83 Companies

Aldine Independent School District is located 17 miles north of downtown Houston, Texas. It encompasses more than 111 square miles of land in both urban and rural environments. The district’s student population exceeds 65,000. In addition, our student population is ethnically rich, and our staff demographics are as diverse as our students. The needs of our students are also diverse. Around 85% of our students are classified as economically disadvantaged. The district employs more than 10,000  people in a variety of roles. Aldine ISD is committed to implementing evidence-based, innovative, and transformative school and program models to ensure all students have access to learning environments that meet their needs.

Alpha Public Schools is a network of public charter TK-12 schools that aims to put scholars on the path to college success – and keep them there. All Alpha students will develop not only the knowledge, but also the skills and character traits they will need to succeed in college and career. Founded in 2010 by a dedicated, experienced team that has achieved extraordinary academic results with students in other low-income urban communities, Alpha was created in response to overwhelming community and parent demand in the San Francisco Bay Area. In fall 2012, we opened our first school, Alpha: Blanca Alvarado School in east San Jose, California. The school serves grades 5-8. In fall 2014, we opened our second school, Alpha: Jose Hernandez School, and in 2015 we opened our first high school, Alpha: Cindy Avitia High School. In 2016, we joined forces with the highly acclaimed Cornerstone Academy that serves grades K-8. At the beginning of 2019, we are excited to announce that both Alpha: Blanca Alvarado and Alpha: Jose Hernandez will serve TK/K. Alpha is critical about using data to improve performance, empower great teachers, and to ensure that our scholars are receiving the best instruction that fits their needs. Alpha is supported by a range of local organizations, national foundations, and educational advisors who believe in Alpha’s pioneering new approach to public education.

Baltimore City Public Schools provides excellence in education for every child at every level by focusing on instruction, managing systems efficiently, and sustaining a culture of excellence. Led by Chief Executive Officer, Sonja Santelises, City Schools is among the country's largest urban school districts with nearly 84,000 students and a budget of $1.34 billion. City Schools' portfolio includes schools with distinct academic focuses, a range of grade spans, all-boys and all-girls schools, charter schools - a range of options to meet the needs of every student and the professional interests of every teacher. Our students walk through the doors of City Schools filled with talent, dreams, and enormous potential. Our responsibility is to provide the world-class education that will empower them to hone their gifts and give them the skills they need to pursue the future that calls them.

Cal ifornians Together aims for an educational system that is funded and structured so every child will have full access to a high quality 21st century education and will graduate from our public schools fully prepared for success in college and career and full civic participation. Each student will achieve or possess cross-cultural skills and knowledge, connections to their families and communities, informational and technological literacy, communication and literacy skills in more than one language. Californians Together is a statewide advocacy coalition of powerful organizations from all segments of the education community including teachers, administrators, board members, parents and civil rights non-profit groups. Our member organizations come together around the goal of better educating 1.4 million English Learners by improving California's schools and promoting equitable educational policy.

City Year helps students and schools succeed. Fueled by national service, City Year partners with public schools in high-need communities to   prepare students with the skills and mindsets they need to thrive in school and in life . Diverse teams of City Year AmeriCorps members serve full-time as tutors, mentors, and role models, providing research-based student, classroom, and whole school supports to help students stay in school and on track to graduate from high school, ready for college and career success. A 2015 study shows that schools that partnered with City Year were up to two to three times more likely to improve on mathematics and English language arts assessments. With our partners, City Year is contributing to a bold vision of what public schools can and should be for all children: places of learning, exploration, growth and risk-taking. City Year is among the nation’s fastest-growing nonprofit social   enterprises. The   organization’s 900 staff and 3,000 AmeriCorps members work and serve in 29 communities across the country, including Boston–where City Year was founded in 1988 and is headquartered–and Baton Rouge, Buffalo, Chicago, Cleveland, Columbia, Columbus, Dallas, Denver, Detroit, Jacksonville, Kansas City, Little Rock, Los Angeles, Memphis, Miami, Milwaukee, New Hampshire, New Orleans, New York, Orlando, Philadelphia, Providence, Sacramento, San Antonio, San José/Silicon Valley, Seattle/King County, Tulsa, and Washington, D.C. City Year also has international affiliates in South Africa and the United Kingdom. A proud member of the AmeriCorps national service network, City Year is supported by the Corporation for National and Community Service, local school districts and private philanthropy from corporations, foundations and individuals. City Year has earned Charity Navigator’s highest rating since 2003, certifying our commitment to accountability, transparency, and responsible fiscal management. Less than one percent of rated organizations have received this distinction for more than 15 consecutive years, placing City Year among the most trustworthy nonprofits in America. Learn more at   www.cityyear.org , City Year’s   Facebook page , on   Twitter , and   LinkedIn .

