Who we are
We believe every student deserves an excellent education and the opportunities it provides.
Who we are
We’re a nonprofit founded by educators, for educators.
We provide leadership coaching, assessment and data tools, and implementation support designed to accelerate student learning. For over 15 years, we’ve partnered with schools and systems to create classrooms where every student can thrive.
We strive to advance educational equity for all students.
We are driven by our commitment to expanding educational equity for students from low-income backgrounds, students of color, and other underserved populations. We believe that the path to educational equity begins with strong results for kids.
We leverage our data—and we share what we learn.
Drawing from our work with more than 2000 schools and systems, we share the tools and strategies that have earned results for our partners. Our reports and papers show others what we learn across our partner schools—in real-time. We collaborate with like-minded institutions around the nation to shape the future of teaching and learning.
We are actively committed to anti-racism.
Racism and other forms of oppression continue to prevent students of color from experiencing equitable instruction. For over eight years, we’ve been actively committed to anti-racism: dismantling systems of oppression by addressing structural, institutional, and interpersonal racism.
Our Core Values
Advance Equity
We seek to understand the role of race, culture, socio-economics and privilege in our partner schools and communities, because we know that inequities persist. We actively reflect on our own and others’ experiences, perspectives, and identities. We take actions grounded in our awareness to enhance the strength of our organization, deepen our partnerships with schools, and positively impact students’ lives.
Bold Thinking
We enthusiastically seize possibilities and act with an entrepreneurial spirit. We are optimistic about the future of education and take initiative to pave new roads towards closing gaps in student achievement. We innovate after careful study and reflection and with disciplined thought. We are intellectually curious.
Drive Results
We maintain a relentless focus on achieving excellence. We are responsible for the outcomes of our schools and recognize that our actions contribute to student achievement and school change.
People Matter
We prioritize the people and relationships that enable our work to be successful. We create a diverse and inclusive environment where our differences are appreciated and we can use our strengths. We operate with humility and a customer service focus because it accelerates impact for students. We encourage personal and professional alignment on our team.
Promote Leadership
We aspire to be change agents in our organization, our schools, and in the broader education reform community. We operate with a high level of integrity, personal accountability, respect, and self-awareness to achieve excellence in our work.
Team First
We achieve results as an interdependent team. We are supportive, responsive, flexible, and considerate in our interactions with one another. We partner with others both inside and outside of our organization because we share accountability for results and want to identify opportunities to learn from each other.