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.
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Parent leader, Carmen Rodriguez visits Senator Anthony Portantino at CA State Capitol
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San Jose Press Conference
San Jose Parent Leders Organizer $2M for High Quality Tutoring
Parent Leaders Advocate at CA State Capitol
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Community Organizer with San Jose Mayor Matt Mahan
Parent Leader and Student at LAUSD Community Action
Standing for Black Students
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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.
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Parent Leaders throughout California Organize for High Quality Education for Black & Brown Students. Read more in our latest Blog Entries.
Innovate Partners with PHP to Empower Parents
On Thursday May 17th, a hundred parents gathered in San Jose to attend the “Parent Empowerment Forum on Special Education,” co-hosted by Innovate Public Schools and Parents Helping Parents (PHP).
Meet Terrence Davis, Founder of Mary L. Booker Leadership Academy
This April, Terrence Davis and a group of founding parents and community members submitted a petition for a new school in Southeast San Francisco to the San Francisco Unified School District (SFUSD). Learn more about their vision for a world-class school in their community.
The 10 San Francisco Schools with the Biggest Achievement Gaps
San Francisco Unified School District (SFUSD) Superintendent Vincent Matthews recently released a list of the 10 schools with the biggest achievement gaps. This underscores that the gaps between underserved students and their more privileged peers don’t just show up across the community, but often there are huge gaps within the same school.
Parents Build Their Power at National Parent Leader Institute
At the start of our 2018 Parent Leader Institute, parents were asked to finish this sentence, “My child is my…” Responses included: Passion, work, motivation, hero, angel, peace, treasure, purpose, and “everything”. Then parents wrote their beloved children’s names on...
State Board of Education Approves Promise Academy
On Jan. 19, the State Board of Education (SBE) unanimously approved Promise Academy, which plans to open with grades TK-8 in downtown San Jose this fall.
