national ranking
Puebla in learning outcomes · Middle and High School · PLANEA 2015–2017
Educational Policy · School Improvement · Evidence-Based Practice
Building quality and equity in public education — one system at a time
For twenty years, we have worked inside Mexican public schools designing, testing, and refining strategies that move the needle on learning outcomes.
Track record
Numbers we can stand behind
We measure what we do. Here is what the data shows.
national gain
Sonora with the largest improvement in Middle School learning outcomes nationwide · PLANEA 2015–2017
national ranking
Sonora in teacher performance · National Teacher Performance Evaluation · 2016
recognition
SEP Award for Management Improvement · APA Report · 2016
Excellence in Education
Stanford University Award · 2018
years of work
Continuous work in Mexican public schools since 2006
How we work
Eight principles. No exceptions.
Every engagement we take on is governed by the same set of commitments.
Data first
Every intervention decision is grounded in learning, attendance, and school management data — not hunches, not trends.
Targeted effort
Not all schools face the same problem. We identify where leverage is highest and concentrate there.
Co-construction
Teachers, principals, students, and families shape the intervention. We listen before we design.
Leadership at the center
The school principal is the single most powerful lever for change. We invest in them accordingly.
Staying through implementation
We don't hand over a report and leave. We stay because that is where plans succeed or fail.
Timely information
We build local capacity to get learning data to the people who can act on it — when they can still act on it.
Sustained development
Professional growth for teachers and principals is a process, not a workshop. It requires practice, feedback, and follow-through.
Rigorous evaluation
We measure outcomes and hold them against verifiable benchmarks. No honest learning without honest measurement.
Current work
What we are working on right now
Active
Equity and Academic Recognition Program · Guanajuato
Targeted support for the state's lowest-performing schools, with a focus on school leadership, teacher development, and data systems for continuous improvement. Recognition of schools with the greatest gains in academic achievement.
Secretaría de Educación de Guanajuato
Active
SEE Learning México · Coahuila
Socioemotional learning for pre-service teachers across nine teacher colleges in Coahuila, in partnership with Emory University's Center for Contemplative Science. First statewide implementation in Mexico.
Emory University · Secretaría de Educación de Coahuila
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School Leadership Program · UCLA
A leadership development program for school principals, co-designed with the University of California, Los Angeles. Launching late 2026.
UCLA · México
In development
Educational Intelligence System (EIS)
A data platform that turns raw education system data into actionable intelligence: early dropout alerts, individual learning trajectories, adaptive assessments, AI-assisted tutoring, and dashboards for every decision level.
Active
Every Child in School · UNICEF
Design and implementation of an access-to-education pathway for children and adolescents in migration situations, in collaboration with federal and state agencies.
UNICEF México
Ongoing
Claudio X. González – Stanford Scholarship
Annual scholarship for Mexican education professionals pursuing a master's in education policy at Stanford University.
Stanford University · Fondo Olivier-Nomellini
Concluded
Microsoft Partners in Learning / ITL Research
Mexico implementation partner for ITL Research, a seven-country study on pedagogical innovation coordinated globally by SRI International.
Microsoft Partners in Learning · SRI International · SEP
Analysis and resources
Recent writing
Evidence-based analysis on education policy and school improvement in Mexico.
Working to improve a public education system?
We partner with state education ministries, international organizations, civil society, and research institutions committed to real — and measurable — improvement in public schools.
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