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WE BELIEVE in shared prosperity, robust democracy, and lives of purpose and hope.

THE PERSPECTIVES WE TAKE

FUTURE-FIT TODAY

Galvanize large communities of changemakers to collectively learn, co-create, seek solutions, and design today’s reality to fulfill tomorrow’s need.

CULTIVATE A VIBRANT TOMORROW

Push the boundaries of today’s thinking across sectors and geographies to accelerate the future we want to live in.

THE WORK WE DO

We power the field by helping schools, districts, states, and far-flung jurisdictions learn from the world to discover what works today and anticipate what is emerging tomorrow.

Design

We blaze new paths by creating new narratives for education and translating research into inspiring, actionable, and trajectory-altering policy and program designs.

Deliver

We drive impact in the field by demonstrating what’s possible, unleashing the power of many, and meaningfully responding to today’s challenges and tomorrow’s possibilities.

THE CAPABILITIES WE CULTIVATE

Research

RESEARCH

Conduct global and domestic benchmarking, scanning, and rapid empirical research.

TRANSLATE

TRANSLATE

Translate research into trajectory-altering policy and practice.

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IGNITE

Inspire people to lead and act from grassroots to grasstops.

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ANTICIPATE

Analyze current trends and emerging patterns to envision alternative scenarios and futures.

THE IMPACT WE SEEK

By 2033, with our partners and allies, we have turned the corner, realizing the cumulative impact of collective action. A dramatically different education system has emerged.

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