UP Education Network

Up Education Network is one of the few school management organizations in the country successfully tackling the challenges of in-district school turnaround. Up has restarted and continues to manage three schools in boston, serving 1,300 of the state's historically underserved students. Local school districts are a key partner in Up's work to transform chronically underperforming district schools into extraordinary schools. Up Education Network is a winner of new schools venture fund "Education reform organization of the year" in recognition of our extraordinary results. Up Education Network schools has had a school ranked #1 in the state of Massachusetts in student growth for some subject or special population in 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2018, and 2019, and our schools have increased proficiency rates by 2-3x within 2 years of turnaround.up's results have been validated by independent researchers. A recent study in the american economic review by researchers at mit found that Up delivers exceptionally large, causal impact for our students in both math and ela. Our students with the greatest need -- students with low prior year performance, students with disabilities and english language learners, tend to see the most growth at up.up Education Network delivers high-quality academic and operational services, manages district governance and other external stakeholder relationships, and supports school leadership teams in functional areas such as special Education, english language learning, innovation, and talent management.