About College Track College Track is a comprehensive college completion program that empowers students from underserved communities to graduate from college. From ninth grade through college graduation, our 10-year program removes the academic, financial, and social-emotional barriers that prevent low-income and first-generation students from earning their college degree. In 1997, we started with 25 students in East Palo Alto, and today, we have ten centers located in underserved communities across California, Colorado, Louisiana, and the D.C. Metro Area with more than 3,000 students on the path to upward social mobility. To learn more, please visit www.collegetrack.org Our Impact College Track students graduate from college at a rate that is more than double the national average for low-income and first-generation students. Five years out of college, our graduates are employed full-time, and over 85% report earnings greater than their parents. By helping our students maximize the value of their four-year college degree, which includes minimizing student loan debt, securing internships, and limiting the need to work while in college--we prepare them to succeed in the 21st century economy.     Our Values At College Track, our values drive the way we do our work, and we look for individuals who share our passion. We blend an entrepreneurial spirit with our nonprofit roots, cultivating a dynamic culture where everyone's contributions are valued and encouraged. COMMITMENT: We have an unwavering belief in our students.​ PASSION: We are dedicated to changing our nation’s college completion story.​ JOY: We create environments rich with smiles and laughter.​ AUTHENTICITY: We believe relationships matter.​ EXCELLENCE: Our students deserve nothing but the best. 

Comp-U-Dopt is a 501(c)3 nonprofit organization committed to providing technology access and education to underserved youth through our core programs. Founded in 2007, we have distributed over 16,000 refurbished computers directly to students and their families and provided nearly 100,000 hours of technology enrichment programming.

Dent Education’s Mission Dent Education promotes equity by empowering under-resourced youth to discover and develop their innate creative potential to shape the world around them.  Dent Programs Dent programs empower Baltimore teens to be creative problem solvers, makers, and entrepreneurs. Whether it's using a laser cutter to build custom jewelry, using Adobe Illustrator to design a flyer for a local business, or using a digital audio workstation to produce a podcast or song, Denters experience their ability to dream up an idea and turn it into real impact. They apply design thinking to understand needs, brainstorm solutions, and launch real ventures. We believe in economic empowerment as a means to promote equity and agency; Denters earn money or receive funding in all of our programs.  Our goal is for students to realize their potential to make a dent in the universe, achieve upward mobility, and live with agency. The Dent Mindsets  The Dent Mindsets are the foundation of our organization. The goal of all programs is to develop these mindsets in our students. It’s not only what we teach, but also how our team operates. Our Mindsets are: We see problems as opportunities We ask why? We listen deeply We take action We fail fast and keep learning

EdOps is a Washington, DC-based social venture and certified B Corp that is focused exclusively on providing high-value back office services to charter schools. We assist schools with a range of services including finance & accounting, student data analysis, human resources and charter school start-up.  Our mission is to minimize the financial, operational, and compliance demands of running a school and support education leaders with data-driven insights to improve their schools.

EdReports.org, a 501(c)3 organization, is at the forefront of the curriculum reform movement. By increasing the capacity of educators to identify and demand the highest quality curriculum, EdReports.org is both disrupting a multibillion dollar market and transforming the way students are taught and ultimately perform. With the firm belief that what is taught matters and that all students deserve high quality materials, EdReports.org publishes free, online, evidence-rich reviews of instructional materials. Since launching in 2014, EdReports has published over almost 400 grade/content reviews in K-12 mathematics and English Language Arts, that have been accessed by more than 550,000 users, and included in adoption processes by 55 of the largest 200 districts (and counting), helping to shape instruction with almost 7 million students. EdReports.org is a fast-growing,  100% virtual organization with employees located in 17 states nationwide. All qualified applicants must reside in the United States. EdReports.org offers a generous benefits package and we care deeply about the personal and professional development of our staff. For more information, please visit  https://www.edreports.org/about . 

Families Empowered is a nonprofit organization founded to support the escalating number of families searching for a great school for their child.   Our mission is to empower families to engage in a marketplace of schools — that is, to understand their school options and choose the right school for their child. We do this by providing families with tools and resources for selecting a school and helping them navigate the application process to get there. We do not advocate for any one schooling option over the other.   Our Vision is that one day, all families will have the ability to choose a high-quality school, so that all students achieve their full potential.   You can learn more about Families Empowered by visiting our website at:  https://familiesempowered.org  

We are on a mission to increase the number of students succeeding in high-quality schools today and thriving in the workforce tomorrow. To do this, we work in partnership with many others to increase the number of school-ready children; increase the number of children learning in high-quality schools ; and increase the number of young adults who earn a postsecondary credential.

IDEA Public Schools believes that each and every child can go to college. Since 2001, IDEA Public Schools has grown from a small school with 150 students to the fastest-growing network of tuition-free, Pre-K-12 public charter schools in the United States. IDEA boasts national rankings on   The Washington Post   and   U.S. News & World Report ’s top high schools lists. IDEA serves nearly 53,000 college-bound students in 96 schools across five Texas regions and Southern Louisiana and is on-track to maintain its legacy of sending 100% of its graduates to college. We are a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization that thrives on the engagement of our alumni and community members as well as the financial support of individual donors, foundations, and friends of IDEA.

Jackson Public Schools is the second largest school district in Mississippi, serving nearly 24,000 students, representing more than 80 percent of school-aged children in the state’s capital. Jackson Public Schools is an innovative, urban district committed to excellence that will provide every student a quality education in partnership with parents and the community.

