We support school and system leaders working with their communities to envision schools of excellence and equity, and to plan and make transformative change.​

In partnership with school and community leaders, nonprofits, researchers, and others, we work to nurture high schools that provide high-quality learning experiences to all students. Such experiences are challenging, full of purpose, and joy. Students thrive in these schools and graduate equipped to choose and pursue fulfilling paths for their future.​

While the particulars of each transformed high school are as varied as the communities where they exist, all share four critical elements:

1. An unwavering belief that all students can achieve at high levels
2. Challenging and meaningful learning experiences for all students
3. Customized, varied, student supports all can access
4. Data practices that measure what matters and inform strategies to better serve all students.

Grantmaking Priorities

Our grantmaking focuses on multiple aspects of the school transformation process, including to:

• Connect and understand with opportunities, like school visits or convenings, for learning and inspiration about the possibilities.
• Design and plan high schools centered on students’ strengths, interests, needs, and promise.
• Launch and continuously evolve new high school models that enable all students to discover and actualize their unbounded potential.
• Amplify insights and bright spots from our partners, and support new research to advance new ideas about creating high schools of excellence and equity.