InnovateEDU is a nonprofit that accelerates ecosystem development, radically disrupts system challenges and barriers, and forges uncommon alliance in education through policy, practice, and technology.
Our Vision
We envision a radically-transformed learning ecosystem where every learner accesses educational opportunities and resources that prepare them to contribute to and succeed in a global society and economy.
Our Mission
InnovateEDU catalyzes education transformation by bridging gaps in data, policy, practice, and research to center the needs of the field in accelerating innovation towards an equitable, inclusive and radically different future for all learners.
Success Stories
To understand where we’re going in the next 10 years, take a look at what we’ve accomplished.
Our Projects
InnovateEDU started in New York City but has expanded into a number of nationwide research projects and initiatives to support under-resourced schools and educators. InnovateEDU focuses on the development of scalable tools and practices that leverage innovation, technology, and new human capital systems to improve education for all students and close the opportunity gap.
Education Technology & Markets Portfolio
Education technology promises to transform learning by tailoring experiences to individual needs, supporting students with disabilities, and providing access to immersive experiences and global experts. However, billions are spent annually on edtech that is some combination of underused, inequitably used, and ineffectively used. According to Instructure, K-12 districts accessed an average of 2,591 tools during the 2022-23 school year, yet academic achievement and student engagement are at historic lows, with widening achievement gaps. The full potential of edtech in US education clearly remains unrealized.
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Sector & Capacity Building Portfolio
Building the capacity and connection among educators, stakeholders, and organizations within our sector is a critical element of how we think about systems-level change at InnovateEDU. We believe this focus on the human element is a core strategy for radical disruption within education. A key focus of our work at InnovateEDU is human-centered capacity development within specific areas of need, such as educator development, data-driven decision-making, and a focus on supporting educators who work with students with disabilities. Ten years ago, this focus on building human capacity and community to do this work originated in our founder co-creating Brooklyn Lab Charter School, where we pioneered an educational fellowship and a nationally regarded tutoring model to now catalyzing communities of educators and organizations across the country to meet common challenges that they share.
Policy Portfolio
At InnovateEDU, our work accelerates ecosystem development, radically disrupts system challenges and barriers, and forges uncommon alliances in education through policy, practice, and technology. We aim to create connective tissue in education to advance large-scale systems change.