About
We work in communities throughout the country, with individual schools and entire school systems, to help them dream big about what high school could be, turn their innovative ideas into action, and create more rigorous and equitable schools. We share what’s working with other schools and districts, so they can tailor new models to the needs of their own students and communities. We know that seeing is believing, so we meet people where they are to share the importance and possibility of change through listening, learning, and storytelling. And our open-source tools, based on research and design thinking, empower people to take up the challenge of transforming their high schools with a unifying goal: unlocking the American promise of a high-quality education for everyone.
XQ was co-founded by board chair Laurene Powell Jobs, founder and president of Emerson Collective, and Russlynn Ali, XQ’s CEO and former U.S. assistant secretary of education for civil rights. XQ’s board of directors also includes Geoffrey Canada, Marc Eckō, Jimmy Iovine, Michael Klein, and Yo-Yo Ma.
Our Team
Emerson Collective
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Our core belief at XQ is that we are best as a country when we come together to solve big problems. Regardless of the differences we may have as individuals, we are united in our love of country and our commitment to our young people.
Resources
These six principles, updated in fall 2019 to reflect lessons learned since our launch in 2015, are fundamental to every XQ school.
The next generation must learn to adapt to a changing world. The five XQ Learner Outcomes aim to develop students who are deeply engaged in their own learning and fully prepared for all that the future has to offer.