Students Are Calling for Change, and We’re Listening
Here’s a look at some of the most interesting themes across our 2024 investing activity, as well as promising innovations that bring us closer to ensuring every student is prepared to thrive in school and in life.
Introducing Our First Teaching Reimagined Ventures
America’s teachers face immense pressures, from high workloads to increasingly complex student needs, fueling a narrative of burnout and dissatisfaction. But what if we could change the story? Through our Teaching Reimagined portfolio, we’re investing in a variety of solutions to a shared problem: how to make teaching a role where educators thrive – all in service of better outcomes for students furthest from opportunity.
Why Now Is the Moment to Reimagine Teaching
Learn why now is the time to reimagine teaching with innovative roles, AI, and new strategies to attract and retain a diverse, motivated educator workforce.
How Generative AI Can Engage and Empower Students
Uncertainty about the future of K-12 education has ignited a debate: Should schools prioritize research-based instruction or an engagement-first strategy that centers student enthusiasm and curiosity?
A Cognitive Scientist Turns a Personal Struggle into a Mission for Inclusive Learning
Ten years ago, Antoinette Banks was in Los Angeles navigating the educational system for her daughter with autism and ADHD. Her child, often seen through the lens of labels, was in reality brimming with untapped potential.
Investing in a Bright Future For All Students: 2023 Trends
If you’re only seeing the negative headlines about education, you might be missing out on the inspiring stories of progress and potential in the field.
Empowering students with learning differences: What we’ve learned in our first year of investing
As a sibling of a person with severe disabilities and special educator for 20 years, I know firsthand the power in fully seeing our youth and providing them with their fundamental right to a real education.
Results from 2022 – What We Measured and Why it Mattered
From the beginning, NewSchools has pioneered new ways of funding innovation in public education. Today, I’m as convinced as ever that venture philanthropy still has a powerful role to play in advancing education and that we must lead with equity, collaboration, and courage as our guiding principles.
Why We’re Leading with Optimism, Imagination, and Ambition in 2023
By Frances Messano, Chief Executive Officer
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Rewriting the Rules: How to Make Teaching More Diverse, Rewarding, and Sustainable
By Mia Howard, Senior Partner, Innovative Schools
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