Equity in Education
Closing gaps in education access and success based on things like gender, race, income
What is education inequity?
Education inequity is when certain students, usually those from lower-income backgrounds, do not have access to the same educational resources as those from higher-income backgrounds or from a certain racial or ethnic group. This type of inequity can lead to disparities in academic achievement, access to additional learning opportunities, college preparation and admissions, and even career opportunities. Inequity in the educational system stems from underfunding of certain schools, lack of quality teachers and instruction, and unequal access to technology and other resources. To learn more, the U.S. Department of Education has a comprehensive overview of equity in education, including definitions, goals, and strategies for implementation.
Why is equity in education important?
Lack of equity in education is problematic because it perpetuates inequality and limits opportunity for underserved communities. Without equity, students in communities with lower socioeconomic status, students of color, and students with disabilities have less access to important educational resources such as high-quality teachers, supplies, and technology. This lack of access can lead to higher dropout rates and fewer students attending college, which limits the ability of individuals to access higher-paying jobs and inhibits their social mobility contributing to multigenerational cycles of poverty and inequality.
How is technology being used to help address inequity in education?
Data scientists, designers, software engineers and other tech workers are helping address education inequity by leveraging data and technology to identify gaps in educational access. They use data analytics to analyze and understand patterns of inequity and develop systems that can monitor and intervene when inequity is present. Additionally, they can create data-driven tools to help students identify and access educational opportunities that may have previously been unavailable to them. Software engineers and designers are creating applications and platforms that provide students with access to virtual tutoring, educational resources, and other learning opportunities.
Equity in Education Organizations
Eskwelabs
Eskwelabs is an education platform for 21st-century tech skills. We provide accessible training that is relevant for the digital economy, regardless of background. We pioneer blended learning models to provide equitable and effective courses in the most in-demand skills to people in Southeast Asia.
Education
Singapore, SG, USA
Black Girls CODE
Black Girls CODE is a tech education organization that focuses on promoting diversity in tech through STEM programs and empowering youth, particularly Black girls.
Education
Oakland, CA, USA
"I Have A Dream" Foundation
“I Have A Dream” Foundation is a nonprofit organization that provides individualized social, emotional, and academic support to young people from low-income communities.
Education
York, NY, USA
Breakthrough New York
We empower motivated students from low-income backgrounds to graduate from college and pursue a fulfilling career. Our ten-year, tuition-free program provides students with the opportunities, resources, and relationships to succeed in rigorous schools and careers.
Education
New York, NY, USA
CommonLit
CommonLit is a nonprofit education technology organization dedicated to ensuring that all students, especially students in Title I schools, graduate with the reading, writing, communication, and problem-solving skills they need to be successful in college and beyond.
Education
Washington, DC, USA
Top Tutors For Us
Top Tutors For Us is a culturally competent college test prep company that matches Black and Brown high school students with Black and Brown test prep tutors from top colleges. We design test prep systems for both schools and parents, helping students gain acceptances to top colleges—and earn scholarship funding.
Education
St. Louis, MO, USA
NPower
NPower is a nonprofit organization that provides technology training and workforce development programs to empower underserved communities and enhance their employment opportunities.
Education
Brooklyn, NY, USA
EmpowerK12
EmpowerK12 believes that schools and educators can provide a high-quality education to all students when equipped with timely, valid, and reliable data to make the best possible decisions.
Education
Partners & Advocates
Washington, DC
StriveTogether
StriveTogether was founded on a simple principle: Those who care about a community’s children — from parents and educators to civic leaders and local employers — can accomplish more by working together than by working apart.
Poverty Alleviation & Economic Development
Education
Human Rights & Equality
Partners & Advocates
Cincinnati, OH
Summer Search
At Summer Search, we envision a world in which young people, regardless of circumstances, can chart their own destiny. Summer Search partners with young people by connecting them to expansive opportunities, professional mentoring, and a community of support.
Education
Human Rights & Equality
Oakland, CA
Uncommon Schools
Uncommon Schools operates outstanding urban public schools that close the opportunity gap and prepare students from low-income communities to graduate from college.
