TNTP

Name

TNTP

Legal name

TNTP, Inc.

Website

https://tntp.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

1997

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

251–500 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Education Consulting Services

NAICS

Educational Support Services (611710), Educational Support Services (61171)

SIC

Services-Educational Services (8200), Services-Management Consulting Services (8742)

akta.pro primary industry

K–12 Support & School Improvement Nonprofits (BPAGADAB)

akta.pro secondary industries

Public Career & Technical Education (CTE) Centers & Programs (EDAJAAAJ), Public-Private Partnerships (PPP) in Education (EDADALAD)

Keywords

• Education consulting services
• Teacher professional development
• K-12 instructional support
• Education policy research
• School leadership programs

Headquarters

HQ city

Brooklyn

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Client Fees: Schools and districts pay fees for TNTP's consulting services, including education consulting, leadership development, and talent services. This represents a significant portion of TNTP's revenue under a blended model.
2. Federal Grants: TNTP receives federal grant funding to scale high-impact work, allowing expansion of programs across school systems.
3. Private Philanthropy: Private donors and foundations provide funding to support operating costs and innovation efforts. Includes grants from organizations like Houston Endowment.
4. Individual Donations: Individual donors contribute to TNTP's mission through the donation page, supporting the work of preparing young people for meaningful work and lives.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels8 records

Core offering

TNTP partners with K-12 school systems, state education agencies, and charter networks to deliver education consulting, original research and policy advocacy, teacher and leader talent development, and community coalition building. Its work targets instructional coherence, career-connected learning, teacher pipelines, attendance, and systemic reform to improve student outcomes across more than 6,000 school systems in 39 states.

Product overview

TNTP (The New Teacher Project) is a national education nonprofit offering a portfolio of interconnected consulting services, research publications, and educational programs. The core offerings include Education Consulting (instructional coherence, curriculum support, academic diagnostics), Research, Policy and Advocacy (publications, policy analysis), Leadership Development and Talent Services (teacher certification, professional development, talent pipelines), and Community Engagement and Coalition Building. Key programs include TNTP Teaching Fellows (alternative teacher certification), the Good to Great program, and Pathway to Leadership in Urban Schools (PLUS). Digital tools include the Learning Portal (asynchronous educator training), Inform Attendance Outreach System, and Instructional Culture Insight Surveys. TNTP also produces influential research publications including The Widget Effect, The Opportunity Myth, Paths of Opportunity, and Coherence at Scale. The organization operates as a services-based nonprofit, not a software platform company, with no API offerings.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Education Consulting Hands-on consulting partnerships that help school systems strengthen curriculum and instruction, build coherent student experiences, and connect learning to real-world skills and careers.
• Research, Policy, and Advocacy Original research on education and economic mobility, translated into policy solutions and system-wide advocacy through publications and stakeholder collaboration.
• Leadership Development and Talent Services Professional development, alternative teacher certification pathways, leadership development programs, and educator recruitment and retention strategies for schools and districts.
• Community Engagement and Coalition Building Mobilizes students, families, educators, employers, policymakers, and communities toward shared goals and builds coalitions to reshape practice, shift policy, and redesign pathways.
• TNTP Teaching Fellows Alternative teacher certification program that streamlines the path to teacher certification for graduating college seniors and career changers preparing to teach in high-need schools.
• Good to Great Program Program helping experienced teachers set high expectations and deliver strong instruction to ensure all students can access grade-level content through training, coaching, and mentoring.
• Pathway to Leadership in Urban Schools (PLUS) Comprehensive leadership development program that prepares dynamic principals to lead vibrant schools where teachers and students thrive.
• Learning Portal Cost-effective, asynchronous learning platform delivering professional learning experiences for educators on subjects like math instruction and the science of reading.
• Inform Attendance Outreach System Data-driven communication tool that uses behavioral science to send targeted messages to families, helping schools improve student attendance with minimal staff effort.
• Instructional Culture Insight Surveys Survey instruments that collect feedback from students, families, teachers, and other stakeholders to assess and improve school culture.
• Our Block Online mapping tool of trusted community resources that helps educators, counselors, and social workers connect families with essential services in their communities.
• Opportunity Makers Toolkit Resources to apply trajectory-changing practices in schools and communities based on TNTP's research on belonging, consistency, and coherence.
• Student Experience Toolkit Resources for adults at every level of the education system seeking to improve school experiences for students.
• Teacher Professional Development Toolbox Resources for building and supporting a thriving teaching team, including hiring guides, retention strategies, and professional development tools.
• The Widget Effect Landmark 2009 research report exposing the national failure to acknowledge and act on differences in teacher effectiveness.
• The Opportunity Myth Groundbreaking 2018 report identifying four missing resources that prevent students from being prepared for college and careers.
• Paths of Opportunity Research report exploring how young people's high school experiences shape economic and social mobility, identifying five interconnected factors that drive mobility.
• Coherence at Scale Practical roadmap for state leaders outlining five policy levers to support instructional coherence across materials, intervention, assessment, funding, and accountability.

