could be
Picture a high school where students are immersed in their learning, fascinated by their courses, collaborating on real-life projects, and valued for who they are as members of the school community. Where students are problem solving, innovating, and graduating ready for college and careers they care about.
Seeing is Believing
“The First Class” documentary follows the founding class of Crosstown High in Memphis, one of the innovative XQ schools redefining the future of learning—at a time when new approaches are necessary.
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XQ can take you there
Since 2015, XQ has worked side-by-side with school communities to build what are some of the most innovative and successful high schools in the country. These models show what is possible—our framework, tools, and resources are flexible enough to be customized to the unique needs of every school and strong enough to graduate students who are ready to succeed in life.
It’s time for change
Recent studies show that students are
Disengaged
3% ever feel interested while in school.
Disconnected
Only 4 in 10 feel a part of their school community.
Absent
1 in 4 are chronically absent.
Not learning
78% applied to college, but only 37% had college-ready reading skills.
We rise together
In every high school redesign, XQ works alongside a dynamic team of change makers – we collaborate with educators, students, families, policy makers, and community leaders. Together, we are bringing exciting solutions to the challenge of rethinking high school.
XQ can take you there
Since 2015, XQ has worked side-by-side with school communities to build what are some of the most innovative and successful high schools in the country. These models show what is possible—our framework, tools, and resources are flexible enough to be customized to the unique needs of every school and strong enough to graduate students who are ready to succeed in life.
It’s time for change
Recent studies show that students are
Disengaged
3% ever feel interested while in school.
Disconnected
Only 4 in 10 feel a part of their school community.
Absent
1 in 4 are chronically absent.
Not learning
78% applied to college, but only 37% had college-ready reading skills.
We rise together
In every high school redesign, XQ works alongside a dynamic team of change makers – we collaborate with educators, students, families, policy makers, and community leaders. Together, we are bringing exciting solutions to the challenge of rethinking high school.
How we do it
1.
We’re getting students out of the classroom and into the community, where they can learn and contribute to solutions that matter.
2.
We’re involving students in the design of their courses, where they learn through projects that reinforce core subjects with rigor.
3.
We are rethinking how student progress is assessed. After all, the current system was designed over 100 years ago. Times have changed; why haven’t our schools?
4.
Teachers and practitioners don’t just test our products–they make them. We rely on these experts to design, innovate, and refine our tools and resources in the classroom, in real time.
