Walton Family Foundation Announces $3.5 Million in Funding to Diversify the PreK-12 Teaching Profession
In collaboration with NewSchools Venture Fund, 14 grantees will receive funding and management assistance to recruit, develop and retain underrepresented educators nationwide BENTONVILLE, AR, October 23, 2019 – NewSchools Venture Fund, with financial support from the Walton Family Foundation, today announced the first round of grant recipients through the new competitive funding opportunity to diversify […]
What if Every Child had a Teacher Who Looked Like Him or Her?
By Tiffany Cheng Nyaggah, Partner I am unmistakably Asian American. A child of Chinese immigrants, I grew up in Oakland and was educated in diverse public schools. As I look back on my educational and career journey, much of it was guided by questions of creating belonging — for me and for others. I’ve studied, lived and […]
NewSchools Venture Fund Releases Report on Latino Education Entrepreneurs
New report explores why representation remains low and what funders can do to find and better support these leaders (Oakland, CA, Sept. 17, 2019) –NewSchools Venture Fund today released a new report, Talented, Passionate and Underrepresented: Investing in Latino Edupreneurs. Informed by a combination of qualitative and quantitative research, the goal of the report is to better understand the reasons why there are […]
NewSchools Venture Fund and Gallup Release Survey Findings About Ed Tech Usage in U.S. PreK-12 Schools
New report unveils opinions from teachers, principals, administrators and students on digital tools (Oakland, CA, Sept. 12, 2019) – Gallup and NewSchools Venture Fund today announced the release of a new report, Education Technology Use in Schools. This report is based on the results of a survey of 3,210 Pre-K through 12th grade U.S. public school teachers, 1,163 public school principals, 1,219 district level administrators, and 2,696 […]
Why Everyone Can Be Good at Math
Announcing $9 million in funding for bold ideas to integrate executive function and math By Melina Uncapher, Ph.D., Director, EF+Math Program I’m on a mission. I want to challenge the way people think about what students’ minds are capable of doing. The truth is, all students are powerful learners and students from all backgrounds are […]
NewSchools Announces Up to $8 Million in Funding for PreK-12 Education Innovators and Entrepreneurs
Thinking of starting an innovative school or supporting diverse education leaders? We want to hear about it. (Oakland, CA, August 1, 2019) — NewSchools Venture Fund today announced open funding opportunities for two of their investment areas: Innovative Public Schools and Diverse Leaders. For teams of educators and entrepreneurs who are either dreaming of opening a new innovative public school, or are interested in growing, advancing and […]
NewSchools Announces Funding to Diversify the PreK-12 Teaching Profession
Initial $3.5 million investment launches with support from the Walton Family Foundation OAKLAND, CA – June 18, 2019 –NewSchools Venture Fund, with financial support from the Walton Family Foundation, today announced the launch of a new $3.5 million competitive funding opportunity to diversify the PreK-12 teaching profession. Up to 14 concepts or early-stage organizations with […]
Repost from Medium.com – Is My Child Getting What He Needs in School?
Last weekend, we celebrated my son’s seventh birthday. After we finished singing both versions of “Happy Birthday” — the traditional one and Stevie Wonder’s version — I watched him make a wish and blow out the candles. In that moment, I made a wish for him, too. I’m the mother of three wonderful children — each with a separate set of […]
Why I Love February… Black History starts with Diverse Leaders in Education
This blog is also cross-posted on Medium. Have you ever heard the adage, “If you can read this, thank a teacher”? During February, Black History Month, we pay special attention to the contributions of Black Americans, and many of those contributions would not have been possible without Black educators. It has become a tradition at NewSchools […]
Reposted from Medium.com — Hey Educators and Entrepreneurs with Bold Ideas…This is Big!
For the last few years, August 1 has been a particularly auspicious day for me and my colleagues at NewSchools Venture Fund. It’s the day we announce open funding opportunities. As a side note, it’s also my dad’s birthday, so it’s been a special day to me forever (Happy Birthday, Dad!). But, getting back to […]