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
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
Code.org
Code.org is a nonprofit dedicated to expanding access to computer science in schools and increasing participation by women and underrepresented minorities.
Education
Seattle, WA, 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
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
Technovation
Technovation is the global tech education nonprofit that inspires girls to be leaders and problem solvers in their lives and their community.
Education
Menlo Park, CA
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.
Human Rights & Equality
Partners & Advocates
Public Service & Civic Engagement
New York, NY
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.
Human Rights & Equality
Poverty Alleviation & Economic Development
Partners & Advocates
San Antonio, TX, USA
Sponsors for Educational Opportunity
1 open tech
role
SEO is an educational non-profit focused on improving outcomes for students that come from underserved and historically underrepresented backgrounds.
Poverty Alleviation & Economic Development
Education
San Francisco, CA
New York, NY
Greensboro, NC
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.
Education
Poverty Alleviation & Economic Development
Cincinnati, OH
Education Systems Center at NIU
Creating clear, unambiguous paths to college and career opportunities.
Education
Chicago, IL, 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
Oakland, CA, 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
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
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.
Partners & Advocates
Education
Washington, DC
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.
Poverty Alleviation & Economic Development
Education
Partners & Advocates
New York, NY, USA
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.
Human Rights & Equality
Education
Oakland, CA
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
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
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
Education
Human Rights & Equality
New York, NY, USA
Guild
1 open tech
role
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
Austin, TX, USA
New York, NY USA
San Francisco, CA, USA
Denver, CO, USA
Bezos Academy
2 open tech
roles
Bezos Academy is building a network of tuition-free, Montessori-inspired preschools in underserved communities.
Poverty Alleviation & Economic Development
Education
Seattle, WA, USA
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.
Poverty Alleviation & Economic Development
Education
San Francisco, CA, USA
San Francisco, CA, 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
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
Durham, NC, USA
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
ClassDojo
2 open tech
roles
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
Parent Powered
Developed by educational researchers, Ready4K is an evidence-based family engagement curriculum delivered via text messages.
Education
Belmont, 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
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
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
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
New York, NY, 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.
Education
Public Infrastructure
Arlington, VA, USA
Khan Academy
1 open tech
role
We’re a nonprofit with the mission to provide a free, world-class education for anyone, anywhere.
Education
Palo Alto, 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
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
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
Pencils of Promise
We’re a global community that believes everyone deserves access to quality education.
Education
New York, NY, 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
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
The New Teacher Project
A national nonprofit founded by teachers, TNTP helps school systems end educational inequality and achieve their goals for students.
Education
New York, NY, USA
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
Evident Change
Evident Change is a nonprofit that uses data and research to improve our social systems.
Partners & Advocates
Education
Human Rights & Equality
Oakland, CA
Madison, WI
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
ETR
1 open tech
role
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
Scotts Valley, CA, USA
Oakland, CA, USA
Sacramento, CA, USA
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
New York, NY, 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
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
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
Mozilla
1 open tech
role
Mozilla makes browsers, apps, code and tools that put people before profit.
Human Rights & Equality
Public Infrastructure
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
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.
Human Rights & Equality
Education
Palo Alto, CA
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.
Education
Health & Well-Being
Portland, OR, 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
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
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
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
New York, NY, USA
Washington D.C., DC, USA
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