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Opinion: Expand college grants

By Ted Mitchell, Chief Executive Officer of NewSchools Venture Fund and and Jonathan Schorr, Partner at NewSchools Venture Fund. As seen in the Los Angeles Times, June 10, 2008.

Aisha Ford was a sociology major. But she was forced to take on a second course of study that doesn’t show up on her college transcript. In addition to being a full-time student, she had to become a skilled fundraiser.

Simon Hess and Stacy Beardsley to Lead Turnaround Efforts at Low-Performing Schools Through ChicagoRise

Chicago, IL (May 16, 2008) – Chicago International Charter School (CICS) and NewSchools Venture Fund are pleased to announce the addition of Simon Hess and Stacy Beardsley to ChicagoRise, a new nonprofit education organization that will manage the turnaround of low-performing public schools in Chicago.

Simon Hess joins ChicagoRise as the chief executive officer. Stacy Beardsley will serve as the chief academic officer. Together, Hess and Beardsley have more than twenty years of experience in the education arena.

Aspen Institute and NewSchools Venture Fund Name New Class of Fellows in Entrepreneurial Leaders for Public Education Program

SAN FRANCISCO, CA – May 19, 2008 – The Aspen Institute and NewSchools Venture Fund today launched the second year of the prestigious Entrepreneurial Leaders for Public Education Fellowship Program with the announcement of a new class of extraordinary Fellows. The program is designed to recognize and support exceptional entrepreneurial leaders who are prepared to address the crucial challenge of transforming public education.

Fund set up to boost public education

SANTA CLARA – Worried that low educational achievement in the United State is beginning to hamper the economy, one venture capital association on Wednesday set up a multimillion-dollar fund to invest in ideas that would boost public school education.

The NewSchools K-12 Education Infrastructure Fund is a joint project of the National Venture Capital Association and an already established investment group called the NewSchools Venture Fund.

National Venture Captial Association Joins NewSchools Venture Fund to Raise K-12 Education Infrastructure Fund

May 7, 2008 – Santa Clara, CA – The National Venture Capital Association (NVCA) and NewSchools Venture Fund today announced the creation of a multi-million dollar philanthropic venture fund focused on improving education in the United States. The NVCA-NewSchools K-12 Education Infrastructure Fund will invest in start-up organizations aiming to build high-performing public schools by developing innovative human capital solutions and performance tools.

Opinion: Graduation Madness

By Ted Mitchell, Chief Executive Officer of NewSchools Venture Fund and and Jonathan Schorr, Partner at NewSchools Venture Fund. As seen in the Washington Post, April 6, 2008.

Odds are, your bracket for the NCAA men’s final didn’t match up Butler and Western Kentucky.

But that’s the way it would go in an alternate universe where graduation rates, rather than baskets scored, decided the game. As it stands today, only one of the schools in this year’s Final Four, North Carolina, manages to graduate a majority of its players — or more than a third of its black players.

Practices from the Portfolio, Volume I

Education entrepreneurs have much to share with – and learn from – one another. Our Practices from the Portfolio series seeks to capture, synthesize and share this powerful knowledge residing within the NewSchools portfolio.