The Opportunity Institute

The Opportunity Institute promotes social mobility and equity by improving outcomes from early childhood through early career, bringing together leaders in early childhood development to 12th grade education, juvenile and criminal justice, and higher education to collaborate across policy sectors for broader and deeper impact. The Institute’s vision and mission is to a create a country where education, health, and career opportunities allow every individual to pursue a thriving, productive, and meaningful life. This grant will support the implementation of indicators needed for equity-driven school decision making. (Strategy: K-12 Teaching and Learning)

The Opportunity Institute works across issue silos to address the complex barriers to social mobility and focuses broadly on educational opportunities ranging from infant and toddler development to pathways out of incarceration. One signature project is Renewing Communities, a four-year initiative that is building pathways from criminal justice to higher education in California. The systems-change initiative aims for long-term sustainability so that the state’s public higher education system adopts the goal of higher education achievement for currently and formerly incarcerated students.