Transforming Education to Meet Students’ Changing Needs

“Education unlocks opportunity and agency that can change the trajectory of a family for generations.”

Photograph by An Rong Xu

Sandra Liu Huang

Head of Education & Vice President, Product

We envision a country where demographics like race and socioeconomic status are not predictive of student outcomes, and every child enters adulthood with the knowledge, skills, habits, and agency they need to reach their full potential.

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October 23, 2018 | Jose Perez and Damian Benavidez work together on their Summit Learning project at Bondy Intermediate School in Pasadena, Texas. Photograph by Elias Williams

September 19, 2018 | Ms. Tricia Berry’s students come together to close out their weekly Circle practice at Valor Flagship Academy in Nashville, TN. Photograph by John Edmonds

2/2/2021 | Students pose outside Thurgood Marshall Academy in Washington, D.C. | Photograph by Ann-Marie VanTassell

An Equitable Whole Child Approach to Education

We believe in an education system grounded in racial equity that gives each student exactly what they need to be successful in school and to thrive beyond the classroom, and that meets the needs of the whole child. To do this, the K-12 education system must be transformed by: developing rigorous and inclusive learning experiences where each student feels seen, heard, and valued as part of a community; expanding the definition of student success beyond academics to include both well-being and academic achievement and; centering the voices of Black, Brown, and Indigenous students and their caregivers in decisions about how the education system can help students flourish and thrive.

Advance Research to Practice

Expanding the field of learning science and human development, broadening measurement of learning environments, and supporting collaborations that bring equity-driven, evidence-based solutions to the classroom.

Invest in innovative school practices that are grounded in research and the wisdom and experience of practitioners such as educators and clinicians
Support the holistic needs of educators and their capacity to meet the needs of the whole child
Support the pipeline of diverse talent in the measurement field and the co-creation of new measures of learning environments with communities and educators to ensure justice in education

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Build Enabling Technology

We bring together pedagogical experts, learning scientists and software product development teams to create tools for educators that enable them to better engage students and achieve whole child outcomes.

Partner with Gradient Learning to create learning experiences and tools like those found in Summit Learning and Along to help teachers differentiate learning experiences equitably and foster strong connections with their students
Expand access to educational models grounded in the science of learning and development

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Support Conditions for Change

Investing in policy advocacy, grassroots organizing, and partnerships to create momentum and resources to help the education system meet the needs of the whole child and further equity.

Partner with families, educators, researchers, advocates, and policymakers to advance a more equitable education system that supports the whole child
Invest in Black, Brown, and Indigenous leaders to advance racial justice in the education system
Support Black, Brown, and Indigenous students and their caregivers in designing educational experiences

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Highlights

Interested in learning more about our work in education? Get the latest information from the links below.