Innovate Public Schools is a power building organization dedicated to building the capacity of parents and families to organize, advocate, and demand high quality schools for their children.
We believe that the education system was not designed to serve all children, and that the biggest barrier to all children having access to an excellent school is a lack of political will to improve the system. We believe the voices and experiences of parents, families, and students should be elevated and centered in decisions about education.
Carmen Rodriguez with Sen. Portantino
Parent leader, Carmen Rodriguez visits Senator Anthony Portantino at CA State Capitol
Innovate builds power for a more equitable education system...
in key areas throughout California, at the State level and nationwide. Our flagship programming provides foundational understanding of community organizing and trains community organizations, school leaders and parents to take action for a more equitable education system. With a people-based research and policy approach, we equip parents, families and advocacy organizations with the data driven tools they need to advocate for better educational outcomes in local school districts.
Parent Leaders throughout California Organize for High Quality Education for Black & Brown Students. Read more in our latest Blog Entries.
Southeast L.A. Parent Leaders Help Launch Regional Tutoring Initiative
City leaders in Southeast L.A. collectively promise over $200k to help Innovate Parent Leaders launch the Southeast L.A. Regional Tutoring Initiative.
Tell CA legislators to expand access to high quality tutoring and after school programs
As we prepare for another historic increase in the next California state budget for 2022-23, call on legislators to expand access to high quality after school programs and tutoring to help students fully recover.
Innovate Parent Leaders in Southeast L.A. want access to high-quality tutoring
Since 2018, Innovate Parent Leaders in Southeast Los Angeles have been organizing for more investments SELA’s schools and community.
School closures have been a crisis for students with special needs
As California figures out how to safely reopen schools, we must also figure out how to provide the extra support that kids need to recover. In this blog series, you will learn how the pandemic is affecting students from underserved communities, the impact of learning loss, and effective solutions to reverse learning loss.
Innovate partners with the CDE for an ELO-P informational meeting
In January 2022, over 135 professionals from local education agencies (LEAs) throughout California joined us to learn how to use state funding for learning programs outside of regular school hours.









