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Transcend is a national education nonprofit founded on the beliefs that we must reimagine schooling so all children can realize their infinite potential. We also believe that communities have a crucial role in driving this work.
Transcend pursues this mission by partnering with communities to support their school design processes and then shares the tools, models, and insights from this work across our national network of schools, districts, and partners in philanthropy and policy. To date, Transcend has worked directly with schools and leaders in nearly 450 schools and districts serving over 1.2M students. Our learnings and resources have reached thousands more across the country.
Our design work is undergirded by our Leaps for Equitable, 21st-Century Learning. These Leaps help schools move from one-size-fits-all experiences built for a bygone era, to learning that truly provides an equal opportunity to every student and is responsive to the demands and opportunities of the 21st century.
Ultimately, Transcend works to be part of collective solutions so that all young people can thrive in and transform the world.
Transcend in the News
Jenee Henry Wood and David Nitkin on Conversations with Kids
On this episode of the Getting Smart Podcast, Shawnee Caruthers is joined by Jenee Henry Wood, a Partner at Transcend Education and David Nitkin, also…
Introducing our New Leadership Team: The Navigators
We are thrilled to introduce Transcend’s new leadership team: the Navigators! Composed of experienced, passionate and innovation-focused education professionals, this group will help Transcend operate…
Learning Should Not be Relevant or Rigorous, It Should be Both
The misalignment between the approach of the K-12 and higher education curriculum often sets students up for remediation and failure.
Innovative Models Exchange Offers a Roadmap for Reinventing School
From college prep & SEL to project-based learning and even overhauling a school, searchable database offers options for educators.
El Paso schools reimagine education through collaborative program
As part of the 10-month program which started in May, schools were tasked with identifying an issue at their campus and coming up with a…
Texas education leaders and advocates explore how to redesign school models
Four North Texas schools were highlighted as examples of what some campuses are already doing to transform the student experience.
Reach & Impact
Nearly 450 Direct School and District Partners
- 100% U.S. States Reached
- 100% of partners say their school design is better today after partnering with Transcend
- 83% of partners surveyed in 2023 say conditions for innovation have improved
Nearly 1.2 Million Students Reached through School & District Partnership
- 80+% Students of color in partner schools and districts
- More than 100,000 students have had their perspectives incorporated into school design through Transcend’s LEAPS Student Voice Survey
- Students who reported positive experiences in school on Transcend’s LEAPS Student Voice Survey were 25 percent less likely to be chronically absent than students who disliked their school experiences.
14,000 Members of our Transcend community
- More than 60 National LCLL participants, including a Rural-specific LCLL, currently supporting more than 50 systems and more than 1 million students.
- More than 100 Local LCLL participants from districts within California, Michigan, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, South Dakota, and Texas.
- The network is expanding for Transcend’s Freedom Dreams Lab, a transformative fellowship designed to empower and sustain leaders from Black, Indigenous, and other communities of Color in education.
Most initiatives within schools never come to fruition. Transcend has the ability to make the redesign process their only priority and support schools in taking those steps.
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Aylon Samouha,
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Jeff Wetzler,
Co-Founder
Jenee Henry Wood,
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