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.
Black Parent Network Community Action
Parent Leader Speaks to South LA Community
Literacy is Life Campaign
Innovate leaders at the CA State Capitol
Innovate SFUSD Meeting
Akela Wroten Jr, wmla filing day press event (1) (1)
Innovate Staff with LAUSD Superintendent
Innovate Schools Parent Leadership Institute Graduation
Carmen Rodriguez with Sen. Portantino
Parent leader, Carmen Rodriguez visits Senator Anthony Portantino at CA State Capitol
Innovate Schools partners in a meeting
Ravenswood Community Action
San Jose Press Conference
San Jose Parent Leders Organizer $2M for High Quality Tutoring
Parent Leaders Advocate at CA State Capitol
IMG_8001 (1) copy
Parent Leaders Prep
Parent Leadership Institute
P L I Day 3-049
P L I Day 3-148
IMG_2499 copy
Parent Leader at Community Action
Community Organizer with San Jose Mayor Matt Mahan
Parent Leader and Student at LAUSD Community Action
Standing for Black Students
Michelle Vilchez Speaks to Innovate Leaders
10-08-18ravenswood2018schooldistrictcandidateforum–23_30590489227_o
Copy of IMG_1278
innovatepublicschoolsfinal-6
Innovate-Careers-Collage-1
Man and woman smiling while sitting next to each other at a desk
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.
Peninsula
San Francisco
Los Angeles
Parent Leaders throughout California Organize for High Quality Education for Black & Brown Students. Read more in our latest Blog Entries.
Parent Voices: Raising children in Silicon Valley
Most Silicon Valley parents say they’re very satisfied with their child’s preschool or school, but one in five wish they could send their children to a different school.
Local Voice: New standards and tests are worth the effort
“Real magic is happening in thousands of classrooms all over our state as a result of the new Common Core standards,” writes Gina Dalma, senior program officer at the Silicon Valley Community Foundation, for Edsource. “These new standards, along with teachers prepared to implement them and the assessments to see whether students are benefiting from them, hold real promise for offering our kids an education that will prepare them for college, careers and life.”
San Jose charter is finalist in STEM contest – Vote by March 25!
Downtown College Prep Alum Rock High is one of 15 schools across the U.S. to reach the finals in Samsung’s Solve for Tomorrow contest. Students designed a water conservation project.
Joanne Jacobs to write for Innovate’s new blog
Innovate Public Schools is excited to announce that veteran education journalist Joanne Jacobs will be contributing regularly to our recently launched blog.
One School Shares Their Experience Doing a Test Run for the New SBAC Assessment
Cornerstone Academy in San Jose recently gave the new SBAC a test run and they share their tips for other schools to get ready for the test.
