CEO at NewSchools Venture Fund. Provider of dream capital. Racial Equity champion. Native New Yorker loving the Bay. Wife & “bonus” mom. Karaoke die-hard!
San Francisco, CA
Joined July 2012
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We are really excited about this opportunity to support evidence-building around high priority recovery issues. Send us your ideas for rigorous, high impact studies on older students affected by C-19 disruptions!
🚨 CALL FOR PROPOSALS: with support from @WaltonFamilyFdn, we're funding research grants up to $50k to study the effects of #covid19 on students during and after high school. Learn more and apply by April 7: ow.ly/Otoi50NgQc1 #waltonfamilyfdn #edresearch #pandemicrecovery
It is a privilege to step into the role of CEO at @NSVF as we turn 25. We’ve accomplished a lot and will continue to identify and support education entrepreneurs who are reimagining learning. I am eager to partner with you all as we move boldly into the future, together.
We’re excited to introduce @FrancesMessano as the Chief Executive Officer of NewSchools Venture Fund! We’re proud and poised to move boldly into the future under her leadership. Read our official announcement here: newschools.org/blog/newschoo…
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We’re excited to introduce @FrancesMessano as the Chief Executive Officer of NewSchools Venture Fund! We’re proud and poised to move boldly into the future under her leadership. Read our official announcement here: newschools.org/blog/newschoo…
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Thank you @NextGenStacey for your great work--and for positioning @nsvf, with @FrancesMessano at the helm, to continue its crucial work to make education more equitable and place where all can flourish.
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DYK that strong social-emotional learning protected middle school girls from Covid-era learning losses? Check out our newest blog post featuring our newest insights and the critical actions educators should take to build the post-Covid future. bit.ly/3ENp5Yp
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Hot off the presses 🔥 @dil_institute shares data-based recommendations for school leaders and policymakers ready to advance systemic change for diversity and equity in our education systems.
The Within Reach: Racially Diverse School Leadership and the K-12 Educator Pipeline in Los Angeles County report is available NOW! Visit diversityinleadership.org/wi… to be the first to access this report and #share key findings as a thought leader among your networks.
Participating in the @latinatolatina podcast was an incredible experience. Not only did I have a chance to connect with my friend, @AliciaMenendez, in a deeper way, but she provided me with a platform to tell my story. What a gift. Take a listen and let me know what you think
Growing up, luck played a big role in @FrancesMessano's life. Now, as the president & incoming CEO of NSVF, she's working to make sure educational opportunity comes down to more than just luck.🎧Hear her story on the NEW @latinatolatina podcast ep: pod.link/latinatolatina
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Growing up, luck played a big role in @FrancesMessano's life. Now, as the president & incoming CEO of NSVF, she's working to make sure educational opportunity comes down to more than just luck.🎧Hear her story on the NEW @latinatolatina podcast ep: pod.link/latinatolatina
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NewSchools has dream capital waiting to support leaders of color! If you have an early-stage idea for how to advance racial equity or reimagine education for all students, apply to our funding opportunity by March 28. This is your moment. #InnovatewithNSVF bit.ly/nsvffunding
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So proud to share that @latinos4ed has received a $5M investment from MacKenzie Scott, representing the largest gift since our founding! This is a testament to the commitment our growing team has to innovate & respond to the needs of Latino educators, families & students!
We are deeply honored and grateful to announce that Latinos for Education has received a $5 million investment from MacKenzie Scott, representing the largest gift we have received since our founding five years ago.
Read the full letter from @AmanFernan24:
latinosforeducation.org/2022…
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Our school systems should have had strong safety and quarantine plans in place months ago. Anyone watching the science should have known fall reopening was going to be very difficult. I fear what we are going to see the next few weeks/months. It did not have to be this way.
“'Realistically, schools will have a problem reopening fully and staying open continuously this fall,' Robin Lake, the director of CRPE, which tracks schools’ reopening strategies, tweeted last week.”
edweek.org/leadership/fighti…
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Terrific story featuring @DPApcs, an @nsvf Innovative Schools venture, and the impact of the @Teaching_Well, one of the supports our team recommended amid a challenging time for students and staff everywhere. Read more: bit.ly/3CVgu4h
Excited to see @NextGenStacey celebrated for her contributions to educational equity! Stacey helped me begin my passion work in education and it’s been an honor to study and work with her @nsvf for more than six years. I salute you my friend and mentor!
@Forbes profiles 50 women over 50 who are creating social change at scale, and our CEO Stacey Childress is among them! Congratulations, @GenNextStacey! Find out how she has made an impact: forbes.com/50over50/impact/
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R&D turns research into capabilities. Inclusive R&D engages multiple perspectives on equal footing from the beginning. Great piece by @profgoffney & @neuromelina on how EF+Math builds on essential assets students already have to help them succeed in math. edsurge.com/news/2021-06-29-…
Did you know 50% of students identify as people of color, but only 20% of teachers do? NewSchools is offering $2.5 million in funding to innovators with ideas to close the #TeacherDiversity gap. Learn more: bit.ly/2TTHw9U
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We're excited to venture into #ParticipatoryGrantmaking with our new Racial Equity funding opportunity. It's about creating a bigger tent and empowering the communities we serve, @nsvf President @FrancesMessano tells @InsidePhilanthr. bit.ly/3fiqpqA #ShiftThePower
After a year that changed everything, what do we do for our children? Our CEO @NextGenStacey shares her thoughts on ways schooling can be better in her latest @Forbes column. Join us for #NSVFsummit in two days to hear more about the future of #learning. bit.ly/34bpPVt
I love you my friend, @drmonicahuerta
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For the first time, #NSVFsummit is virtual, free, and open to all. We are excited to include more innovators, leaders, educators, and parents than ever before. Invite your friends to join urgent conversations about the future of #K12learning. Register: bit.ly/2SbebXR
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Got an idea to advance #racialequity in #K12 education? Watch this video with NewSchools President @FrancesMessano and register to attend Friday's webinar to learn more about our new funding opportunity (12pm PT|3pm ET). bit.ly/3vw43ay