Silicon Schools Fund
@siliconschools
The Silicon Schools Fund provides seed funding for new schools that use innovative education models to meet the needs of each student.
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We're humbled to have had the opportunity to invest in the GoldenCharterAcademy team and community and looking forward to watching them excel #k12 fresnobee.com/sports/nfl/art…
How can we elevate schools who are innovating to address the many challenges students are facing, and what does that look like in practice? Brian Greenberg sat down with Denver Frederick podcast to discuss our role in this work. Listen here: bit.ly/3IMJXzi
Amid widespread teacher shortages fueled by burnout, how do we support adults so they can support students? Interesting ideas on supporting teacher wellness from Teach For America Bay Area. What other solutions are you seeing? rb.gy/syvwyd
Must read: What can we learn from Black and Latino parents who shaped education during the pandemic? Our partner The Oakland REACH has some ideas. the74million.org/article/leader…
What else could schools and districts do to reduce teacher burn-out – especially among Black teachers and school leaders? We're proud Diversity in Leadership Institute’s work: bit.ly/3JbQPXu
This is a decades long fight for equity in education and society. Hear our founder and CEO Brian Greenberg share about our why art19.com/shows/sand-hil…
“The biggest hamper to education improvement is that people presume the old way of doing things is way better than it is.” That’s not what we presume. Listen to @BrianGreenberg in conversation with Scott McGrew explain why. bit.ly/3LxU1xN
“We’re much more interested in finding more innovative solutions that work better for kids and families.” –Brian Greenberg in @edsource, reflecting on translating learnings from COVID into new in-demand and transformative school models. Read ⬇️ bit.ly/3vFsOmd
As we’ve seen from partners like Rocketship Public Schools + others, community schools yield positive student outcomes. What could it look like if many more schools across the state had the resources to transform to a community school model? bit.ly/3LfFAxz
What would it look like if Black school administrators had a dedicated online space to focus on community building and self-care? Our partners at Surge Institute are piloting a new project through the Black Principals Network around this idea. bit.ly/3yCpyvb
We are lucky to have Tommy Chang on our board and know he's going to do great things at the New Teacher Center lnkd.in/gEKWaFY3
.Yu Ming School, a Chinese-immersion school in Oakland, is paving the way for a new school choice option: one that expands our thoughts on diversity and equity, and finds academic success to back it up. Read more in The New Yorker: newyorker.com/news/our-colum…
An exciting announcement about Silicon Schools Fund. Please join us in congratulating Caitrin Wright, who was unanimously chosen by the board to lead our next chapter. linkedin.com/posts/caitrin-…