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.
New Resource for Parents in Southeast LA
Los Angeles Unified School District (LAUSD) schools in Southeast Los Angeles serve over 60,000 students. Low-income Latino students make up the large majority of the student population and over a quarter are English learners. Out of 89 schools in Southeast Los Angeles, only nine reach the statewide average in English and math.
What is the California School Dashboard?
The California Dashboard shows how each school in California is doing to ensure that students can read and do math on grade-level as well as other important measures of school quality. It’s a great place to start when assessing whether your child’s high school does a good job of preparing students for college. You can learn more about each of the ratings in this report by Oakland Achieves.
Voices Opens New School in West Contra Costa
This September, founding principal Jose González welcomed 130 students from Transitional Kindergarten (TK) through second grade to Voices West Contra Costa. Gonzalez is one of 50+ alumni from Innovate’s Start-up Schools Fellowship, which trains and supports principals to start new schools or redesign existing schools.
Students of color are not achieving less — they are being given less.
Most students want to go to college and trust that their schools are helping them get there. They believe that if they show up, do what is asked of them, and earn good grades they will be ready for college. But the work they are given often does not hold them to a...
How can you make sure your child is ready for college?
How to make sure child is prepared for college. Want your child to go to college? Here’s what you need to know.









