How an Expanded Definition of Student Success Drives Learning: Three New Insights
Even as the shadows of the pandemic recede and schools invest heavily in recovery efforts, students across the country continue to navigate an array of obstacles. Supporting their academic, social, and emotional development remains paramount.
How to Meet Students’ Social-Emotional and Academic Needs When Schools Reopen
Insights and actionable findings from three years of research on the specific social-emotional and school culture factors that matter most for academi…
An expanded definition of student success should guide the pandemic-era learning recovery
Across the country, educators, policymakers, and innovators are urgently working to help schools recover from the academic and mental health impacts of Covid-19 and pandemic-related school closures. As they make the necessary investments and develop programs to accelerate student progress, it’s imperative to make decisions based on what works.
Digital Learning Tools Teachers Say They Use Most Often
Earlier this year, we released an analysis of the tools teachers said they were using most often in our 2019 survey with Gallup on “Education Technology Use in Schools.” In that analysis, we found that most teachers were using different digital learning tools, painting a picture of a highly-fragmented marketplace.
Students Assessments Aren’t Delivering on Their Promise for Accountability or Equity
The education sector is in the midst of an overdue reckoning about its role in perpetuating systemic racism in this country, from curricula that perpetuates a Eurocentric worldview to an educator workforce that does not reflect the student population.
Top 10 Takeaways from the NewSchools-Gallup Survey for Ed Tech Innovators
In 2019, NewSchools partnered with Gallup to release “Education Technology Use in Schools,” a comprehensive report to better understand ed tech’s perceptions and usage. This past summer, we conducted a follow-up survey of parents, teachers, and students to evaluate how ed tech’s engagement may be changing in the pandemic context.
Beyond survival: Planning for a world where equity work thrives
By Tiffany Cheng Nyaggah, Partner, NewSchools Venture Fund Equity-minded entrepreneurs gravitate to the exciting work of creating something new because they are deeply committed to building a more just and compassionate world. Earlier this year, few leaders would have imagined a threat to their organization arriving in the form of a pandemic, which would upend […]
School District Superintendents to Ed Tech: “Here’s how to work with us right now.”
By Justin Wedell, Associate Partner, NewSchools Venture Fund What should ed tech companies keep top of mind as they navigate our new COVID-19 reality? NewSchools recently brought together a diverse group of current and former superintendents from around the country to share their perspectives on this question. Our guests included: PJ Caposey, superintendent of Meridian […]
COVID-19 is Upending What “Schooltime” Means. And that’s a good thing.
By Leo Bialis-White, Senior Associate Partner, NewSchools Venture Fund One hundred and eighty days per year. Six and a half hours per day. For decades, the lines separating in-school and out-of-school time have been clear and immutable. Families, schools, after-school providers, and unions built everything around this static structure. Now, COVID-19 is radically changing the […]
Charter School Authorizers Must Rebalance Accountability, Flexibility, and Support During the Pandemic
By Miho Kubagawa, Partner, NewSchools Venture Fund When schools closed in March, I naively assumed that the biggest challenge public schools would face this upcoming school year would be how to open or reopen schools safely amidst a pandemic. However, the continued violence and systemic racism oppressing communities of color, especially Black communities, reached a […]