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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…
Three Principles School Leaders Can Use to Reduce COVID-19 Risk
View PostBy David Noah, Comp Sci HighJason Shaad, Charter School Growth FundMiho Kubagawa, NewSchools Venture FundPhoto by Andy FalconerAre face shields just as effecti…
Our Moral Imperative: Racial Equity and the Public School System
View PostBy Frances Messano, senior managing partner, NewSchools Venture Fund Photo by mana5280 on UnsplashEducators are preparing for a fall as their school communitie…
Reducing Bias in Virtual Teacher Hiring
View PostBy Antonio Tapia, Senior Associate Partner, NewSchools Venture Fund Image via FolioIt wasn’t too long ago that we sat around a table and asked teacher candidat…
Four Silver Linings in the Homeschool Hot Mess
in Ed Tech onView PostBy, Tonika Cheek Clayton, Managing Partner, NewSchools Venture FundAs a K-12 ed tech investor who understands the landscape of tech tools used to support stude…
When and How to Explore a Nonprofit Merger
in Entrepreneur, Redesign onView PostBy Amy Omand, Chief Financial Officer, NewSchools Venture FundThe economic outlook in the world has changed rapidly in the past few months. The unemployment ra…
Schools can stay virtually connected to their families. Here’s how.
View PostBy Gabi Netter, Associate Partner at NewSchools Venture FundIt’s a critical time for schools to connect with their students’ families. Leaders and teachers are…
How Leopards Change Their Spots: Five Attributes of Schools That Successfully Transitioned to Distance Learning
View PostBy Frances Messano, Senior Managing Partner, NewSchools Venture FundAs schools rapidly closed down their physical buildings across the country, we saw many of …
