NewSchools helps shape policy and practice in PreK-12 education by providing thought leadership and research across our investment areas.
- Show all
- Diverse Leaders
- Diverse Teachers
- Diversity Equity & Inclusion
- Early Learning – PreK-2nd
- Ed Tech
- English Language Learning
- Entrepreneur
- Expanded Definition of Student Success (EDSS)
- Future of Work
- Human Capital
- Impact & Efficacy
- Innovation
- Innovative Public Schools
- Middle & High School Math
- NewSchools Ventures
- Personalized Learning
- Policy and Politics
- Redesign
- Reimagining Learning
- Science
- Social Emotional Learning
- Special Education
- Summit
- Uncategorized
U.S. Department of Education Awards NewSchools Venture Fund Grant To Increase Quality and Scale of Charter Schools
in Uncategorized onView PostSan Francisco – October 13, 2003 – NewSchools Venture Fund announced that it has been awarded a $1.99 million grant from the U.S. Department of Education t…
Something Ventured: Philanthropy With A Venture Twist
in Uncategorized onView PostNEW YORK — The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation took an unusual step with a recent donation to an educational cause – it gave money to a “…
Gates Foundation Sends $22M To School
in Uncategorized onView PostThe NewSchools Venture Fund now has more than $65 million in its Charter Accelerator Fund after a $22 million investment from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foun…
School fund charters new territory with $22M gift
in Uncategorized onView PostA venture capital fund based in San Francisco has received $22 million from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation to invest in creating charter schools in th…
Investment to Accelerate Creation of Strong Charter Schools
in Uncategorized onView PostPhilanthropies Team Up to Raise Achievement Among Disadvantaged Youth San Francisco — June 30, 2003 — The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation today announc…
Entrepreneurs Wanted
in Uncategorized onView PostThe NewSchools Venture Fund is looking for a few good entrepreneurs. Part of a small genus of charitable organizations known as venture philanthropists, NewSch…
NewSchools Venture Fund Announces Performance Accelerator Fund
in Uncategorized onView PostNew Fund To Enhance The Capacity of School Systems To Improve Student Achievement; Complements NewSchools’ Charter School System Efforts
A Venturing Education Philanthropy: Interview With Kim Smith
in Uncategorized onView PostKim Smith, CEO of NewSchools Venture Fund, believes she is “genetically encoded to be a social entrepreneur in education.” Both of Kim’s pare…
