Our Values
We believe…
All children can succeed at the highest levels.
Students’ and families’ voices matter and they know what they need from schools in order to thrive.
Professional educators deserve support.
Public schools can lead in dismantling systemic racism when they address current and historic systems of inequality.
Public schools are crucial to a growing Durham with shared prosperity.
Impact is sustainable when we continuously learn and collect evidence for what works.
Our Role
We do more than provide funds…
WE’RE INNOVATORS, WORKING WITH PARTNERS ACROSS DURHAM TO DEVELOP, PILOT AND SCALE STRATEGIES THAT WILL ACCELERATE THE TRANSFORMATION OF PUBLIC EDUCATION.
DPS Foundation fills a unique role in Durham's education landscape by...
Advocating for policy and systems-level changes that lead to meaningful long-term improvements for students.
Streamlining and increasing charitable giving across DPS to more equitably distribute resources to students & families.
Incubating innovative solutions that are led by students, educators & families and working with DPS to scale what works.
We pursue this work in many different ways, including advocacy, research, fundraising, partnership and coalition building and initiatives that we incubate and lead.