Live From Summit 2016: XQ: Rethinking the American High School
Russlynn Ali, Managing Director of Education at Emerson Collective led a discussion on the XQ High School redesign challenge being led nationwide to r
Live From Summit 2016: Real Talk with Teach For America
Teach For America CEO Elisa Villanueva Beard engaged in a conversation with Marc Sternberg, Director of K-12 Education Program at the Walton Family F
Live From Summit 2016: Advancing Social-Emotional Learning for Students and Teachers
This inspiring session featured four school leaders who have launched schools because they believe important aspects of school need to be redesigned t
Live from Summit 2016: Rapid-Prototyping to Address Critical Student Needs
This interactive and innovative workshop was led by Rich Crandall, Director at Intentional Futures, and formerly an Associate Partner at NewSchools Ve
Live from Summit 2016: Telling it Straight: Educators and EdTech
Eva Gonda Green, Associate Partner of NewSchools Venture Fund led and moderated a session focusing on purchase and pilot decisions by schools. She was
Live From Summit 2016: Partnership Strategies with Supes and Tech Decision Makers
Moderated by Doug Roberts, Founder and CEO of Educational Solutions Consulting, this session featured five superintendents and technology decision-mak
NewSchools Announces Winners of Math Challenge
Today we’re excited to announce the winners of our second NewSchools Ignite challenge, focused on Middle & High School Math. These entrepreneurs address one or more of the critical needs voiced by teachers and students, with products that create rich experiences where students can learn math conceptually through real-world content, employ elements of collaboration, access […]
News Release – NewSchools Ignite Announces “Middle School & High School Math Challenge”
NewSchools Ignite, an initiative of NewSchools Venture Fund, a nonprofit venture philanthropy firm, is now accepting applications for its Middle and H
Why improving math edtech tools today is so important for tomorrow
Our grandparents can all recall the days of reciting the times table, facing a dusty blackboard. They can all remember doing math problems from the
Science learning in the world around us
Our world is advancing rapidly due to scientific innovation. Students and teachers are looking for tools that bridge learning in K-12 schools with the