The National Education Opportunity Network (NEON) is a nonprofit committed to propelling economic mobility for talented scholars nationwide.
We envision a world where all scholars have the opportunity to reach their full potential. With our network of top colleges and universities, we deliver and support college credit-bearing courses into low-income (Title 1) high schools — at scale, and at no cost to students.
Expanding Opportunity At Scale:
On Track to 1 Million Scholars
Since launching in 2019, NEON has served 60,000 scholars across 36 states and more than 190 cities—from Flint, Michigan; Topeka, Kansas; Baton Rouge, Louisiana; the Navajo Nation in Gallup, New Mexico, to Los Angeles and New York City.
NEON brings actual college courses, taught by university professors, into Title I high schools nationwide. With built-in academic coaching and college advising, scholars earn college credit and build critical skills to thrive in college and careers—fueling economic mobility and strengthening our nation’s future workforce.
“We have an opportunity here to do something I think has never happened in the history of our country. We have the chance to change the fortunes of hundreds of thousands — if not millions — of young people.”
Built for Scale:
60k NEON Scholars Nationwide
NEON scholars achieve results that signal future economic mobility.
Over 80% of scholars pass their courses.
Scholars attend four-year colleges at 2X times the rate of similarly situated students.
93% of teachers report that this opportunity changed their students’ post-secondary trajectories.
*Based on analysis from Johns Hopkins University.
NEON in the News
“[NEON] has developed a powerful model to help lower-income students get into selective colleges, succeeding where billion-dollar philanthropic experiments in education have failed.”
The Chronicle of Philanthropy
Colorado Springs high school students getting free Stanford credits — entering a new frontier
Education Funders Are Throwing Weight Behind This Small Nonprofit’s Equity Work. Here’s Why
FRONT PAGE STORY: A College Program for Disadvantaged Teens Could Shake Up Elite Admissions