Education
New York, NY, USA
100Kin10
100Kin10 is a national network committed to solving one of our country’s most pressing challenges – giving kids a great STEM education – by adding 100,000 more, excellent STEM teachers to America’s classrooms by 2021.
Education
New York, NY, USA
Leading Educators
Every day, teachers grapple with how to ensure every student develops grade-level knowledge and skills. Where to focus isn’t always obvious. For more than a decade, we’ve helped teachers grow their leadership so they can transform opportunity across schools and communities–especially for Black, Latinx, and Indigenous students and other students of color who are too often left behind. Together, we’re making systemic change that lasts.
Education
Remote, OR, USA
First Book
First Book is a nonprofit social enterprise that provides new books, learning materials, and other essentials to children in need. Since our founding in 1992, First Book has distributed more than 175 million books and educational resources to programs and schools serving children from low-income families.
Education
Washington D.C., DC, USA
Bridge International Academies
Bridge International is a for-profit social enterprise with presence in India, Kenya, Liberia, Nigeria, Uganda that aims to ensure more children have increased access to a quality education. Bridge International runs or supports over 1,000 (mainly public/government) schools and has educated half a million children in the last decade. It's aiming to educate 10,000,000 pupils across 12 or more countries by 2025. It has notable investor support from Mark Zuckerberg and Bill Gates. In fact, in one of his interviews, Bill Gates called the Bridge model promising. Apart from many accolades, Bridge International has won the "Best Companies to Work for" & "The Best Technology Product and Service Award" in 2019. Through the use of technology Bridge International streamlines school administration, delivers lesson plans to teachers, facilitates classroom management and tracks the progress of both teachers and students in real time.
Education
Boston, MA, USA
The Go Project
The GO Project helps New York City public school students thrive in the earliest stages of their education through year-round academic, social-emotional, and family support.
Education
New York, NY, USA
Education Partnerships Coalition of Minnesota
The Education Partnerships Coalition is uniting Minnesota cradle-to-career community initiatives to ensure all children and youth succeed.
Education
Minneapolis, MN, USA
BUILD
BUILD is a construction and architecture company that specializes in real estate development and building projects.
Education
Redwood City, CA, USA
CASA of San Bernardino County
C.A.S.A. of San Bernardino County is a 501(c)3 nonprofit that works to improve the quality of life for foster youth, juvenile care youth, and foster care alumni with stable and consistent mentoring, advocacy, and supportive services.. C.A.S.A. recruits, screens, trains, and supervises community volunteers to mentor and advocate for foster youth throughout San Bernardino County.
Education
Human Rights & Equality
Partners & Advocates
Colton, CA, USA
Children's Alliance
Children’s Alliance strives to place racial justice at the heart of Washington’s laws and budget priorities so that every child can thrive. Children’s Alliance’s work is grounded in the fundamental belief that a spark of genius exists in every child.
Education
Human Rights & Equality
Seattle, WA
Education Systems Center at NIU
Creating clear, unambiguous paths to college and career opportunities.
Education
Chicago, IL, USA
UP Partnership
Using a collective impact model, we bring leaders together to design solutions for students. Each partner brings their own resources, expertise and data to make sure we look at the full picture of a student’s experience when making policies. Our policy and strategy decisions are based on shared data that’s broken down by race, ethnicity, gender, geography, and income.
Partners & Advocates
Poverty Alleviation & Economic Development
Human Rights & Equality
Education
Public Service & Civic Engagement
San Antonio, TX, USA
Girls Who Code
Girls Who Code is on a mission to close the gender gap in technology and to change the image of what a programmer looks like and does
Human Rights & Equality
Education
Partners & Advocates
New York, NY, USA
Project Lead The Way
Project Lead The Way is a nonprofit organization that provides career-focused STEM education programs for students from PreK-12, fostering technical knowledge and career readiness.
Education
Indianapolis, IN, USA
Teach For All
Teach For All is an education nonprofit organization that empowers teachers worldwide to address educational inequality.
