NewSchools Changes the Room at Summit 2014
We enlisted partner organizations to help identify more black and Latino participants and speakers at Summit. 26% of Summit attendees were people o
Camelback Ventures Commits to Education Entrepreneurs of Color
NewSchools is supporting Camelback Ventures to help reduce the opportunity gap for education entrepreneurs from underserved communities. Aaron Walk
TFA Adjusts Recruiting Policies to Encourage Inclusion
Teach for America made a deliberate effort to improve both the racial and the socioeconomic diversity of their teaching corps and it shows! This years’ TFA recruits are the most diverse ever with half of the 2014-2015 cohort identifying as people of color and 47% coming from low-income backgrounds. Expanding diversity has built a corps […]
UP Academy Holland Staff Represents the Students They Serve
At UP Academy Holland in Dorchester, MA, 46% of staff, including the founding principal and director of operations, identify as people of color. Ha