The El Paso Collaborative for Academic Excellence was established in 1991 centered on the belief that all children, regardless of race or ethnicity, the school they attend, or the neighborhood they live in, are entitled to a first-rate education, to educators who believe in them, and to a real chance to learn challenging content.  At the heart of this commitment is the recognition that real educational change never occur as a result of efforts on the fringes, but rather, will take changing the core of what schooling is all about and how schools and classrooms operate.  In order to do that, the Collaborative brought together the city’s education, civic, and business leaders to work together across sections to ensure high academic achievement among all young people in El Paso, from their very first year in school through the university.  The Collaborative’s goals are our promise to El Paso’s children:

• To ensure academic success for all students, K-16;
• To ensure that all students graduate from high school prepared to enter and succeed in a four-year college or university;
• To close achievement gaps among groups of students.

For over seventeen years, the Collaborative has been a quietly powerful force in schools and districts throughout our community, following through on our commitment to provide a high-quality education to all of El Paso's students and raising the sights of everyone -- students, teachers, administrators and parents. In an era of high expectations and accountability, we have demonstrated strategies for bringing about education reform that are both highly effective and well within the grasp of other American communities.  We welcome you to explore our website to learn more about us and the work that we do.