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A nonprofit venture philanthropy working to reimagine education so all students thrive. NewSchools.org
This #LatinoHeritageMonth, our friends at @Latinos4Ed are launching Visión 2050. A Latino vision for education, built by and for Latino communities. Learn more about Visión 2050 and how to add your voice at the link below.
https://www.latinosforeducation.org/vision2050/
#Visión2050 #conganaswecan
https://www.latinosforeducation.org/vision2050/
#Visión2050 #conganaswecan
September 16, 2026 at 8:53 PM
This #LatinoHeritageMonth, our friends at @Latinos4Ed are launching Visión 2050. A Latino vision for education, built by and for Latino communities. Learn more about Visión 2050 and how to add your voice at the link below.
https://www.latinosforeducation.org/vision2050/
#Visión2050 #conganaswecan
https://www.latinosforeducation.org/vision2050/
#Visión2050 #conganaswecan
Happy Friday! We see you out there doing good work and making school a better place. Get some well-deserved rest and then let's get back to it. 💪
August 7, 2026 at 4:58 PM
Happy Friday! We see you out there doing good work and making school a better place. Get some well-deserved rest and then let's get back to it. 💪
Empowering the future means prioritizing educator support, human connection, and schools designed around the students themselves... no matter how the tech evolves!
July 20, 2026 at 12:11 AM
Empowering the future means prioritizing educator support, human connection, and schools designed around the students themselves... no matter how the tech evolves!
"When leaders are supported, schools become stronger. And when schools become stronger, students have greater access to the opportunities they deserve." 10 years of @SELFNola. It's the kind of leadership we invest in. Read their impact report: https://bit.ly/4ph7PSj
July 18, 2026 at 11:46 PM
"When leaders are supported, schools become stronger. And when schools become stronger, students have greater access to the opportunities they deserve." 10 years of @SELFNola. It's the kind of leadership we invest in. Read their impact report: https://bit.ly/4ph7PSj
We know many founders in our network are Black and Hispanic entrepreneurs building edtech solutions. @blackambitionpz Ambition Fundable Founders program is for you. Deadline August 4: https://blackambitionprize.com/fundable-founders-learning-lab/
Fundable Founders Learning Lab - Black Ambition Prize
In 2026, Black Ambition enters a new chapter—one focused on deepening the success of founders already in our ecosystem.
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July 17, 2026 at 10:10 PM
We know many founders in our network are Black and Hispanic entrepreneurs building edtech solutions. @blackambitionpz Ambition Fundable Founders program is for you. Deadline August 4: https://blackambitionprize.com/fundable-founders-learning-lab/
Excited to support Goblins as they transform math education with AI! They're looking for a Growth Associate (remote, contract, base + commission) to help expand district partnerships. Apply here: https://www.linkedin.com/jobs/view/4436405641/
Goblins hiring Growth Associate in United States | LinkedIn
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Goblins In the typical American classroom, kids get 1/30th of their teachers'…See this and similar jobs on LinkedIn.
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July 16, 2026 at 9:11 PM
Excited to support Goblins as they transform math education with AI! They're looking for a Growth Associate (remote, contract, base + commission) to help expand district partnerships. Apply here: https://www.linkedin.com/jobs/view/4436405641/
Join a mission-driven team! Uprooted Academy is building AI tools to support under-resourced students accessing college, and they’re hiring a Chief Business Development Officer. LA hybrid, $130K-$160K: https://bit.ly/4wG2pCW
Chief Business Development Officer at Uprooted Academy
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July 15, 2026 at 10:06 PM
Join a mission-driven team! Uprooted Academy is building AI tools to support under-resourced students accessing college, and they’re hiring a Chief Business Development Officer. LA hybrid, $130K-$160K: https://bit.ly/4wG2pCW
The LEGO Foundation Fellowship awards $300K over three years to researchers studying how children thrive, including in AI-enabled learning contexts. Deadline July 31: https://www.ssrc.org/programs/the-lego-foundation-fellowship/application-details/
The LEGO Foundation Fellowship: Application Details
The LEGO Foundation Fellowship is a global initiative supporting researchers working to deepen our understanding of how children thrive. Spanning disciplines from education and psychology to public he...
