Sparking the evolution of education choice
On this episode, senior writer Lisa Buie talks with Eric Oglesbee, director of the Founders Program for the Drexel Fund. A Founders Program alumni, Oglesbee co-founded River Montessori High School in South Bend, Indiana, during the COVID-19 pandemic. Oglesbee describes the application process, which has multiple, rigorous rounds that are[Read More…]
Like most great ideas, this one started on the ground, with a handful of eighth graders. After spending middle school in a unique environment that has earned the reputation of being the Southeast’s first urban farm school, the teens were unwilling to trade the lush gardens of the Melbourne Eau[Read More…]
A venture philanthropy fund that aims to expand private schools that serve low-income and working-class students, has begun making investments in Florida. One early grant will provide $300,000 over three years to help Cristo Rey Tampa — a Catholic college-preparatory high school — to support its four-year school build-out. The Tampa[Read More…]
For years, some of the country’s top charter school networks have turned to venture philanthropy funds that have helped them grow and replicate. Now, for the first time, a group of philanthropists and investors has set out to create something similar for high-quality private schools. The founders of a new philanthropic[Read More…]
