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Centered on Students. Advancing Equity.

Everything we do starts with the student.

We partner with school districts to co-create thriving, inclusive cultures, where all students succeed in heart and mind.

The Elephant in the (Class)room

The Elephant in the (Class)room

The Elephant in the (Class)room is a compelling vision for education — a people-centered purpose. Together with our 23-person National Equity Commission — a group of living experts, researchers, and nonprofit leaders representing our priority student populations — we co-designed The Elephant with humanness as our keystone. It’s a compass that bridges the science of learning and development with ensuring people in all their diversity are at the heart of everything we do. It’s a commitment to affirming, just, and rigorous instruction working side-by-side with students and families to self-actualize the innate talents, gifts, and skills that make each young person incredible.

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Humanizing teaching. Empowering educators.

It’s not just about coaching teachers. We work to build a culture and community centered on coaching.

James Littlejohn, Asst. Superintendent at Clint ISD

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We’re driving a paradigm shift toward student-centered education, where every child feels seen and heard, and every educator is empowered.

Disrupting the System

Educators struggle against inequitable systems that produce predictably low outcomes and high frustration levels.

Disrupting the System

Educators struggle against inequitable systems that produce predictably low outcomes and high frustration levels.

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Today, over

50 million

Pre K-12 students

are systemically underserved

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More than

50%

of teachers

in high-need districts leave
within five years

 

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Fourth graders from diverse backgrounds face

achievement gaps of up to

40%

 

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45%

of high-poverty schools

 receive less state and local funding than other schools in
their district

Time to Expect More

Time to Expect More

NTC partners with you to create a localized, equity-based solution to the unique challenges your schools and districts face.

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Expect Innovation

Education changes as culture and technology change. NTC’s data-driven approach is always on the cutting edge of what works. We anticipate emerging challenges and deploy the best new practices.

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Expect Co-creation

NTC was founded by teachers gathered around a table. To this day, we start by sitting down with you and listening to what you need. Together, we map your most urgent opportunities and collaboratively build and implement programs tailored to your needs.

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Expect Equity

Research proves that an equitable classroom is a successful classroom. When kids feel seen and heard, they learn more. Students drive our strategies for all levels of a school’s ecosystem and transforms teaching and learning for systemically underserved communities.

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Expect Attention

Our work provides coaching, feedback, and learning communities throughout the school system. NTC’s programs ensure that everyone — students, teachers, and school leaders — feels seen and respected.

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Expect Alignment

We help teachers deepen their instructional practice to get the most out of their curricula and students. Not just in the classrom. The entire ecosystem, creating lasting, coherent structures of high-quality instructional culture.

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Expect Results

Our system-wide approach works. Equity grows. Kids perform better. Teachers not only thrive, they stay in their jobs. And schools and districts get embedded, sustainable support.

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What We Offer

Our professional learning innovations help educators build thriving, equitable schools.

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We're elevating the richness of the human experience in thriving, academically rigorous schools everywhere.

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Why Educators Count on Us
Why Educators Count on Us

Proven programs that accelerate and catyalyze student learning, high-quality instruction, and ecosystem harmony.

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