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July 14, 2026 at 7:22 PM
The LEGO Foundation Fellowship awards $300K over three years to researchers studying how children thrive, including in AI-enabled learning contexts. Deadline July 31: https://www.ssrc.org/programs/the-lego-foundation-fellowship/application-details/
Anthropic's Claude Corps Fellowship places early-career talent in mission-driven nonprofits to build AI tools. Fully funded, one year, salary and benefits covered. https://www.anthropic.com/claude-corps
Claude Corps
Claude Corps connects early-career talent with mission-driven nonprofits to put AI to work. Apply to be a fellow or host.
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July 13, 2026 at 7:15 PM
Anthropic's Claude Corps Fellowship places early-career talent in mission-driven nonprofits to build AI tools. Fully funded, one year, salary and benefits covered. https://www.anthropic.com/claude-corps
This Pride Month, NewSchools celebrates the LGBTQ+ community and the belief that every student deserves to feel safe, seen, and supported in their learning environment.
Students thrive when they belong. To everyone building that environment: thank you.
#PrideMonth #LGBTQ #Belonging #Education
Students thrive when they belong. To everyone building that environment: thank you.
#PrideMonth #LGBTQ #Belonging #Education
June 15, 2026 at 4:06 PM
This Pride Month, NewSchools celebrates the LGBTQ+ community and the belief that every student deserves to feel safe, seen, and supported in their learning environment.
Students thrive when they belong. To everyone building that environment: thank you.
#PrideMonth #LGBTQ #Belonging #Education
Students thrive when they belong. To everyone building that environment: thank you.
#PrideMonth #LGBTQ #Belonging #Education
Want to explore how AI can strengthen teaching, not replace it? Join us July 8 at UC Berkeley. Free.
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JOIN US: AI as an Equity Lever for Teaching Quality and Student Growth
Not enough of the conversations about AI have centered #teachers & #teaching! So, here's our response
AI as an Equity Lever for Teaching Quality and Student Growth
Hosted by the UC Berkeley CREEO in ...
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June 14, 2026 at 4:09 PM
Want to explore how AI can strengthen teaching, not replace it? Join us July 8 at UC Berkeley. Free.
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Nandi Edouard spent 18 months asking her community what they needed. Then she built it. In year one, students at Simple Vue Academy grew 20-30% in math and reading. A NewSchools venture in Douglasville, GA. https://rollingout.com/2026/05/28/nandi-edouard-the-simple-vue-academy/
Nandi Edouard turns community ask into Simple Vue Academy
Nandi Edouard founded The Simple Vue Academy to give Black and brown students a real path to economic mobility through entrepreneurship and financial literacy
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June 13, 2026 at 2:52 PM
Nandi Edouard spent 18 months asking her community what they needed. Then she built it. In year one, students at Simple Vue Academy grew 20-30% in math and reading. A NewSchools venture in Douglasville, GA. https://rollingout.com/2026/05/28/nandi-edouard-the-simple-vue-academy/
Graduation season is almost over, and students everywhere are earning credentials and proving what's possible. Some schools are celebrating their very first graduating class. To every student, school, teacher, team, and founder who put in the work: this milestone belongs to you.
June 11, 2026 at 5:49 PM
Graduation season is almost over, and students everywhere are earning credentials and proving what's possible. Some schools are celebrating their very first graduating class. To every student, school, teacher, team, and founder who put in the work: this milestone belongs to you.
Two views are dominating how schools are thinking about AI right now.
The first: "Anything AI can do faster than a human, it should." Move fast, scale everywhere, let efficiency lead. The second: slow it down, ban it, protect kids from it.
Both miss what matters most.
The first: "Anything AI can do faster than a human, it should." Move fast, scale everywhere, let efficiency lead. The second: slow it down, ban it, protect kids from it.
Both miss what matters most.
What Is School Actually For? | Kim Smith | NewSchools Summit 2026
YouTube video by NewSchools
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June 10, 2026 at 3:54 PM
Two views are dominating how schools are thinking about AI right now.
The first: "Anything AI can do faster than a human, it should." Move fast, scale everywhere, let efficiency lead. The second: slow it down, ban it, protect kids from it.
Both miss what matters most.
The first: "Anything AI can do faster than a human, it should." Move fast, scale everywhere, let efficiency lead. The second: slow it down, ban it, protect kids from it.
Both miss what matters most.