Quantifiable outcome

• 6 million students in 25 states experienced improved academic outcomes in 2025 alone
• +6 more outcomes

Named customers15 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

AI capability6 records

Feature5 records

Partnerships

Eleven partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Digital PromisecoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 2 April 2026Three-year partnership to develop AI guidance for schools, aiming to impact up to 15 million students by 2028. This national effort will help school systems decide where AI adds value, how it should align with curriculum, instruction, assessment, and professional learning, and what evidence should guide responsible adoption.
• Baltimore City Teaching ResidencycoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership focused on developing a sustainable pipeline of talented, effective school leaders and teachers, benefiting approximately 380,000 students.
• Buffalo Urban Teaching FellowscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerTeaching fellowship program expanding and strengthening the educator applicant pool in the Northeast region.
• Providence Leadership CohortcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerLeadership development program cultivating instructional leaders at every level in the Northeast region.
• Impact FloridacoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership to launch a cadre of five districts committed to increasing student outcomes in Algebra I, strengthening mathematics instruction in grades K-9.
• Niswonger FoundationcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership bringing together teacher expertise and industry connections to redesign BioSTEM CTE pathways for nearly 900 students in rural East Tennessee.
• Willow EducationcoreTechnology or IntegrationCollaboration bringing together TNTP's expertise in instructional coherence and career-connected learning with Willow's curriculum and AI-powered platform for career readiness. Students use Willow's AI career and college coach to connect interests to career pathways.
• New ClassroomsminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerTNTP partnered with New Classrooms on the joint report 'Unlocking Algebra' addressing how schools can integrate Tier 2 supports into Tier 1 instruction for real-time acceleration.
• Tennessee State Collaborative on Reforming EducationcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership providing strategic thought partnership and academic expertise critical to education reform work in Tennessee.
• Educate TexascoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership featuring excellent program management, superb research and field landscape analysis, synthesis of data, and clear communications.
• Good Reason HoustoncoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership focused on keeping a high bar while maintaining multiple pathways to educational excellence in Houston.

Scale indicators7 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• WestEd: WestEd is a nonpartisan, nonprofit research, development, and service agency that works with K-12 schools, districts, and states on instruction, leadership, and policy — directly comparable to TNTP's consulting and research footprint.
• Bellwether Education Partners: Bellwether is a national nonprofit focused on changing education and life outcomes for underserved children through research, consulting, and advocacy — overlapping closely with TNTP's talent, leadership, and policy work.
• The Education Trust: EdTrust is a nonprofit that promotes high academic achievement for students of color and low-income students through research, advocacy, and engagement — comparable to TNTP's equity-focused policy and consulting mission.
• New Classrooms: New Classrooms is a nonprofit that partners with schools and districts to redesign the student experience through innovative instructional models — already named as a TNTP partner on the Unlocking Algebra report and a direct peer in math/instructional consulting.
• Digital Promise: Digital Promise is a nonprofit that builds equitable education systems through research, partnerships, and EdTech innovation — a current TNTP AI partner and a peer in ed-tech integration and district innovation.
• Chiefs for Change: Chiefs for Change is a nonprofit network of state and district education leaders focused on equitable outcomes and systems change — overlapping with TNTP's leadership development and state agency partnerships.
• National Center on Education and the Economy (NCEE): NCEE is a nonprofit that focuses on transforming education systems to deliver equitable outcomes and global competitiveness — comparable in mission, research-to-policy approach, and K-12 systems-change focus.
• Teach For America: Teach For America is a nonprofit that recruits and trains teachers and leaders for underserved communities — directly comparable to TNTP Teaching Fellows and the broader leadership/talent-pipeline mission.

Broad incumbents

• RAND Corporation (Education Division): RAND's education division conducts large-scale research and evaluation for K-12 and higher ed and advises districts and states — broader than TNTP but a comparable research-and-advisory incumbent with policy influence.
• Council of Chief State School Officers (CCSSO): CCSSO is the membership association for state education chiefs that shapes policy, assessment, and leadership development across states — comparable to TNTP's state-level policy and coherence work at a broader governance layer.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat6 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles19 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds2 records

Investors2 records

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M&A

Investments

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