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Public Impact’s mission is to improve education dramatically for all students, especially low-income students, students of color, and other students whose needs historically have not been well met.

Founded in 1996, Public Impact aims to contribute to dramatic improvements in the quality of education and related policy supports in the United States.

Public Impact’s work is designed to contribute to dramatic improvements in the quality of education and related policy supports in the United States. We are a team of professionals from many backgrounds, including former teachers and principals. We are researchers, thought leaders, policy experts, tool-builders, and on-the-ground consultants who work with leading education reformers.

We believe that if we focus on a core set of promising strategies for change, we and our partners and clients can make dramatic improvements for all students. Toward that end, we work on initiatives to:

  • Find, develop, retain, and expand the impact of great teachers and leaders vital to operating great schools;
  • Equip states and districts with tools to implement turnarounds in failing schools;
  • Evaluate, replicate, and expand the supply of high-quality charter schools;
  • Improve other areas of K-12 public education policy and management that serve as important levers for school improvement and related reforms.

Our clients include private foundations, federal, state, and local policymakers, innovative districts, charter management organizations, child advocacy nonprofits, and other reform-oriented leaders. By clicking each area of focus or the tabs above, you can learn more about the work we do. Interested in learning more or working with us? Contact us!

 

Our work on these topics includes:

  • Advising federal, state, and local policymakers through research and visionary but practical ideas for effective policy
  • Convening policymakers and implementers to determine next-generation solutions
  • Helping schools and districts with design and implementation of new school models
  • Helping education leaders with effective management practices, including change management strategies, human resources, budget management, technology use and data reporting
  • Advising foundations on areas of investment and support in education
  • Aiding leading nonprofits in implementing cutting-edge ideas
  • Fostering networks among leading educators and policymakers
  • Speaking, leading, and participating in panels and convenings about policy and implementation

We focus our energy on high points of leverage in collaboration with clients and partners in the field. We have selected our current areas of focus, listed in the tabs above, because they hold great promise as levers for change. We continue to determine new solutions and areas of focus that reflect continuing changes in technology, the global labor market, research, and U.S. education leadership.

 

Learn more about our diversity commitment.

 

For more information, contact us!

 

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