Experience real healthcare training at Health Education and Learning High School in @AldineISD, where students get hands-on in mock hospital units and X-ray labs. Featured by the Houston Chronicle for its innovative approach to shaping future healthcare professionals! Read on: https://bit.ly/4vJBNjZ
Inside Aldine ISD's on-campus hospital to prepare students for healthcare jobs
The 6,500-square-foot mock hospital will give students at its health-focused high school more experience with using medical equipment.
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June 9, 2026 at 11:45 AM
Experience real healthcare training at Health Education and Learning High School in @AldineISD, where students get hands-on in mock hospital units and X-ray labs. Featured by the Houston Chronicle for its innovative approach to shaping future healthcare professionals! Read on: https://bit.ly/4vJBNjZ
Welcome, Destiny Allen! Destiny joins NewSchools as our new Grantmaking Operations Manager. Raised in Flint, MI, she believes the best solutions are built with and by communities. Help us give her a warm welcome!
June 8, 2026 at 4:14 PM
Welcome, Destiny Allen! Destiny joins NewSchools as our new Grantmaking Operations Manager. Raised in Flint, MI, she believes the best solutions are built with and by communities. Help us give her a warm welcome!
What are schools for now?
Frances Messano’s latest essay argues that education should prepare young people for meaningful lives while also strengthening communities and democracy.
Read more:
https://www.newschools.org/blog/what-are-schools-for-now-reimagining-education-for-a-changing-world/
Frances Messano’s latest essay argues that education should prepare young people for meaningful lives while also strengthening communities and democracy.
Read more:
https://www.newschools.org/blog/what-are-schools-for-now-reimagining-education-for-a-changing-world/
What Are Schools For Now? | Frances Messano | NewSchools
NewSchools CEO Frances Messano on what public education is for — and why reimagining its purpose matters for students, communities, and democracy.
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June 5, 2026 at 12:47 AM
What are schools for now?
Frances Messano’s latest essay argues that education should prepare young people for meaningful lives while also strengthening communities and democracy.
Read more:
https://www.newschools.org/blog/what-are-schools-for-now-reimagining-education-for-a-changing-world/
Frances Messano’s latest essay argues that education should prepare young people for meaningful lives while also strengthening communities and democracy.
Read more:
https://www.newschools.org/blog/what-are-schools-for-now-reimagining-education-for-a-changing-world/
When it comes to reading and math, schools don't need more AI tools. They need better ones.
Cameron White’s post is worth revisiting for its focus on quality, coherence, evidence, and implementation. Read: https://bit.ly/3Sc7ZO6
Cameron White’s post is worth revisiting for its focus on quality, coherence, evidence, and implementation. Read: https://bit.ly/3Sc7ZO6
Quality Over Quantity: Building Coherent AI for Reading and Math - NewSchools Venture Fund
Fewer, higher-quality AI tools aligned with evidence on effective instruction can better support reading and math. Implementation and coherence matter: well-integrated tools can accelerate learning, w...
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June 3, 2026 at 7:56 PM
When it comes to reading and math, schools don't need more AI tools. They need better ones.
Cameron White’s post is worth revisiting for its focus on quality, coherence, evidence, and implementation. Read: https://bit.ly/3Sc7ZO6
Cameron White’s post is worth revisiting for its focus on quality, coherence, evidence, and implementation. Read: https://bit.ly/3Sc7ZO6
Summit 2026 may be over, but the conversations are still very much alive.
The recordings are now available. Revisit the ideas that shaped this year’s gathering:
https://youtu.be/8m2s5uRfJ1E?si=a594ZiM253Q7uEP9
The recordings are now available. Revisit the ideas that shaped this year’s gathering:
https://youtu.be/8m2s5uRfJ1E?si=a594ZiM253Q7uEP9
June 2, 2026 at 7:43 PM
Summit 2026 may be over, but the conversations are still very much alive.
The recordings are now available. Revisit the ideas that shaped this year’s gathering:
https://youtu.be/8m2s5uRfJ1E?si=a594ZiM253Q7uEP9
The recordings are now available. Revisit the ideas that shaped this year’s gathering:
https://youtu.be/8m2s5uRfJ1E?si=a594ZiM253Q7uEP9
Still carrying the energy of #NewSchoolsSummit into the new week.
To everyone who joined us: thank you. We hope you returned home feeling refreshed, reconnected, and reminded that you’re not building alone.
We’re building what’s next together.
To everyone who joined us: thank you. We hope you returned home feeling refreshed, reconnected, and reminded that you’re not building alone.
We’re building what’s next together.
