What California Education Partners does

California Education Partners (operating as "Ed Partners") is a San Francisco-based nonprofit organization founded in 2010 that activates the collective power of education professionals to improve outcomes for California public school students. It works shoulder-to-shoulder with school districts, county offices of education, and Stanford University through multi-year partnerships rather than transactional professional development, and has cumulatively partnered with over 100 districts since 2013, reaching nearly one in five California students.

The organization delivers three product lines: district-to-district collaborations (the On Track Collaboration covering 8th and 9th grade interventions to drive A-G college completion across 35 districts, and the Pre-K to 3 Coherence Collaboration spanning 35+ districts on early math and transitional kindergarten alignment), Research-Practice Partnerships with Stanford GSE that match district leaders with university researchers (notably the Stanford-Sequoia K-12 Research Collaborative with nine districts and the Stanford-SFUSD Partnership), and prior programs such as Math in Common (launched 2013 with S.D. Bechtel, Jr. Foundation support) and CALLI (2019-2021). Underlying these programs is a Continuous Improvement framework that incorporates progress monitoring, common effective practices (e.g., reteach-and-retake cycles), and unit planning rubrics, applied by a team that includes former superintendents, Stanford-trained researchers, and program managers who serve as coaches.

Commercially, the organization operates as a private nonprofit that generates revenue through multi-year direct-partnership engagements with California public school districts, county offices of education, and university partners (Stanford, WestEd, PACE, NNERPP). It has San Francisco and Oakland offices, a board of directors, and a Senior Advisor bench anchored by former Stanford GSE leadership. Documented outcomes include an 11.4 percentage-point drop in 9th-grade math D&F rates (2017-18 to 2022-23), CAASPP gains of 11+ ELA and 7+ math points at Napa Valley Unified pilot schools, and documented equity-gap closures for socioeconomically disadvantaged and Latinx students. Recent policy impact includes research-driven influence on California Assembly Bill 2555.

Name

California Education Partners

Legal name

California Education Partners

Website

https://caedpartners.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

2013

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

California Education Partners is a San Francisco-based nonprofit that runs multi-year district-to-district collaborations (On Track, P3CC) and Research-Practice Partnerships with Stanford GSE to improve instructional systems and student outcomes across California public school districts.

Ownership category

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Product category

Education Consulting Services

NAICS

Educational Support Services (61171), Educational Support Services (6117)

SIC

Services-Educational Services (8200), Services-Membership Organizations (8600)

akta.pro primary industry

Public-Private Partnerships (PPP) in Education (EDADALAD)

akta.pro secondary industries

Research, Monitoring, Evaluation & Learning (MEL) Partnerships (EDADALAK), Education Partnerships for Equity, Inclusion & Gender (EDADALAF)

Keywords

• District improvement services
• Education collaboration programs
• Teacher professional development
• Research-practice partnerships
• School district consulting

Headquarters

HQ city

San Francisco

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

Revenue model

1. District Partnership Services: California Education Partners generates revenue through multi-year partnerships with school districts, county offices of education, and educational institutions. As a nonprofit organization, they work with districts committed to supporting students and improving the education system.

Go-to-market motion3 records

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Core offering

California Education Partners is a nonprofit that partners with California public school districts, county offices of education, and universities through multi-year collaborative engagements to improve student outcomes. The organization delivers District-to-District Collaborations focused on 8th-9th grade college readiness (On Track) and preschool through third grade coherence (P3CC), along with Research-Practice Partnerships that connect districts with Stanford University researchers to produce actionable evidence. Services include coaching, facilitation, continuous improvement frameworks, progress monitoring systems, and structured peer-learning across district cohorts.

