Education First is a seasoned team of trusted advisors to the leaders responsible for delivering what many Americans want most: public education that effectively prepares all students for success in college, careers and a world of constant change.
California has made an historic investment to expand high-quality, equitable universal prekindergarten. The Heising-Simons Foundation commissioned Education First to identify the highest-impact opportunities for philanthropy to support state implementation over the next 2-3 years and recommend next steps for funders.
We assisted Eskolta School Research and Design in determining how to expand its work with nontraditional and alternative schools to other cities on the East Coast. Using our research on those cities and a literature review of successful expansion strategies, Eskolta now operates in Boston and Washington, D.C. as well as New York.
We helped convene, facilitate and coordinate the Sobrato Family Foundation’s “Policy Partners” coalition, comprised of seven dual language learner (DLL) and English learner (EL) advocacy organizations advancing language acquisition policies and practices in California.
The Walton Family Foundation asked Education First to research the current summative testing landscape and identify and propose promising innovations to inform next-generation assessment and accountability system designs.
