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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…
Trends Emerging From Our First 62 Investments in 2021
in Diverse Leaders, Innovative Public Schools, Learning Solutions, NewSchools Ventures, Racial Equity onView Posthttps://vimeo.com/600690197/946794fe96By Frances MessanoHere at NewSchools, we kicked off 2021 with the launch of a new three-year strategy, focused on four in…
Building a Thriving Community of Latinx Educators in a City with Fewer than 1% of Them
in Diverse Leaders, Diverse Teachers onView PostIn Kansas City, Missouri, like in much of the country, the teaching profession is not as diverse as it should be. For every 200 Latinx students in the Kansas C…
Increasing Teacher Diversity Through Innovation
in Diverse Leaders, Diverse Teachers onView PostNewSchools Venture Fund hosts a virtual event to examine the teacher diversity gap and solutions for closing it(OAKLAND, CA – July 13, 2021) NewSchools Venture…
NewSchools Venture Fund Welcomes New Chief External Affairs Officer
in Uncategorized onView Post(Oakland, CA, July 9, 2021) – NewSchools Venture Fund today announced Danielle Kristine Toussaint as its new Chief External Affairs Officer. This executive rol…
