National, mission-driven education strategy, policy and implementation consultants
Education First was approved for the PLPG in February 2024.
The "Types of support we offer" and "Our curriculum expertise" are evaluated and approved by Rivet Education; all other information is self-reported. We recommend that you confirm details with each partner directly.
Who we are
Education First partners with state and local leaders nationwide. System leaders need forward-thinking strategies rooted in coherence, equity and excellence to eliminate gaps and accelerate learning for students farthest from opportunity. We have supported more than a dozen school systems and seven states with the issues, politics and implementation of HQIM and professional learning. We specialize in coaching local and state executive leaders to develop, refine, monitor, and improve interrelated HQIM and systematic talent strategies.
Types of support we offer
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- Adopting an ELA curriculum
- Adopting a math curriculum
- Adopting a science curriculum
- Initial implementation
- Ongoing implementation support for teachers
- Ongoing implementation support for leaders
Our curriculum expertise
Rivet Education approved
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ELA
- Wonders (2023)
Math
- Carnegie Learning Middle School Math Solution (2022)
- Eureka Math² (2021)
Our team
21–50 facilitators/coaches
26-50% are non-white
Where we work
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Types of districts that we have experience working with
- Traditional District
- Charter
- Private
- Parochial
- Urban
- Rural
- Suburban
- Fewer than 2,500 students
- 2,500 to 10,000 students
- 10,000 to 50,000 students
- 50,000 to 100,000 students
- More than 100,000 students
- Greater than 60% of economically disadvantaged students
- Greater than 20% of English language learners
- Greater than 20% of students with disability
- Greater than 80% students of color
This partner's approach and services
How we build district capacity
We are experts in engaging district, school and community stakeholders around a common vision for large-scale, complex, high-impact shifts in policy, practice and instruction. Our solutions include helping district and school leaders adopt and implement HQIM, improve their systems and support for evidence-based instructional practices, coaching principals on effective instructional systems, HQIM-based professional development, collecting data, synthesizing trends for school and district leaders, conducting landscape analyses of the current state of curriculum use, developing detailed implementation plans with activities to achieve a strong instructional vision for HQIM, and providing ongoing coaching and thought partnership implementing the new plans.