Education
New York City, NY, USA
Para Los Niños
Para Los Niños partners with children, youth, and their families through integrated education, wellness, support, and advocacy to address individual and systemic barriers and create pathways to success.
Education
Poverty Alleviation & Economic Development
Los Angeles, CA
Learning Collider
We use tools from economics and machine learning to instrument digital platforms for real-time research and social impact. Our work engages key determinants of social mobility: education, housing, and employment.
Partners & Advocates
Education
Poverty Alleviation & Economic Development
New York, NY, USA
Digital Harbor Foundation
Digital Harbor Foundation is an education organization that focuses on fostering learning, creativity, and community through technology and maker-centered activities.
Education
Baltimore, MD, USA
Hack Club
Hack Club is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit that supports high school coders in starting coding clubs, hackathons, and building awesome projects. Founded in 2014, Hack Club's mission is to support, inspire and motivate teenagers from all backgrounds to become highly-technical, and use their computer skills to solve problems.
Education
Burlington, VT, USA
The Hunt Institute
The Hunt Institute is a recognized leader in the movement to transform public education. Marshaling expertise from a nationwide partner network, The Institute brings together people and resources that help build and nurture visionary leadership and mobilize strategic action for greater educational outcomes and student success.
Education
Partners & Advocates
Durham, NC, USA
Code2040
Our mission is to activate, connect, and mobilize the largest racial equity community in tech to dismantle the structural barriers that prevent the full participation and leadership of Black and Latinx people in the innovation economy.
Education
Poverty Alleviation & Economic Development
San Francisco, CA, USA
Fiveable
When students are surrounded by passionate teachers and robust resources, they can achieve anything. With technology, we can smash barriers by connecting students and teachers through content and live events. Our goal is to create inclusive and social learning experiences where all students are invited to learn with us for free.
Education
Milwaukee, WI, USA
Technovation
Technovation is the global tech education nonprofit that inspires girls to be leaders and problem solvers in their lives and their community.
Education
Human Rights & Equality
Menlo Park, CA
BIG THOUGHT
BIG THOUGHT is an impact nonprofit that closes the opportunity gap by equipping all youth in marginalized communities with the skills and tools they need to imagine and create their best lives and a better world.
Education
Dallas, TX
Unlocked Labs
1 open tech
role
Unlocked Labs is building a better justice system from the inside, out. We train, empower, and employ justice-impacted technologists, building tools to power systemic change and decarceration.
Human Rights & Equality
Poverty Alleviation & Economic Development
Public Service & Civic Engagement
Education
St. Louis, MO
Evident Change
Evident Change is a nonprofit that uses data and research to improve our social systems.
Human Rights & Equality
Education
Partners & Advocates
Oakland, CA
Madison, WI
Institute of International Education
The IIE proudly supports flagship educational and cultural exchange programs on behalf of the U.S. Departments of State and Defense, in addition to government, corporate and foundation programs.
Education
Partners & Advocates
Poverty Alleviation & Economic Development
New York, NY, USA
Washington D.C., DC, USA
Breakthrough Collaborative
Breakthrough Collaborative is a nonprofit organization that provides academic enrichment and summer programs for youth development.
Education
Oakland, CA, USA
LaunchCode
LaunchCode is a non-profit solving the tech talent gap and paving new pathways to economic opportunity through apprenticeships and job placement in technology.
Education
St. Louis, MO, USA
Expii
We love learning. We know everyone can love learning if you relate it to your unique interests. Expii is the free platform that embraces what makes us all individuals: our voices, experiences, and cultures. Through creative, fun, practical, and personal lessons you can have your own aha moment. No matter what your learning style, Expii has something for you.
Education
Pittsburgh, PA, USA
Guild
As the leader in education benefits, Guild offers the single most scalable solution for preparing the workforce of today for the jobs of tomorrow.
Education
Poverty Alleviation & Economic Development
Austin, TX, USA
New York, NY USA
San Francisco, CA, USA
Denver, CO, USA
Khan Academy
6 open tech
roles
We’re a nonprofit with the mission to provide a free, world-class education for anyone, anywhere.
