Investors Often Ignore Entrepreneurs of Color. NewSchools Venture Fund Wants to Change That
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A Major K-12 Funder Takes the Participatory Grantmaking Plunge
Participatory grantmaking: It isn’t a term that rolls off the tongue, and yet many people in the philanthropy world are talking about it these days. It describes the process of including community members in grantmaking decisions. As GrantCraft put it in a 2018 report, “participatory grantmaking cedes decision-making power about funding—including the strategy and criteria behind those decisions—to the very communities that funders aim to serve.”
NewSchools President Frances Messano Featured by Inside Philanthropy
In response to the events of 2020 and the growing outrage over racial injustice, many philanthropies are unveiling new racial equity and diversity programs. So the recent strategy rollout by the NewSchools Venture Fund has a familiar ring: The organization committed $100 million in diverse leaders and innovators working in K-12 education, while doubling down on racial equity work.
Like Airlines, Schools Can Fall Victim to ‘Press-On-Itis.’ 6 Ways to Make Sure Reopening Plans Can Adapt as Circumstances Change
Despite pressure from President Donald Trump for schools to offer in-person instruction this fall, many students in states such as California and in 17 of the 20 biggest school districts in the nation will start the year online.
We Helped Two Schools Create Reopening Plans — Here Are Five Lessons
With school starting in most places in a few weeks, school and network leaders are under tremendous pressure to finalize their reopening plans. With those leaders in mind, Bellwether just released a new planning resource that includes all of the components of a reopening plan, offers questions school leaders should address …
What are the Big Questions for 2018?
Everyone likes to give their predictions at the start of a new year. And, while those prognostications are often fun and sometimes even accurate, our
Reposted From EdSurge: What Does It Take to Create Diverse Schools? Meet the Pioneers Making It Happen
Despite progress in integrating American schools following the Brown v. Board of Education ruling in 1954 and the Civil Rights Act of 1964, U.S. schools are less diverse today than in the 1960s. But as schools have grown more homogenous, our country has only become increasingly diverse.
Reposted From EdSurge: From Personalized Math to Micro-Schools, This NewSchools Cohort Is Reimagining Learning
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Reposted From EdSurge: Early Learning Faces Obstacles and Inequities—Here’s How Edtech Can Help
Reposted From EdSurge: Have a Bold Idea for Education? Here’s How to Apply for Funding from NewSchools