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.
Community Organizing & Parent Leadership Training for New Bay Area Leaders
Do you want to work with other parents to improve education in your community? Join us for a day-long training.
SFUSD Candidate Forum Tonight!
Please join the entire San Francisco education community for an evening with the candidates campaigning to be your next school board member!
An eye-opening year for a first-generation college student
One young woman’s story offers a road map for first-generation college students and their parents before they get to college.
New Report: Top Bay Area Public Schools for Underserved Children
Top Bay Area Public Schools for Underserved Students will be available online this week! Stay tuned to learn which local schools are showing that it is possible to narrow (and even close) the opportunity gaps we see across race/ethnicity and across income in the Bay Area. This annual report highlights 41 Bay Area public schools that had the top results for low-income Latino and African American students on the latest state tests.
7 things to do to support your child’s college dream
Rocio Guerrero admits she didn’t know what to do to help her son get into college until it was almost too late. She thought everything was fine until she was called to the school and told Danny was being placed on athletic suspension and was in danger of not...









