NewSchools Venture Fund CEO Ted Mitchell praises signing of the Serve America Act
Statement by Ted Mitchell, CEO of NewSchools Venture Fund and President of the California State Board of Education, on the signing of the Edward M. Kennedy Serve America Act
SAN FRANCISCO, April 21— Ted Mitchell, CEO of NewSchools Venture Fund and president of the California State Board of Education, praised President Obama’s signing of the Edward M. Kennedy Serve America Act at a highly innovative public charter school Tuesday.
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A new way of doing something
Innovation may refer to incremental, radical, and revolutionary changes in thinking, products, processes, or organizations. A distinction is typically made between invention, an idea made manifest, and innovation, ideas applied successfully. (Wikipedia) It’s more than just departing from the status quo, and beyond mere experimentation. It’s easy to call to mind breakthrough innovations that have […]
A meeting of the minds
Since 1998, NewSchools has worked to transform public education for underserved children. We have supported many of the nation’s highest performing entrepreneurial organizations and continue to work closely with them to create systemic change. The NewSchools Summit is an invitation-only gathering of leaders from across the education, business, policy and nonprofit sectors. This year’s theme […]
Opinion: Innovation will drive new federal funding for education
The passage of the stimulus bill last week instantly doubled the federal role in funding schools, with an unprecedented influx of $95 billion. The question is, in education, what will that money buy?
Most of the answer is jobs: fewer pink slips for teachers, and dirt finally moving on long-stalled construction projects. Yet in a welcome and farsighted move, the Recovery Act not only shores up the system, it also invests in fixing it where it’s broken.
Obama puts spotlight on education deficit
WASHINGTON— President Obama on Tuesday laid out a series of challenges for the nation to meet in job training and college attainment, part of an effort to give every child a “complete and competitive education.” The president, in his first address to a joint session of Congress, said his administration would provide the support needed to give the U.S. the highest proportion of college graduates in the world by 2020. He said there was a vital need for Americans to complete more years of education if the nation is to compete globally.
Fourth Annual Gathering of Education Entrepreneurs
Since 2005, NewSchools Venture Fund and the Aspen Institute have convened leaders in educational entrepreneurship, philanthropy, policymaking and research for the Annual Gathering of Education Entrepreneurs in Aspen, Colorado.
This year, participants focused on two key areas for opportunity and need for reform in public education: federal policy and R&D. This report summarizes the results of these conversations, and the ongoing work of thought leaders in education entrepreneurship who are tackling these challenges.
Statement by Ted Mitchell on Education in the Stimulus Bill
SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. 11— Ted Mitchell, CEO of NewSchools Venture Fund and president of the California State Board of Education, called on Congress and the Administration to support key school reform measures in the final version of the Recovery Act.
Rolling Up Their Sleeves
CHICAGO—Chicago has become a hotbed of “venture philanthropy” in education, as two local foundations contribute not only money, but also the hands-on work of some of the city’s wealthiest and most influential residents, to help improve the schools in the nation’s third-largest district.
Acting on Data: How Urban High Schools Use Data to Improve Instruction
When data serves as the foundation and culture of school systems, curriculum and instruction can be more closely tailored to each students’ particular academic needs.