About KIPP Bay Area Public Schools KIPP is a non-profit network of 224 college-preparatory, public charter schools across the country educating early childhood, elementary, middle, and high school students. KIPP schools are united by a common mission, a commitment to excellence, and a belief that if we help children develop the academic and character strengths they need for college and choice-filled lives, they will be able to build a better tomorrow for themselves, for their communities, and for us all. There are currently 15 KIPP schools across the Bay Area educating nearly 6,000 students in East Palo Alto, Oakland, San Francisco, San Lorenzo, San Jose, and Redwood City and supporting over 3,000 alumni around the country.  

Across the state of Texas, millions of children live in educationally underserved communities, struggling in poor-performing schools. For more than 24 years, KIPP has demonstrated the powerful impact a high-quality education has on improving graduation rates and college attainment, enabling students and communities to command their futures. Through the network of schools in Austin, Dallas-Fort Worth, Houston, and San Antonio, KIPP has been the driving force in raising expectations for academic success with students, families, communities, cities, states, and the nation by proving what is possible. The KIPP regions in Texas have joined forces to create KIPP Texas Public Schools in order to accelerate the increase of our academic outcomes and the numbers of students we are educating. This unified organization allows us to more effectively leverage the talent, resources, instructional expertise, financial strength, and advocacy in the public charter school movement, in order to have an even larger impact with educationally underserved communities across our state. In the first year of KIPP Texas Public Schools, we will be educating over 27,700 students in 52 schools, placing the district among the top 50 largest in the state.  We intend to continue growing to prove what is possible for our students, our communities, and our state.

  NHA, one of the nation’s leading charter school management organizations, currently operates more than 80 schools across nine states serving over 55,000 students in Kindergarten through 8th grade.  Founded in 1995 and based in Grand Rapids, Michigan, NHA is a for-profit organization with nearly 5,000 employees.    NHA’s system of schools is designed to eliminate the achievement gap and provide a public school choice to families so their children are prepared for success in high school, college, and beyond. With a commitment to hard work, good citizenship, and personal responsibility, students experience a safe, secure learning environment where achievement thrives. A passion and dedication to the mission of serving children and partnering with communities to provide an excellent educational experience permeates the culture of our organization.

The  National Math and Science Initiative  is a national nonprofit organization dedicated to transforming math and science education in today’s classrooms and ensuring that all students have the knowledge and skills to thrive in the global economy of the 21st century. Founded in 2007, NMSI began by dramatically improving student participation and success in rigorous Advanced Placement math, science and English courses in 85 courses across seven states. Today, NMSI has scaled its proven program to serve more than 1.5 million students, 50,000 teachers, 1,000 high schools and 45 universities across 40 states, and is having a demonstrable and lasting impact on student outcomes.   NMSI Next , our five-year strategic plan, deepens our commitment to transform our current programs. In doing so, we will also launch a bold approach to partnering with school systems that drives outcomes not only at the student and school system levels, but also at the regional and national levels. NMSI Next is anchored on the concept that the whole will be greater than the sum of the parts and that our teamwork and program work go hand in hand. Additionally, we believe that our impact at the school system, regional, and national levels will reinforce itself to ensure population level outcomes.   We believe STEM education is the greatest lever to accessing opportunity, and is unmatched in unlocking student potential.   Specifically, NMSI Next will implement the following strategic levers so that  all students, especially those furthest from opportunity, thrive and reach their highest potential as problem solvers and lifelong learners, pursue their passions and tackle the world’s toughest challenges. Catalyze bold thinking and enduring solutions for all students nationally Collaborate with regional stakeholders to drive sustainable changes Provide school systems a world class K-12 solution set Build a strong, sustainable, and nimble organization positioning us to deliver exponential impact

Noble is Chicago’s highest-performing and largest network of public charter high schools. Our 18 schools and 1,300 employees currently serve over 12,300 students, 98% of whom are minority, 89% low-income, and 83% first-generation college goers. The School Quality and Rating Policy scores for the Chicago Public Schools rated Noble campuses as ten of the top fifteen public high schools in the city. We believe our people are the most valuable asset in preparing our students to be successful in college and lead exemplary lives. For that reason, we are looking for the best talent in education. 

Entrepreneurial Ventures in Education is a non-profit organization working to improve the educational performance and life opportunities of children who live in under-served communities. Our flagship program, Phalen Leadership Academies, is a school turnaround operator that works to transform underperforming schools into high-quality schools that children need and deserve. Founded in 2013, PLA is currently  serving over 5,000  children across 14 schools. Over 90% of PLA scholars are eligible for free school meals. We have developed a model that has successfully partnered with public schools and districts to raise student achievement, consistently transforming underperforming schools into A-rated schools. Our scholars experience significantly higher academic growth both at the local level and nationwide. Core pillars of the PLA model include rigorous curriculum; a coaching cycle that grows educators; daily enrichment opportunities; and authentic partnership with families. At PLA, we believe that with the right education, all children can fulfill their tremendous innate potential.