Your gift of $42 monthly or a one-time gift of $501 could be the difference!
Investing in Uplift Education helps develop globally minded scholars who are college and career ready and stay on track to become leaders in their community. While we have an amazing team of educators, we know that our goals cannot be reached without you.
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Uplift Scholars Achieve Starting Salaries More Than $20,000 Higher than County and Local Averages
At Uplift, success is not defined solely by test scores but by the holistic development of each scholar through their educational journey and beyond high school. We take pride in our commitment to equip scholars with the skills, knowledge, and resilience to navigate the challenges of higher education, career, and life beyond the classroom.
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schools across Dallas-Fort Worth
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scholars Pre-K – 12th grade
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Uplift alums earn on average $20K more than their peers from surrounding districts.
Our Recent Graduates
Graduates in the class of 2023
950
College applications submitted
9,498
Scholarships and grants awarded
$196M
Different college acceptances
467
Scholars matriculating to college
89%
Scholars choosing a career path
149
Scholars earning IB college credit
93%
From the Classroom to the Boardroom:
Giovanny Sanchez’s Full Circle Story
Giovanny Sanchez was not just the first in his family to go to college but also the first to attend high school. When he graduated from Uplift Williams in 2012, he was excited to pave a new way for his younger brothers.
Now, just ten years later, Gio has earned his college degree and is employed as an account executive at a rapidly growing tech company in Dallas.
Gio owns a home, provides for his family, and serves on the Board of Directors of Uplift Education.
“I never would have thought I was only a decade away from sitting in the governance seat at the organization that supported my dreams,” Gio shared. “Before I attended Uplift, I did not think college would be an option.
Uplift’s culture and rigorous academic approach helped instill a work ethic that has supported the success I’ve achieved in college, my professional life, and leadership in the community.”
Gio’s story is a testament to the transformative power of education. It reminds us that education is not just about acquiring knowledge but also about empowering individuals to redefine their destinies.
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Advocate for Public Schools:
A Letter from Uplift’s CEO, Yasmin Bhatia
As we reflect on Uplift Education’s past year’s achievements and challenges, it is with great pride and a clear vision for the future that we address the pressing question: “What is economic freedom?” At Uplift, we firmly believe that the opportunity to achieve economic freedom and prosperity is the right of our graduates. To us, this encompasses more than just financial stability; it includes home ownership, comprehensive insurance coverage, and the capacity to save for the future.
I hope that you will give during this critical time for public schools in Texas. The State has held per student funding flat since 2019 despite Uplift and other school districts experiencing more than 20% overall cost increases due to inflation. Like other school districts, Uplift has had to make tough decisions to make our budget work including staff reductions, higher class sizes, and minimal teacher salary increases.
Will you make a gift of $42 monthly or a one-time gift of $501 to our annual fund? If everyone responds with a gift, we will achieve our goal. Thank you for your support. Together, we can continue to help Uplift scholars reach their full potential in college or direct to career so they, and their families, can be on a bright path to economic mobility and achievement.
Warmly,
Yasmin Bhatia
Chief Executive Officer
Uplift Education
Click here to read and OpEd from our CEO joined by school leaders from across the State
About Uplift Education
Uplift Education is the largest public charter school network in North Texas, growing from 1 school in 1996 to 45 schools on 21 campuses in six cities across DFW, including Dallas, Fort Worth, Arlington, Grand Prairie, Irving and DeSoto.
Uplift serves 23,000 preK-12 students and are deliberately located in low-income urban neighborhoods to address the need for high-quality public school choice options for North Texas’ underserved communities.
80% of Uplift students participate in free and reduced lunch and 33% have limited English proficiency. Yet, Uplift has a proven formula for success, resulting in 100% of students being accepted to college for the past 20 years.
Uplift students graduate college ready at a rate 13% higher than the state average and earn college degrees at 4x the rate of their peers. Uplift has a goal of 70% of our graduates receiving a college degree in six years and 90% of our graduates earning an economically viable post-secondary credential and entering a career path.
Uplift works towards this goal through a data driven focus, supporting the health, safety, social and emotional well-being of our students and guiding them through college and careers, empowering students to reach their highest potential.
Board of Directors: Cullum Clark-Chairman, Rev. Dr. Lael Melville-Vice Chairman, Cristina Barbosa, Delina Barbosa, Roslyn Barker, John Beckert, Dr. Michielle Benson, Simon Chen, Adam Cox, Pilar Davies, Tony Dona, Richard Frapart, Ricky Garcia, Mandy Ginsberg, Rusty Jaggers, Cameron Johnson, Andre McEwing, Elena McFann, John McPherson, Harold Montgomery, Yanela Montoya, Todd Rapp, Giovanny Sanchez, James Stanton, Ed Tauriac, Christine VanDeVelde, Peter Zwick
Uplift Education CEO: Yasmin Bhatia
Uplift Education Financials
Uplift maintains its investment-grade rating and continues to grow and fund innovation through private philanthropic support. Additionally, Uplift advocates to find ways to bridge the funding gap through state policies.
Uplift spends $501 per student on top of state dollars to support our wholistic approach that provides scholars with evidence based social-emotional learning programs and college and career access. This funding gap amounts to more than $12 million annually and every donation is meaningful to ensure that children in our DFW community have options for a better education no matter the zip code they live in.
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