Education

How we can help

Early childhood education and K-12 school systems
Higher Education
Higher education
Workforce Development
Workforce development
Investors, philanthropists, and service and technology providers
Investors, philanthropists, and service and technology providers

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Case studies

Muslim girl studying at home
Developing a ten-year road map for a public school system
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Good to great transformation for a flagship US state university
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Increasing availability of affordable higher education in Latin America
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Designing and launching training for US allied healthcare workers
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Developing a labor market model to support economic development
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Improving customer success for a US curriculum provider

Community impact

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HBCUs
Bottom Line
Bottom Line
Braven
Braven
Opportunity@Work
Opportunity@Work
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Enseña Perú
Akanksha India
Akanksha India

Featured Insights

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Report
Spark & Sustain: How all of the world’s school systems can improve learning at scale
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A teacher sitting at his desk looking at a booklet
Article
K–12 teachers are quitting. What would make them stay?
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How to transform higher-education institutions for the long term
Article
How to transform higher-education institutions for the long term
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Defining the skills citizens will need in the future world of work
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Defining the skills citizens will need in the future world of work
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Featured experts

André Dua
Senior PartnerMiami
Provides strategic counsel and advises on performance transformation to state and local governments as well as public and private...
Cheryl Lim
PartnerKuala Lumpur
Advises public- and private-sector clients in education, youth employment and engagement, and tourism, as they pursue policy,...
Duwain Pinder
PartnerOhio - Columbus
Serves colleges and universities on strategy and performance improvements and supports organizations across sectors on racial...
Emma Dorn
Senior Knowledge ExpertBay Area
Supports education donors, foundations, systems, and institutions to improve education outcomes and equity for all students,...
Felipe Child
PartnerBogotá
Felipe is a Partner in our Bogotá office and leader of the Public & Social Sector and Healthcare Practices for Latin America....
Jake Bryant
PartnerSeattle
Helps education organizations spanning early learning, K-12, higher education, and adult learning improve learning and life outcomes,...
Jimmy Sarakatsannis
Senior PartnerWashington DC
Offers broad and deep expertise in education, with a particular interest in the use of technology to transform teaching and learning...
Jonathan Law
Senior PartnerSouthern California
Supports education organizations and state, provincial, and local governments design and implement major initiatives that advance...
Ryan Golden
PartnerAtlanta
Serves educational organizations on their strategic collaboration and performance aspirations to enable improved student outcomes...
Seckin Ungur
PartnerSydney
Seckin leads McKinsey’s Education Practice in Australia and New Zealand, and is the Dean of McKinsey’s Executive Leadership Program....
Stephen Hall
PartnerDubai
Helps large organizations in the public and social sector transform their impact to improve outcomes for people across the Middle...
Wan-Lae Cochran
PartnerWashington DC
Supports public, private, and social sector organizations in designing and executing strategies that will help advance inclusive...