Every school.
Every student.
Ready for tomorrow.
For 20 years, ERS has empowered school system leaders to make transformative shifts in resources, structures, and practices so that all students—especially those with the greatest learning needs and those furthest from opportunity—attend a school where they can learn and thrive. Our nonprofit status enables a different kind of partnership with districts and states: one where we participate in the transformation struggle, create insights together, and share lessons with others.
Learn more about our innovative work in school systems across the country.
Let’s Collaborate
Partner with Us
Work closely with an ERS team to address a specific deep issue in your district or state, or conduct a broad assessment of resource use to meet strategic goals.
Online Tools
Explore how transformational change might look in your district or school with interactive online tools like our popular Budget Hold’em card game or Teacher Compensation Calculator.
Publications, Research, and Stories
Read our latest research and analysis from the field and case studies on how districts across the country can—and are—driving transformational change.
Recent Publications
Our latest tools and publications help district leaders respond to the moment and build toward sustainable change. See how you can strategically transform resource use to prepare every student for tomorrow.

Seven Integrated Strategies for School System Design
Our latest paper highlights why system-level action is more critical than ever and offers seven integrated strategies for organizing resources to transform education to meet new goals for learning.
How Alliance College-Ready Public Schools Is Reimagining the Educator Role
This case study highlights how Alliance College-Ready Public Schools reimagined the educator role through innovative schedules that provide drastically more planning time and opportunities for professional learning and collaboration.
The Shifting Role of SEAs in Supporting District Sustainability
This brief highlights how state education agencies can help school districts navigate the road ahead by identifying common challenges, surfacing best practices, and guiding them in making difficult but necessary changes.
The Strategic System for Strong Schools
System-level action is more critical than ever.
Based on our work with district and state partners across the country, we’ve developed a multi-dimensional vision built around seven integrated strategies that districts can emulate to create high-performing schools at scale.
When tackled together, these strategies can transform education to meet our new goals for learning.



