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The K20 Center for Educational and Community Renewal is a statewide educational research and development center that promotes
innovative learning through school-university-community collaboration.
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By engaging young students through innovative learning and technology,
the K20 Center creates a pipeline to higher education and industry as
students complete degrees in science, technology, engineering and
mathematics and enter the work force.
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The K20 Center’s philosophy is a systemic approach that starts with
professional development of educational and community leaders and
progresses through phases to engage students.
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For the past four years K20 Center grant schools have consistently
scored greater on the state’s Academic Performance Index (API) than the
state average increase.
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K20 Center’s leadership program ranked third nationally out of 50 state
programs funded by the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation in developing
school and district leaders for systemic, substantive changes impacting
student learning.
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In 2008 the U.S. Department of Education awarded a $17 million grant to
the K20 Center to work with schools to prepare students for post high
school opportunities.
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The K20 Center’s educational efforts are supported by more than $40
million in external funding including the Bill and Melinda Gates
Foundation, BP, Oklahoma Educational Technology Trust, Oklahoma
Commission for Teacher Preparation, National Science
Foundation, Inasmuch Foundation, Presbyterian Health Foundation and the
United States Department of Education.
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The K20 Center started in 1996 with a small network of six elementary
schools. The schools met regularly to learn from one another; promoting
mentorship and dialogue within the K-12 network and the communities
they served. This network proved to be the catalyst for educational
change and built the foundation for the K20 Center.
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The K20 Center is a university-wide research center located on the University Research Campus at the University of Oklahoma.
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