Case Studies
The following case studies show the range of organizations we’ve helped and problems we’ve solved.
Reopening Tulsa Public Schools with an Equity Lens
UPD supported TPS in proactively navigating the challenges of reopening during the pandemic and using the reopening as an opportunity to center their strategies and implementation around equity.
Building a collective vision and strategy to promote equity in the Illinois higher education system.
The Illinois Board of Higher Education partnered with UPD to build a collective vision and strategy to promote equity in the Illinois higher education system.
School-Centered Housing Response Model (SCHORE)
SCHORE is a school-centered housing model which proposes that, through the relationship between families and their school community, schools in partnership with housing organizations can intervene before a family becomes housing unstable.
Connecting Data to Support Economic Mobility
UPD Consulting and Gov Ex brought together approximately 60 city and county experts from around the United States to identify what questions they would like to answer using data to support their residents’ economic upward mobility.
Transforming the way New Mexico manages and uses education data.
UPD helped the New Mexico Public Education Department (NMPED) Information Technology Division (ITD) design and implement a vision for organizational transformation that was inclusive of their students and community.