National Education Opportunity Network
Project Title
For support to expand National Education Equity Lab's model to serve an additional 26,000 additional high school students over three years
Date
Mar. 06, 2025
Duration
36 months
Description
The surest path toward economic mobility and civic participation remains a four-year college degree. However, students from low-income communities do not have consistent access to the academic preparation needed to unlock the world of higher education. Founded in 2019, with a single Harvard humanities course in twenty-five high schools, the National Education Equity Lab (Ed Equity Lab) has provided over 25k students across thirty-two states with access to actual credit-bearing courses at top universities at no cost to the students. Eighty percent of all students completing courses have passed, earning over 47k college credits, and representing an estimated $60M+ in college tuition cost savings. Prior Corporation support enabled the Ed Equity Lab to significantly scale the number of participating scholars and double and triple their presence in three of the country’s largest school districts. Renewed support will enable the Ed Equity Lab to expand the program to approximately 26k low-income high school scholars over the next three years and onboard two to three additional higher education partners.
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Project Title
For general support
Date
Sep. 14, 2023
Duration
24 months
Description
Creating pathways to help high-achieving, low-income students and students of color advance and demonstrate college readiness is essential to ensure their chances of socioeconomic mobility. The National Education Equity Lab (Ed Equity Lab), launched in 2019, takes existing online credit-bearing courses from top colleges and universities and delivers them to talented students in Title 1 high schools. With continued support from the Corporation, the Ed Equity Lab works toward its goal to serve twenty-five percent of all Title I high schools in the nation, which are concentrated in forty districts. It currently serves nearly half of those districts.
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Project Title
For general support
Date
Sep. 02, 2021
Duration
18 months
Description
Creating pathways to help high-striving, low-income students and students of color advance and demonstrate college readiness is essential to ensure their chances of socioeconomic mobility. The COVID-19 pandemic further jeopardized access to these pathways for all students, but especially those in under resourced communities. The National Education Equity Lab, launched in 2019, takes existing online credit-bearing courses from top colleges and universities and delivers them to talented, high-striving high school students in Title 1 high school classrooms. With support from the Corporation, the Lab will focus on amplifying their operations and developing sustainable partnerships across higher education to offer their college-in-high school model at scale for all scholars and schools wishing to participate.
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For project support of Opportunity Online, an academic year-end and summer bundle work for Title 1 schools in twelve cities
Date
Sep. 10, 2020
Duration
6 months
Description
Creating pathways to help high-striving, low-income students and students of color advance and demonstrate college readiness is essential to ensure their chances of socioeconomic mobility. The COVID-19 pandemic further jeopardizes access to these pathways for all students, but especially those in under resourced communities. The National Education Equity Lab, launched in 2019, takes existing online credit-bearing courses from top colleges and universities and delivers them to talented, high-striving high school students in Title 1 high school classrooms. With support from the Corporation, the Lab will focus on the most vulnerable communities in twelve cities by delivering support through (1) student summer programming in collaboration with Cornell University to fill the void created by the cutting of many of the summer youth employment opportunities and other programs; and (2) direct support to help students graduate, finish the academic year, and stay on track with their post-secondary plans.