Uncommon Schools is not alone in its work to prepare low-income students for college and to close the achievement gap. We work alongside other phenomenal organizations that similarly see the urgent need to realize our goals – and to find top-echelon leaders, teachers, and dedicated individuals who will devote their time to revolutionizing the way we educate students today.  

Achievement First, a high-performing non-profit charter school management organization that operates a growing network of public schools in Connecticut and New York, is working with Uncommon Schools in the development of a high school in Brooklyn and a teacher training program.

Building Excellent Schools identifies and trains new leaders to start strong urban schools through a year-long fellowship. Some fellows complete their extended residencies with Uncommon. Leadership Preparatory Charter School Principal Max Koltuv is an alumnus.

Groundwork helps build powerful communities in Brooklyn, NY. Its founder, Richard Buery, is working with Uncommon's Managing Director John King to launch an enrichment program for students at a newly chartered school, which will join the Preparatory Network.

Hunter College is a significant partner in the development of a new master's program that currently trains teachers from Uncommon Schools, KIPP, and Achievement First. In the near future, the program will additionally train teachers from other charter and district schools.

The Independence Community Foundation addresses economic and social inequities and creates opportunities for educational and cultural enrichment in New York City. The foundation has worked closely with Leadership Prep, helping to fund a literacy intervention specialist.

KIPP is a path-breaking national network of free, open-enrollment, college-preparatory public schools. It provides leadership training for Uncommon founding principals during the summers, and has partnered with Uncommon and Achievement First to launch a new teacher training organization.

New Leaders for New Schools, a national non-profit organization, works to ensure high academic achievement for every student by attracting and preparing educators to become urban public school principals. Managing Director Paul Bambrick-Santoyo is a New Leader from Cohort 2.

The mission of the New Jersey Charter Public Schools Association is to provide a clear and distinctive voice for the state's charter schools, educating the public about their progress and ensuring that they thrive for the benefit of students statewide. Norman Atkins founded NJCPSA.

Uncommon Schools has provided guidance for New Schools for New Orleans. This organization works to provide excellent public schools for every child in New Orleans by providing the talent and resources necessary to transform public education in New Orleans.

Uncommon Schools Founder Norman Atkins and Managing Director Doug Lemov are on the board of The New York Charter Schools Association, a leading advocate for the charter school movement in New York that provides financial and managerial guidance to member schools.

The New York City Center for Charter School Excellence, has helped to catalyze the development of charter schools in New York City. Uncommon Schools has received financial and management support from the center over the years.

Teach For America is the national corps of oustanding recent college graduates who commit two years to teaching in urban and rural public schools and become lifelong leaders in expanding educational opportunity. Three of Uncommon's founding principals are TFA alumni.