Network Impact

Since 2018, we’ve invested in partners driving remarkable academic progress for students in cities across the country, showing that locally led education initiatives can transform life trajectories for historically underserved communities.

Our results Since 2018

23

Partner Cities Driving Change

We're funding transformative education initiatives in 23 cities across the country.

1.4M

Students In Our Partner Cities

Our work reaches 1.4 million students enrolled in public schools across our partner cities.

3,131

Public Schools in Our Partner Cities

Our work impacts students in 3,131 public schools across the cities where we work

112,500

New Student Seats In Quality Charter Schools

We've invested in creating 112,500 new public charter school seats to provide more students with access to quality education.

42

Visionary Local Leaders Advancing Education

We support 42 dedicated local leaders who are driving meaningful education transformation in their communities.

$3.5

Billion in Policy Wins

Advocacy efforts of local leaders we’ve supported have secured over $3.5 billion in funding from legislative victories—fueling the growth of high-quality schools across the country

Overall Academic Performance

79% of students in schools we've supported are meeting or exceeding expectations relative to similar schools statewide.

Between 2009 and 2019, in 75% of our most mature cities, low-income students had learning rates that matched or outpaced the national average.

Gap Closure Over Time

Low-income students in cities we serve are outpacing their peers nationwide. In our most mature cities, 79% of students are outpacing low-income students nationwide

New Orleans Post-Katrina School Reforms

Research from Tulane University's Education Research Alliance found that New Orleans school reforms after Hurricane Katrina led to dramatic improvements, with the district rising from near the bottom of Louisiana rankings to the middle on most student outcomes.

Data recreated from Tulane University's Education Research Alliance 2025 report "The New Orleans Post-Katrina School Reforms: 20 Years of Lessons"

Charter School Performance In Our Cities

Students served by public charter schools in our cities demonstrate stronger or similar gains to the rest of the public school sector, according to city studies conducted by Stanford's Center for Research on Education Outcomes.