Education
Palo Alto, CA, USA
Scholarship America
1 open tech
role
Scholarship America is a non-profit organization that provides scholarships and financial aid.
Education
Minneapolis, MN, USA
Children's Aid
Children's Aid helps children in poverty to succeed and thrive. We do this by providing comprehensive supports to children and their families in targeted high-needs New York City neighborhoods.
Education
Health & Well-Being
New York, NY, USA
Carina Initiatives
We are a nonprofit philanthropic foundation working on building a deep and connected math talent ecosystem. Through investments in and coordinated management of nonprofit and for-profit organizations, we are assembling a portfolio of organizations that act as a cohesive math talent system.
Education
Partners & Advocates
Irvine, CA, USA
Aspire Public Schools
Aspire Public Schools is an Education organization that operates public charter schools focused on K-12 education.
Education
Oakland, CA, USA
ClassDojo
Founded in 2011 and based in San Francisco, California, ClassDojo is the leading communication app for primary schools around the world. It helps teachers, families, and kids share more often and more positively about what's happening at school and at home - including photos, videos, messages, and positive feedback.
Education
San Francisco, CA, USA
Gates Family Foundation
Gates Family Foundation celebrated its 78th anniversary in 2024. Since its creation, the Foundation has distributed more than $550 million in grants, with another nearly $60 million committed to impact investments in recent years.
Partners & Advocates
Education
Denver, CO, USA
Murmuration
1 open tech
role
Murmuration is a nonprofit organization that amplifies the power of civic engagement by providing data, digital tools, and research-driven insights to community-focused organizations so that together we can create an America where everyone can lead healthy, free, and dignified lives.
Public Service & Civic Engagement
Partners & Advocates
Human Rights & Equality
Education
New York, NY
Instruction Partners
We work shoulder to shoulder with educators to support great teaching and accelerate student learning. We focus on small systems, both districts and charters, and we work to ensure equitable access to great instruction for students in poverty, students of color, multilingual learners, and students with disabilities.
Education
Nashville, TN, USA
Creative Action
We empower and educate youth through the transformative power of creative expression, social and emotional learning, and social justice education.
Education
Austin, TX, USA
Matriculate
Matriculate is a non-profit organization that strives to help thousands of incredibly talented and high-achieving, low-income high school students who miss the chance to attend some of the top colleges simply because they do not apply.
Education
New York, NY, USA
EDUCAUSE
EDUCAUSE is an organization that provides technology solutions, professional development, and research for the higher education sector.
Education
Louisville, CO, USA
Bezos Academy
1 open tech
role
Bezos Academy is building a network of tuition-free, Montessori-inspired preschools in underserved communities.
Education
Poverty Alleviation & Economic Development
Seattle, WA, USA
Leadership for Educational Equity
Leadership for Educational Equity is a nonprofit leadership development organization inspiring & supporting a network of civic leaders to end the injustice of educational inequity.
Education
Washington, DC, USA
Re:Coded
Re:Coded is a nonprofit organization with a mission to bridge the world's digital inequality divide through education. We train talented youth in under-served communities to become software developers, designers and leaders in their communities. We currently work in Iraq, Lebanon, Turkey, and Yemen.
Education
New York, NY, USA
The Education Trust
The Education Trust is a non-profit organization that advocates for education policy reforms and promotes equity in education.
Education
Washington, DC, USA
The Future Project
The Future Project is a social enterprise that empowers students and young Americans to build Future Projects that unlock possibility and drive change.
Education
None, NY, USA
National School Boards Association
National School Boards Association is an organization focused on advocating for education policy and providing support to school governance in K-12 education.
Education
Alexandria, VA, USA
Making Waves Foundation
At Making Waves we strive to provide a quality public education that provides all underserved children with a K-12 experience second to none.
Education
Richmond, CA, USA
DREAM
DREAM provides youth with opportunities to play, learn, and grow. Our mission is to level the field by empowering all children to recognize their potential and realize their dreams.
Education
New York, NY, USA
Dost Education
Dost (‘Friend’) is a mobile platform that enables parents of any literacy level to improve their child's early development and school readiness.
