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’s Partners for Each and Every Child program uses outreach and information to implement the findings of the congressionally chartered Equity and Excellence Commission’s report. Partners for Each and Every Child will address the implications of deeper learning outcomes for English language learners. Its work will create a better understanding of how deeper learning and equity concerns are interrelated — and how deeper learning can be implemented in a way that supports student equity.

Partners for Each and Every Child is a project of the Opportunity Institute and grew out of the work of the congressionally chartered Equity and Excellence Commission. It is a collaborative, nonpartisan network of education researchers, advocacy organizations, and policy experts. The partnership seeks to expand its effort to support the implementation of the Every Student Succeeds Act in several states to advance a broad equity agenda, including deeper learning outcomes that result in student acquisition of the knowledge, higher-order thinking skills, and academic mindsets necessary for economic and civic success.