CASE STUDIES

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ATLANTA PUBLIC SCHOOLS

Atlanta Public Schools wanted a coherent strategy for talent management and academics that would...

NOBLE NETWORK OF CHARTER SCHOOLS

After years of extensive internal research and development, The Noble Network of Charter Schools wanted to launch a...

KIPP BAY AREA SCHOOLS

NorthStar facilitated the creation of a performance management toolkit designed to put in place processes and checkpoints throughout the...

THE GLOBE ACADEMY

After successfully completing its first five-year strategic plan, GLOBE wanted consulting support for its second five-year...

FREIRE CHARTER SCHOOLS

Freire Charter Schools wanted to create a shared vision for excellent instruction across their schools to serve as the foundation for teacher hiring...

KIPP PHILADELPHIA

Faced with an increasingly challenging talent environment, KIPP Philadelphia wanted support designing a comprehensive approach...

KIPP MEMPHIS

COLLEGIATE SCHOOLS

To accelerate its impact on student achievement and focus efforts for its regional and school-based staff, KIPP...

MINDWORKS
COLLABORATIVE

Matrice Gandy, founder of Mindworks Collaborative, wanted support determining how to structure a...

BLACK TEACHER

COLLABORATIVE

Hiewet Senghor, founder of the Black Teacher Collaborative, sought support honing her theory of change and...

TEACH FOR AMERICA

Teach For America’s School System Leadership team faced an important question in their work: how do we accelerate the...

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GATES FOUNDATION

Guided by the belief that every life has equal value, the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation works to help all people lead healthy, productive lives. All...

E.L. HAYNES PUBLIC CHARTER SCHOOL

The award-winning E.L. Haynes Public Charter School is a network of three schools serving more than 1,100 Pre-K through 12th-grade students...

FACING HISTORY AND OURSELVES

Facing History and Ourselves is a global non-profit organization founded with the mission to "use lessons of history to challenge teachers and their students...

ACADEMY FOR URBAN SCHOOL

LEADERSHIP

The Academy for Urban Schools Leadership (AUSL) is a Chicago nonprofit school management organization managing 31 Chicago...

BARD EARLY COLLEGE

Bard Early College is a national network of colleges offering dual enrollment for high school students. Bard Early College has campuses in cities...

LINK PUBLIC SCHOOLS

Link is a new public charter school opening in fall 2022 to serve 6th-12th grade students in the Twin Cities west metro area. Link Public Schools ...

NAVIGATOR SCHOOLS

In addition to operating a network of 3 high-performing schools, Navigator Schools offers a range of services focused on culture, rigor, and data ...

VALOR COLLEGIATE

Valor Collegiate Academies is a network of free, public college-preparatory charter schools in South Nashville that serves a diverse population. To other...

THE URBAN ASSEMBLY

The Urban Assembly is a non-profit organization that operates a family of 23 high-performing New York City public secondary schools and is also a model...