Product overview

California Education Partners offers a platform of district-to-district collaborative programs designed to improve student outcomes in California public schools. The core offerings include the On Track Collaboration (8th-9th grade A-G college readiness) and the Pre-K to 3 Coherence Collaboration (P3CC) for early childhood education coherence. Additionally, the Research Practice Partnerships program supports two Stanford-based research collaborations (Stanford-Sequoia K-12 Research Collaborative and Stanford-SFUSD Partnership) that match district leaders with university researchers to study and improve educational practices.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Math in Common (MiC): A collaboration of diverse California school districts working together to learn from and support one another in the transition to the Common Core State Standards for Math (CCSS-M) in grades K-8, using a Continuous Improvement framework.
• CA Language & Learning Innovation Collaborations (CALLI)
• Pre-K to 3 Coherence Collaboration (P3CC)
• On Track Collaboration

Products and services

• On Track Collaboration
• Pre-K to 3 Coherence Collaboration (P3CC)
• Stanford-Sequoia K-12 Research Collaborative
• Stanford-SFUSD Partnership

Quantifiable outcome

• Participating districts have seen measurable gains in student outcomes including decreased D&F rates in 8th and 9th grade math and English
• +6 more outcomes

Named customers27 records

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Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

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Partnerships

15 partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Stanford UniversitycoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 18 March 2025Stanford University, specifically the Graduate School of Education (GSE) and John W. Gardner Center for Youth and Their Communities, partners with California Education Partners on multiple Research-Practice Partnerships including the Stanford-Sequoia K-12 Research Collaborative with nine districts and the Stanford-SFUSD Partnership. Stanford researchers and district practitioners work together to produce research that informs decisions about practices and policy.
• Belmont Redwood-Shores School DistrictcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerOne of nine districts in the Stanford-Sequoia K-12 Research Collaborative partnership, focusing on supporting the long-term success of multilingual learners.
• Las Lomitas Elementary School DistrictcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerOne of nine districts in the Stanford-Sequoia K-12 Research Collaborative partnership, focusing on supporting the long-term success of multilingual learners.
• Menlo Park City School DistrictcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerOne of nine districts in the Stanford-Sequoia K-12 Research Collaborative partnership, focusing on supporting the long-term success of multilingual learners.
• Portola Valley Elementary School DistrictcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerOne of nine districts in the Stanford-Sequoia K-12 Research Collaborative partnership, focusing on supporting the long-term success of multilingual learners.
• Ravenswood City School DistrictcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerOne of nine districts in the Stanford-Sequoia K-12 Research Collaborative partnership, focusing on supporting the long-term success of multilingual learners.
• Redwood City School DistrictcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerOne of nine districts in the Stanford-Sequoia K-12 Research Collaborative partnership, focusing on supporting the long-term success of multilingual learners.
• San Carlos School DistrictcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerOne of nine districts in the Stanford-Sequoia K-12 Research Collaborative partnership, focusing on supporting the long-term success of multilingual learners.
• Sequoia Union High School DistrictcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerOne of nine districts in the Stanford-Sequoia K-12 Research Collaborative partnership. The district implemented changes to 9th-grade math placement policies and course pathways, eliminating remedial pathways and hiring instructional coaches. A randomized control trial showed students in grade-level math were more likely to finish geometry in 10th grade and chronic absenteeism was reduced.
• Woodside School DistrictcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerOne of nine districts in the Stanford-Sequoia K-12 Research Collaborative partnership, focusing on supporting the long-term success of multilingual learners.
• San Francisco Unified School District (SFUSD)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerStanford-SFUSD Partnership unites research and practice to shape educational practices and policies that maximize educational experiences for all students. The Partnership matches Stanford GSE researchers with SFUSD district leaders to address challenges and support improvements, including improving multilingual-learner student outcomes and advancing policies that support math achievement.
• WestEdminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerAdela Madrigal Jones, Ed Partners board member, serves on the WestEd Board. WestEd is an education research organization that California Education Partners may collaborate with on shared district support initiatives.
• Policy Analysis for California Education (PACE)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerResearch findings from the Stanford-Sequoia K-12 Research Collaborative informed a PACE report on EL reclassification, which influenced Assembly Bill 2555. PACE has also published multiple studies about Ed Partners' collaborative approaches.
• UCLA Math ProjectminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerMonterey Peninsula Unified School District received support from experts at the UCLA Math Project around increasing student choice and voice in mathematics as part of P3CC intervention.
• National Network of Education Research-Practice Partnerships (NNERPP)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerEd Partners works with NNERPP to host a subnetwork of California RPPs aimed at supporting policy and systems reform across California school districts.

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Customer concentration

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Number of profiles

Profiles24 records

Funding overview

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