About TDS

Partners

Talent Development Secondary works together with our partners nationwide to change schools and students’ lives.

Our lead partner, The GRAD Partnership is a collaborative effort of nine national education organizations coming together to advance student success. 

Collaborative Partners

  • Johns Hopkins University School of Education
  • Everyone Graduates Center
  • American Institutes for Research
  • BARR Center
  • Carnegie Foundation for Advancement of Teaching
  • National Center for Learning Disabilities
  • Network for College Success, University of Chicago
  • Rural Schools Collaborative
  • Schott Foundation
  • Diplomas Now
  • Communities in Schools
  • City Year
  • Cross State High School Collaborative

Funding Partners

  • Annie E. Casey Foundation
  • Schusterman Family Foundation
  • AT&T Aspire

State and District Partners

  • Colorado Department of Education
  • Guam Department of Education
  • IL_EMPOWER Illinois Board of Education
  • Louisiana Department of Education
  • Massachusetts Department of Education
  • Bogalusa City Schools
  • Colorado Springs, School District #11
  • High Plains Regional Education Cooperative
  • Jobs for America’s Graduates (JAG), LA
  • New Orleans College Prep, CMO
  • University of New Mexico’s ECHO Institute (Extension for Community Healthcare Outcomes)
  • Albuquerque Public Schools

School Partners

  • Alexander Hamilton High School, LAUSD
  • Aki Kurose Middle School, Seattle
  • Battle Creek Central High School, MI
  • Providence High School, Phoenix
  • Ferriday High School, LA
  • Gilbert Sena High School, NM/center>
  • LaGrange High School, LA
  • Manzano High School, NM
  • New Orleans College Prep, LA
  • Northdale Superintendent’s Academy, East Baton Rouge
  • Opelousas High School, LA
  • Thomas Jefferson High School, LAUSD