May 11, 2026 at 5:27 PM
Still carrying the energy of #NewSchoolsSummit into the new week.
To everyone who joined us: thank you. We hope you returned home feeling refreshed, reconnected, and reminded that you’re not building alone.
We’re building what’s next together.
To everyone who joined us: thank you. We hope you returned home feeling refreshed, reconnected, and reminded that you’re not building alone.
We’re building what’s next together.
Old friends. New ideas. The “let’s connect after”. The hallway conversations. The sparkle of a new collab. Our ventures are in community again at #NewSchoolsSummit. We’re so excited you’re here.
May 6, 2026 at 6:37 PM
Old friends. New ideas. The “let’s connect after”. The hallway conversations. The sparkle of a new collab. Our ventures are in community again at #NewSchoolsSummit. We’re so excited you’re here.
NewSchools’ 2025 Annual Report is live. 'Courage to Lead' captures what our community made possible in 2025 and what we’re carrying forward. Read the report: https://www.newschoolsimpact.org/
April 17, 2026 at 4:22 PM
NewSchools’ 2025 Annual Report is live. 'Courage to Lead' captures what our community made possible in 2025 and what we’re carrying forward. Read the report: https://www.newschoolsimpact.org/
As we push for AI that’s thoughtful, evidence-aligned, and genuinely useful in schools, reading and math offer a clear test of quality.
Evidence, implementation, and coherence matter.
https://www.newschools.org/blog/quality-over-quantity-building-coherent-ai-for-reading-and-math/
Evidence, implementation, and coherence matter.
https://www.newschools.org/blog/quality-over-quantity-building-coherent-ai-for-reading-and-math/
Reimagining Learning for the Age of AI – Center on Reinventing Public Education
Will AI reinforce existing models of schooling, or will it help us build learning environments that center purpose, relationships, and real-world contributions? This is the question that our inaugural cohort of Think Forward AI Fellows explore in this c...
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April 9, 2026 at 10:06 PM
As we push for AI that’s thoughtful, evidence-aligned, and genuinely useful in schools, reading and math offer a clear test of quality.
Evidence, implementation, and coherence matter.
https://www.newschools.org/blog/quality-over-quantity-building-coherent-ai-for-reading-and-math/
Evidence, implementation, and coherence matter.
https://www.newschools.org/blog/quality-over-quantity-building-coherent-ai-for-reading-and-math/
Useful context for leaders thinking about capacity and governance. This piece outlines how technology and AI can support long-term resilience across the nonprofit sector.
https://blogs.microsoft.com/on-the-issues/2026/03/25/empowering-the-nonprofit-sector-to-meet-tomorrows-challenges/
https://blogs.microsoft.com/on-the-issues/2026/03/25/empowering-the-nonprofit-sector-to-meet-tomorrows-challenges/
Empowering the nonprofit sector to meet tomorrow’s challenges
Microsoft announces Microsoft Elevate for Changemakers, a new initiative that equips nonprofit leaders with essential AI credentials, access to a strong peer community, and role-based capacity-buildin...
blogs.microsoft.com
April 7, 2026 at 5:52 PM
Useful context for leaders thinking about capacity and governance. This piece outlines how technology and AI can support long-term resilience across the nonprofit sector.
https://blogs.microsoft.com/on-the-issues/2026/03/25/empowering-the-nonprofit-sector-to-meet-tomorrows-challenges/
https://blogs.microsoft.com/on-the-issues/2026/03/25/empowering-the-nonprofit-sector-to-meet-tomorrows-challenges/
AI literacy matters.
As AI shows up more in schools, leaders need better answers on accessibility, multilingual learners, and how schools shape the tools they use.
Good to see Vanessa Monterosa raising those questions on National AI Literacy Day!
As AI shows up more in schools, leaders need better answers on accessibility, multilingual learners, and how schools shape the tools they use.
Good to see Vanessa Monterosa raising those questions on National AI Literacy Day!
April 4, 2026 at 9:49 PM
AI literacy matters.
As AI shows up more in schools, leaders need better answers on accessibility, multilingual learners, and how schools shape the tools they use.
Good to see Vanessa Monterosa raising those questions on National AI Literacy Day!
As AI shows up more in schools, leaders need better answers on accessibility, multilingual learners, and how schools shape the tools they use.
Good to see Vanessa Monterosa raising those questions on National AI Literacy Day!