Annual Reports

2021 Annual Report

Elevate Students is more than the title of EL Education's 2021 Annual Report. It has been the heart of our work for thirty years. In 2021, EL Education proudly launched a national Student Advisory Council, made up of EL Education students and graduates from communities across the country. The voices of these remarkable young people and their reflections on a challenging year are featured throughout our 2021 Annual Report.

It is EL Education’s mission to ensure these young people— all young people—experience an exceptional education that prepares them to lead lives of opportunity and contribution.

We are proud that EL Education is bringing this effective educational approach to public schools at scale. In 2021, a year of historic disruptions, EL Education directly served more than 400,000 students and 27,000 teachers in 1,000 schools across 32 states, and reached an estimated one million students through innovative educational resources, including an acclaimed core academic curriculum. EL Education also launched important new partnerships with school systems in Boston, New York City, and Charleston, while deepening support for urban and rural, charter and district public schools that are reimagining education.

We know that EL Education has a unique and vital role to play in the national movement for excellence and equity in K-12 education, which is why we adopted a new and ambitious strategic plan to make our model and resources accessible to underserved communities at scale. This past year, EL Education received an extraordinary outpouring of philanthropic investment for this work, and we are deeply grateful and motivated by this support.

Thank you for being a part of our vibrant and growing community. Together, we will ensure that our public education system remains a powerful force for opportunity in our country.

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