release onView PostContact:Wendy-Ann Dixon-DuBoisNewSchools Venture Fundwdixon-dubois@newschools.org NewSchools Venture Fund Welcomes New Chief Executive Officer (Oakland, CA, Ja…
Rewriting the Rules: How to Make Teaching More Diverse, Rewarding, and Sustainable
in Diverse Teachers onView PostBy Mia Howard, Senior Partner, Innovative SchoolsFinding and keeping diverse and talented teachers is a growing challenge in many parts of the country. Years o…
Don’t Give Up on Big, Long-Term Bets
in Future of Work, Philanthropy onView PostBy Stacey Childress, Chief Executive OfficerTo say young people have been under a lot of pressure over the last few years feels like a gross understatement. An…
An expanded definition of student success should guide the pandemic-era learning recovery
View PostBy Jason Atwood, Director, Research and LearningAcross the country, educators, policymakers, and innovators are urgently working to help schools recover from t…
How Philanthropy Can Help Schools Deliver on the Promise of a Historic Investment
in Edge Fund, ESSER, Innovation, Learning Solutions, Meet the Moment, NewSchools Ventures, Research and Learning onView PostBy Erin Harless, Senior Manager, Research and Learning, and Nour Abdelmonem, Senior Analyst, Learning SolutionsThe public education sector sits at a crossroads…