Education
Dehli, India
San Francisco, CA, USA
Techbridge Girls
Techbridge Girls is a non-profit organization that focuses on providing STEM education, promoting gender equity, and empowering youth.
Education
Oakland, CA, USA
UPchieve
UPchieve is an ed-tech nonprofit that connects low-income HS students with live tutors any time they need it.
Education
Brooklyn, NY, USA
AI4ALL
AI4ALL opens doors to the artificial intelligence industry for underrepresented talent through education and mentorship. We nurture a global community of students who learn AI fundamentals and who then apply those principles to solve society’s most pressing problems in deeply innovative and ethical ways. AI4ALL programs have empowered over 4,500 people globally with AI education. AI4ALL summer programs run at 11 top universities around North America. Seventy-seven percent of alumni are interested in a career in AI after completing the program, and many are already making significant impacts in the field, from educating their peers to winning “best paper” at top AI conferences. In September 2019, AI4ALL Open Learning will launch, providing communities with free, approachable, project-based AI education. By telling a new story about who can be a maker in AI, we’re creating tomorrow’s AI leaders and changing technology’s future.
Education
Global Peace & Safety
Oakland, CA, USA
The New Teacher Project
A national nonprofit founded by teachers, TNTP helps school systems end educational inequality and achieve their goals for students.
Education
Partners & Advocates
New York, NY, USA
Open-Up Resources
Our nonprofit’s mission: to increase equity in education by making excellent, top-rated curricula freely available to districts.
Education
Menlo Park, CA, USA
Benetech
We believe that equitable access to education is a human right. Our technology and services break down systemic barriers and empower all learners regardless of ability.
Education
Human Rights & Equality
Partners & Advocates
Health & Well-Being
Palo Alto, CA
NY Department of Education
The New York City Department of Education (DOE) is the largest school district in the US, serving 1.1 million students in over 1,800 schools.
Education
Partners & Advocates
New York, NY, USA
Curriculum Associates
Curriculum Associates is an educational technology company that provides learning materials and assessment solutions.
Education
None, MA, USA
Parent Powered
Developed by educational researchers, Ready4K is an evidence-based family engagement curriculum delivered via text messages.
Education
Partners & Advocates
Belmont, CA, USA
National Math Stars
NMS supports gifted math students for 10 years to help them reach the frontiers of STEM.
Education
Wilmington, NC
Commit Partnership
The Commit Partnership is a community navigator and connector, working to ensure that all North Texas students receive an excellent and equitable education that prepares them to flourish in college and career.
Education
Dallas, TX, USA
New Leaders
Our mission is to ensure high academic achievement for all children, especially students in poverty and students of color, by developing transformational school leaders and advancing the policies and practices that allow great leaders to succeed.
Education
Health & Well-Being
Partners & Advocates
New York, NY, USA
Adafruit Industries
Adafruit Industries is an electronics company that specializes in DIY kits, open-source hardware, and providing learning resources for STEM education.
Education
New York City, NY, USA
Utah's Promise
Utah’s Promise is a results-driven organization that builds and supports the philanthropic and partnership infrastructure needed to create opportunity for 100% of kids and families to thrive.
Education
Partners & Advocates
Health & Well-Being
Salt Lake City, UT
Alliance for a Healthier Generation
Working with schools, youth-serving organizations, and businesses, we’re building healthier communities and empowering kids to develop lifelong healthy habits.
Health & Well-Being
Education
Portland, OR, USA
Pencils of Promise
We’re a global community that believes everyone deserves access to quality education.
Education
Public Infrastructure
New York, NY, USA
The Hidden Genius Project
The Hidden Genius Project is an education organization that focuses on youth development in STEM fields, particularly coding, with a strong emphasis on diversity and inclusion.
Education
Oakland, CA, USA
Uprooted Academy
Uprooted Academy is an Education Technology company that offers an AI-powered virtual platform to enhance college access while providing essential mental health support.
Education
Los Angeles, CA, USA
Mozilla
17 open tech
roles
Mozilla makes browsers, apps, code and tools that put people before profit.
