Community Responsive Education

What Community Responsive Education does

Community Responsive Education (CRE) is a private, for-profit education consulting firm founded approximately 1998 and co-directed by Dr. Allyson Tintiangco-Cubales (Professor in the College of Ethnic Studies and Educational Leadership at San Francisco State University) and Glenda Macatangay, MSW. The firm sells professional development and consulting services built around a proprietary Community Responsive Pedagogy (CRP) framework — an equity-centered approach that advances critical and culturally responsive pedagogy by centering a community's cultural, political, social, and economic context in student education. Service offerings span keynotes, strategic planning and coaching for schools and districts, leadership and teacher development, ethnic studies curriculum development, equity audits and systems change planning, trauma-informed-to-healing-centered transition support, and youth wellness edumetric development. Distribution is direct-to-institution via a consultative sales motion that begins with a complimentary one-hour discovery call and proceeds to customized proposals; delivery is executed through a nationwide US network of experts and professionals.

The firm operates with a small core team of eight named professionals (two co-directors, two Ph.D. research leads, and four coordinators spanning program, digital engagement, and accounting/grant functions) and supports its delivery model through affiliated organizations including the Teaching Excellence Network, Youth Wellness Movement, Tatlong Bagsak, and Pinayism. Revenue is generated through professional services fees only — pricing is not publicly disclosed and is negotiated on a per-engagement basis tailored to client needs, time, and budget, with engagements offered in 90-minute, partial-day, and full-day formats. The customer base spans K-8 schools, high schools, school districts, colleges, universities, associations, government agencies, and non-profits. The company carries no disclosed funding, external investment, parent entity, or subsidiaries; ownership and operation remain founder-led.

Name

Community Responsive Education

Legal name

Community Responsive Education

Website

https://communityresponsive.org

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Short description

Community Responsive Education is a US-based education consulting firm that delivers keynotes, strategic coaching, teacher development, ethnic studies curriculum, and equity audits to K-12 schools, colleges, government agencies, and non-profits using a proprietary Community Responsive Pedagogy framework.

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GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Consulting and Professional Development Services: CRE generates revenue through consulting fees for keynotes, strategic coaching and planning, leadership and teacher development, and curriculum development. Services include Community Responsive Teacher Development, Ethnic Studies Teacher and Curriculum Development, Equity Audits and Systems Change Strategic Planning, Trauma Informed Systems to Healing Centered Spaces, and Youth Wellness Edumetric and Development. Pricing is customized to client needs, time allowances, and budgetary constraints.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

CRE provides consulting and professional development services to educational institutions across the United States through keynotes, strategic coaching, leadership and teacher development, and curriculum development programs centered on its Community Responsive Pedagogy (CRP) framework. Services target K-8 schools, high schools, colleges, universities, associations, government agencies, and non-profits, delivered via a nationwide network of experts in 90-minute, partial day, and full day formats.

Product overview

Community Responsive Education (CRE) offers a suite of consulting and professional development services centered on its Community Responsive Pedagogy (CRP) framework, which advances equity-centered education through three domains: relationships, relevance, and responsibility. The core offerings include Keynotes for professional development, Strategic Planning and Coaching for schools and districts, and Leadership and Teacher Development programs. Supporting services include Youth Wellness Edumetric and Development, Ethnic Studies Teacher and Curriculum Development, Equity Audits and Systems Change Strategic Planning, and Trauma Informed Systems to Healing Centered Spaces. CRE also offers a Youth Wellness Survey Validation service. These services are delivered through a nationwide network of experts and consultants to educational institutions including K-8 schools, high schools, colleges, universities, and community organizations.

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Problem solved

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Products and services

• Keynotes
• Strategic Planning and Coaching
• Leadership and Teacher Development
• Youth Wellness Edumetric and Development
• Community Responsive Teacher Development
• Ethnic Studies Teacher and Curriculum Development
• Equity Audits and Systems Change Strategic Planning and Coaching
• Trauma Informed Systems to Healing Centered Spaces
• Youth Wellness Survey Validation

Named customers6 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

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Partnerships

Five partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Teaching Excellence NetworkcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCo-founded by Dr. Allyson Tintiangco-Cubales along with CRE. Teaching Excellence Network is a platform for teacher feedback and professional development. Glenda Macatangay previously served as Operations and Business Strategist there.
• Youth Wellness MovementcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerAffiliate organization led by Glenda Macatangay as Executive Director. Focuses on youth wellness programming and development. Website linked on CRE resources page.
• YouthWellness.comminorGTM or Marketing PartnerAffiliate website linked on CRE resources page, promoting youth wellness initiatives.
• Tatlong BagsakminorGTM or Marketing PartnerAffiliate website linked on CRE resources page, related to community organizing and cultural work.
• PinayismminorGTM or Marketing PartnerAffiliate website linked on CRE resources page, focused on Pinay/pinayist perspectives and pedagogy.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves1 record

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Learning Forward: Learning Forward is a national professional association devoted to effective professional learning for educators, offering training, standards, and consulting. It is directly comparable to CRE's teacher and leadership development offerings.
• Education Trust: Education Trust is a nonprofit that works to close opportunity gaps through research, advocacy, and consulting with schools and districts. Its equity audits and policy work overlap with CRE's Equity Audits and Systems Change services.
• Pacific Educational Group: Pacific Educational Group is a race-equity-focused education consulting firm that provides professional development, coaching, and strategic planning to K-12 districts. It competes most directly with CRE in equity-centered PD and systems change engagements.

Broad incumbents

• WestEd: WestEd is one of the largest U.S. education research and service agencies, providing PD, evaluation, and technical assistance across many topics including equity. It competes with CRE for large district and state contracts at greater scale.
• American Institutes for Research: AIR is a large behavioral and social science research organization with a substantial education practice that delivers PD, evaluation, and technical assistance to districts and states. It is a scaled incumbent operating in adjacent service lines to CRE.

Emerging players

• CT3 (Conscious Teaching): CT3, founded by Zaretta Hammond, focuses on culturally responsive teaching and equity-centered professional development for educators. Its content and target audience closely mirror CRE's teacher development offerings.
• NYU Metro Center for Research on Equity and the Transformation of Schools: NYU Metro Center conducts research and provides professional development focused on equity, ethnic studies, and culturally responsive pedagogy. It is comparable as a research-and-PD hybrid serving similar districts and scholars.
• Equity Literacy Institute: Equity Literacy Institute provides workshops and consulting to schools on equitable practices and culturally responsive pedagogy. It competes with CRE in the equity PD niche, particularly for K-12 audiences.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Number of profiles

Profiles8 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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