The Opportunity Makers
A diverse set of schools are driving student success through belonging, consistency and coherence. Find out how to apply their best practices through our suite of tools and resources.
Transforming Education So Every Young Person Thrives
TNTP is an education nonprofit that brings research, policy, and consulting together to reimagine America’s public education system.
Third-grade students excited to learn science at J.M. Ullom Elementary in Las Vegas. The school is a teaching site for members of the Nevada Teacher Corps.
Learn about our vision for a PK–12 experience for every young person that upends the predictive influence of poverty and race on their life outcomes and fuels innovation and growth across our country.
As a leading education nonprofit since 1997, we have combined insight, courage, and action to conceive scalable solutions that address complex challenges from the classroom to the systems level. Today, we work side by side with educators, system leaders, and communities across 39 states and more than 6,000 districts nationwide to reach ambitious goals for student success.
Our vision pushes beyond school walls, catalyzing cross-sector collaboration. Together, we must build a future in which public education can truly make it possible for all young people to thrive in life, pursue their chosen careers, and shape our democracy.
What We Do
We work to ensure that every young person has multiple paths not only to academic success but to the other opportunities and experiences that lead to economic and social mobility. We invite everyone working with young people to partner with us to apply innovative solutions and strategies that will improve life outcomes for our youth.
Impact Consulting
We help schools and school systems improve students’ experiences, in and out of the classroom through our education consulting services. Strong academic outcomes are the first and most important step to real, measurable mobility for students.
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Research, Policy, and Advocacy
We conduct and publish original research on education and economic mobility and advocate for policy solutions that can lead to system-wide changes to benefit young people.
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Leadership Development and Talent Services
We partner with schools and systems to advance the teaching profession and ensure every young person has diverse, effective educators who set them up for a lifetime of agency and success.
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Community Engagement and Coalition Building
We join forces with schools, districts, and communities to deliver the lifelong outcomes America’s youth deserve. We offer solutions to enable civic and community engagement and strong support networks, critical factors for economic and social mobility.
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Third-grade students collaborate on a math lesson.
The 5 Factors of Economic and Social Mobility
TNTP has identified five interconnected factors that are critical for ensuring young people can thrive in school and throughout their lives. They are:
1. A strong academic foundation
that enables young people to learn on grade level.
2. Career-connected learning
to build the skills and experience for evolving careers.
3. Opportunities to build social capital
and activate networks to advance goals.
4. Personal support in their lives
to navigate toward goals and stay on track.
5. Civic and community engagement
to participate fully in society and shape a better future.
These factors are far more powerful when they work in concert and when students experience a sense of belonging.
Our Impact
Since 2020 alone, we have improved academic experiences for millions of students—primarily young people of color and students experiencing poverty.
After partnering with TNTP, teachers and leaders report feeling better equipped to improve instructional practices and increase student engagement. Students receive stronger teaching, challenging assignments, and high-quality instructional materials. And the adults around them are more likely to hold them to high standards—a key predictor of academic success.
Explore Our Impact6M
more students received stronger instruction
4.5M+
more students engaged with grade-appropriate assignments
4.8M+
more students had teachers and leaders who held them to high academic standards
Supporting Young People, Together
Reflecting on a year of impact, learning, and working together to ensure all young people have pathways to thriving lives in adulthood.
Leverage the Power of Community with Our Block
Our Block is an online mapping tool of trusted community resources so educators, counselors, and social workers can help families access what they need.
Paths of Opportunity
In the first report of our Paths of Opportunity series, we explore how young people’s experiences during their high school years shaped their economic and social mobility in adulthood. These five factors of mobility will be the basis for our latest research series.
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Let’s Work Together
Let’s work together to ensure that all young people have pathways to opportunity and can thrive in an increasingly dynamic world.
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