Public Infrastructure
Human Rights & Equality
Education
Partners & Advocates
Mountain View, CA, USA
Chicago, IL, USA
Houston, TX, USA
New York, NY, USA
Atlanta, GA, USA
Denver, CO, USA
Philadelphia, PA, USA
Austin, TX, USA
Edmonton, CA, USA
Sponsors for Educational Opportunity
For more than 60 years, SEO has created a more equitable society by closing the educational and career opportunity gap for ambitious young people.
Education
Poverty Alleviation & Economic Development
Human Rights & Equality
Miami, FL
San Francisco, CA
New York, NY
Greensboro, NC
Moneythink
Less Debt. More Degrees. Moneythink’s work increases college graduation rates and reduces student loan debt. Since 2008, Moneythink has worked towards student-focused financial wellness and equity by empowering college bound students, particularly institutionally underserved students, to achieve success. Moneythink supports financial decision-making through transparency and technology.
Education
Poverty Alleviation & Economic Development
San Francisco, CA, USA
San Francisco, CA, USA
Coded by Kids
Coded by Kids is a nonprofit organization that prepares underrepresented young people to succeed as tech and innovation leaders through project-based learning and mentorship with a focus on software development.
Education
Philadelphia, PA, USA
PBS
PBS and our member stations are America’s largest classroom, the nation’s largest stage for the arts and a trusted window to the world. In addition, PBS's educational media helps prepare children for success in school and opens up the world to them in an age-appropriate way.
Public Infrastructure
Education
Arlington, VA, USA
California College Guidance Initiative
The California College Guidance Initiative (CCGI) works to ensure that all 6th-12th grade students in California have access to a systematic baseline of guidance and support as they plan, prepare, and pay for postsecondary education and training. This baseline is provided by CaliforniaColleges.edu, which provides California students and educators with a wide range of college and career planning information and tools. The site also houses, audits, and transmits student data to help ensure more accurate and efficient decisions regarding admissions, financial aid, and course placement. CCGI provides technical assistance, support, and training to K-12 school districts in order to support students, counselors, and parents with the systematic use of CaliforniaColleges.edu, including its transcript-informed tools. CCGI is a positive, diverse, and supportive culture.
Education
Sacramento, CA, USA
Prodigy Education
Prodigy Education is an educational technology company that offers an online learning platform focused on gamified mathematics education.
Education
Oakville, None, USA
ETR
ETR Associates is a national nonprofit corporation advancing the work of health, education and social service providers through high-quality research, publications, information resources, training and programs.
Health & Well-Being
Education
Scotts Valley, CA, USA
Oakland, CA, USA
Sacramento, CA, USA
Teach For America
Teach For America works in partnership with urban and rural communities in more than 50 regions across the country to expand educational opportunity for children. Founded in 1990, Teach For America recruits and develops a diverse corps of outstanding leaders to make an initial two-year commitment to teach in high-need schools and become lifelong leaders in the effort to end educational inequity. Today Teach For America is a force of over 60,000 alumni and corps members committed to profound systemic change. From classrooms to districts to state houses across America, they’re reimagining education to realize the day when every child has an equal opportunity to learn, to grow, to influence and to lead. Teach For America is a proud member of the AmeriCorps national service network. For more information, visit www.teachforamerica.org and follow us on Facebook and Twitter.
Education
Partners & Advocates
New York, NY, USA
All Star Code
All Star Code is a nonprofit organization that trains high-potential talent from access-seeking communities for careers in tech through coding, mentorship, and career pathways.
Education
New York City, NY, USA
Coteach.ai
Coteach is an AI assistant that integrates with curriculum publishers to help teachers implement rigorous instruction. Our chat-based platform enables teachers to internalize lessons, differentiate instruction, and create targeted supports efficiently.
Education
New York, NY
Generation
Generation is a nonprofit organization that focuses on social impact and community development.
Education
Washington, DC, USA
Code.org
1 open tech
role
Code.org is a nonprofit dedicated to expanding access to computer science in schools and increasing participation by women and underrepresented minorities.
Education
Partners & Advocates
Seattle, WA, USA
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