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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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.
New GreatSchools Report Reveals a Tale of Two School Systems in California
California offers 59% of white and 73% of Asian students with access to good educational opportunities and high student achievement, but the same advantages are only accessible to 2% of African-American and 6% of Hispanic students, according to a new report released by GreatSchools.
San Francisco Parents Come Out for Parent Power Day
San Francisco parents came together on June 10 to learn about how local schools are doing, what they can do to support their children to college and how parents can work together to improve education in their community.
Join us for Parent Power Day
Did you know that most low-income students in San Francisco schools are falling behind? This should not be happening in our city! Parents like YOU can use your power to make a difference and change this! Get data about how San Francisco schools are doing. Learn about...
Parents want Promise Academy in Downtown San Jose
Tonight, the San Jose Unified school board will vote whether to approve Promise Academy, a new TK-12 charter public school proposed for downtown San Jose. In today’s Mercury News, parent leader and Promise Academy founding parent, Molly Reyes, shared why she wants her...
Innovate Parent Leaders Talk Parent Power
On May 17, parent leaders from Innovate Public Schools took the stage to talk parent power at the NewSchools Summit, in front of a crowd of 1,200 of the top education leaders and changemakers in the country.
“When parents understand how to build their collective power, they can drive positive change in their communities and create much better schools,” said Innovate CEO Matt Hammer, who moderated the panel of parents.
