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Open Up Resources

About Us

A non-profit publisher partnering with districts and schools to bring high-quality curriculum, professional learning, and peer communities to PK-12 classrooms.

Our Story

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Our History

Founded in 2015, Open Up Resources began as the K–12 OER Collaborative, a 13- state initiative to address quality gaps in the curriculum market. What started as a promise to ensure high-quality curriculum was openly accessible has grown into an organization that supports educators through many facets of teaching and learning.
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Our Vision

Open Up Resources provides educators the tools to transform their classrooms into communities of student achievement and education equity. We achieve this by providing educators best in class, research-based Pre K-12 curricula and professional learning so they may support every student’s academic success and create in-class experiences that celebrate, honor, and empower all students with a keen focus on historically excluded student populations.
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Our 3 Ps of Success

  • Produce high-quality curricula that is openly accessible
  • Provide access to community and professional learning to support successful implementation
  • Partner with schools to achieve extraordinary outcomes for every student
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Classroom Equity

Classroom equity ensures every student has the resources and support they need to be successful. In an equitable classroom, individual factors and experiences are recognized and celebrated, allowing students to reach their full learning potential.

Our Team

With decades of experience in and out of the classroom, our team is unified in championing high-quality education for all students.

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Our Philanthropic Supporters

Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation

Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation

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Draper Richards Kaplan Foundation

Draper Richards Kaplan Foundation

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Helmsley Charitable Trust

Helmsley Charitable Trust

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Hewlett Foundation

Hewlett Foundation

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Robinhood Foundation

Robinhood Foundation

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Schusterman Family Philanthropies

Schusterman Family Philanthropies

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