NewSchools Venture Fund Looks to Fund Educators Reimagining Learning
Summary
Oakland, Calif.-based NewSchools Venture Fund is investing up to $7m in entrepreneurs and teams of educators who aim to reimagine learning.For this challenge, the team is seeking a diverse set of entrepreneurs to create exceptional ELL tools and services to support personalized learning for students, with submissions due by August 29, 2016.This opportunity is open to entrepreneurs with ambitious ideas focused on advancing Black and Latino senior leadership in education.Ideas may include efforts to attract, recruit, develop, retain, and/or place diverse senior leaders, CEOs, founders, and board members, among many others.The team of NewSchool Venture Fund also includes: Scott Benson, managing partner, Tonika Cheek Clayton, and Frances Messano.