Who We Are

United Education is a globally oriented education policy and innovation platform. We convene educators, researchers, policymakers, technologists, and community leaders to co-create actionable solutions for the future of education.

We are a living, evolving platform dedicated to transforming the way knowledge is designed, delivered, and governed. From rural classrooms to urban policy centers, from low-bandwidth digital networks to international regulatory debates, United Education works across contexts to amplify voices, bridge sectors, and challenge systems that perpetuate exclusion or stagnation.

As an agile, interdisciplinary initiative, we operate through open partnerships, iterative learning models, and collaborative leadership frameworks. We are committed to co-producing educational futures that are inclusive, ecologically aware, culturally relevant, and grounded in dignity.

Our Mission

To serve as an independent, globally engaged platform that advances inclusive and anticipatory education policy, fosters knowledge ecosystems, and nurtures innovative educational practices for the benefit of all learners.

Our Strategic Focus Areas

1. Education Policy Design & Research

We support the creation of dynamic policy environments where evidence, ethics, and lived experience inform systemic change. Our projects explore themes such as:

  • Educational equity and public finance
  • National curriculum reform and cross-border harmonization
  • Privacy, AI, and the regulation of learning technologies
  • Digital and open education frameworks

2. Cross-Sectoral Collaboration

We create space for educators, civil society, and government to work side-by-side through:

  • Joint research platforms
  • Global roundtables and regional policy labs
  • Long-term advisory roles in public education systems

3. Curriculum Innovation & Pedagogy

Our platform explores curriculum as a social contract and pedagogical change as a lever of justice. We incubate:

  • Culturally grounded, trauma-informed teaching models
  • Teacher training frameworks for hybrid and remote learning
  • Co-designed educational toolkits for civic literacy and digital ethics

4. Digital Learning and Platform Equity

We examine the infrastructures that shape access to education in the digital age. Our work includes:

  • Mapping disparities in digital learning environments
  • Advocating for inclusive edtech procurement standards
  • Supporting the development of free, open, and multilingual content systems

5. Futures Thinking & Global Foresight

We help education systems anticipate and shape emerging futures through:

  • Futures literacy labs
  • Scenario-based policy development
  • Youth-led visioning forums and intergenerational dialogues

Our Methods

United Education’s work is guided by methods that prioritize participation, reflexivity, and systems literacy:

  • Action research and community-based evaluation
  • Intersectional and justice-centered policy analysis
  • Iterative design and rapid prototyping
  • Translational engagement: transforming research into practice
  • Network building and global learning exchanges

We reject extractive knowledge practices. Instead, we emphasize reciprocity, care, and context sensitivity in every aspect of our work.

Our Network

United Education is a global platform with an expanding constellation of partners across:

  • Educational ministries and school districts
  • International organizations and multilateral bodies
  • Indigenous knowledge keepers and community educators
  • Think tanks and universities
  • Youth movements and advocacy groups

We maintain both formal partnerships and informal coalitions that support agile, place-based experimentation and global systems change.

What Makes Us Different

  • Interdisciplinary by Design: We integrate insights from education, law, sociology, climate studies, computer science, and political theory.
  • Policy-Linked but Politically Independent: We work with governments without being bound to political agendas.
  • Technology-Critical, Not Technology-Driven: We promote digital transformation grounded in ethics and access.
  • Global yet Grounded: We work across continents while remaining accountable to local realities and histories.
  • Open Knowledge Advocates: We share tools, methods, and results through open-access channels and creative commons licensing.

Get Involved

Whether you are a researcher, policymaker, educator, technologist, student, or advocate, United Education offers multiple ways to engage:

  • Propose a collaborative research initiative
  • Partner on a regional policy lab
  • Host a curriculum innovation residency
  • Join our global community of practice
  • Subscribe to our open briefs and research notes

Contact Us

37th and O Streets NW
Washington, DC 2005

Email: info@uehe.org
Web: www.uehe.org