
Our goal: Expand access to tech-enabled, student-centered K-9 learning environments, intentionally designed for any student to thrive.
Even before the pandemic, too many children entered high school below grade-level, and too few experienced the acceleration they needed to get back on track. Pandemic-era school closures have only intensified these trends, making it more important than ever for schools to provide student-centered solutions that both remediate and accelerate student learning at scale.
Our Innovative Schools portfolio supports direct impact and ecosystem grantees that leverage technology to create student-centered, evidence-based K-9 learning environments that engage, challenge, and improve academic and social-emotional skills for all students.
Our Learnings
Learning gaps have widened due to pandemic-era school closures.
Given widening gaps in academic performance, it is harder than ever for teachers to reach and serve all their students.
The learning environment plays a crucial role in student success.
Acknowledging student variability can accelerate academic mastery.
A proliferation of edtech tools and a fragmented K-9 market makes it difficult for schools to know which solutions would work best for them.
Grantee Spotlight
Learn more about some of the work funded by the Innovative Schools portfolio.
Our Questions
What combination of tech-enabled tools across math and literacy are most commonly being used or implemented together? Is there a combination that is yielding greater outcomes for students?
How effective is virtual tutoring on student outcomes? Can we identify the components that improve cost-effectiveness, yet preserve quality and impact for students?
What are some of the innovative technologies, tools, and practices that support students in developing greater agency in their learning?
What information do district and state decision makers need when purchasing edtech and curriculum, and what drives them to adopt certain tools?