Founded in 1979 and headquartered in Dearborn, Michigan, EDSI (Educational Data Systems, Inc.) is a national workforce development, customized training and consulting company intertwined with one common thread: helping people and companies in transition. EDSI has grown to a network that employs more than 500 people across the country. The company was named to the Inc. 5000 list of the fastest-growing private companies in America for five consecutive years, and is a National Best and Brightest award winner and a National Best and Brightest Sustainable award winner. EDSI has provided workforce development services for over 35 years. Within this business segment, we assist individuals with the transition from unemployment to employment and from under-employment to self-sufficiency. We provide successful business services and jobseeker placement and retention services for various government programs and corporations across the country. EDSI works with public sector, private sector and labor organizations to research, analyze and assess their workforce development needs, leading to the development and implementation of strategies to recruit, hire and/or train current or future workers, and has placed more than 60,000 individuals into jobs since our founding. EDSI is an ISO 9001 certified company and committed to quality excellence. EDSI Consulting provides world class advisory services to a variety of corporations and governmental agencies. Our history of success stems directly from our commitment to providing our clients with the absolute highest level of service through our diverse and talented team.

Global Educational Excellence (GEE) is an educational management company that was founded in 1998. GEE is dedicated to offering communities exceptional schools of choice at no-cost to the families we serve. Our network of public school academies plays a key role in the academic achievement of many students. Our curriculum is both rigorous and engaging. Students and teachers at GEE academies have access to state of the art technology and academic resources, ensuring that they are prepared with 21st Century skills. In addition, GEE academies offer world languages that include both Arabic and Spanish. Our students and teachers embrace character and culture, it’s what makes us successful in our approach in educating the diverse populations we so proudly serve and inspire.

Maumee Valley Country Day School is the only PreK-12th grade accredited, co-educational, and independent school in Northwest Ohio and Southeast Michigan.

OUR MISSION HighScope is on a mission to close the opportunity gap through high-quality early education. OUR VISION To create a world where every child has the opportunity to realize their full potential, regardless of their circumstances. Because, we believe that high-quality early education has the power to change the trajectory of the world, one child at a time. WHAT WE DO At HighScope, we believe that every child deserves a high-quality, equitable early education. This conviction for equity has been the center of our early childhood research and what we practice in the classroom. We care deeply about the people we serve. That’s why we are dedicated to providing an early childhood education that supports every child and every community. We create strong instructional leaders across the country and around the world — helping programs build capacity for sustained positive outcomes and ensuring every teacher is supported and every child can thrive. HOW DO WE DO IT? We work side-by-side with teachers and programs studying classroom practice and child outcomes. Then, we bring the best of that research as evidence to support local, state, and national policies that advance the field of early childhood education. Our research defines best practices in early education and we use that knowledge to design HighScope products and services that empower early educators and ensure young children receive a high-quality education. WHY IT MATTERS Research proves that high-quality early education improves a child’s chances for long-term success. Children who receive high-quality early education compared to those who do not: • Are more prepared for school • Have higher graduation rates and college attendance • Have more stable employment and higher salaries • Create more stable home environments for children • Are healthier adults • Are more civically-engaged Join us — together we can empower educators, lift communities, and prepare children for school and for life.

The University of Toledo Foundation is the University’s official fundraising and gift-receiving organization. We embrace the UToledo mission by aspiring to be a forward-thinking, philanthropic organization, providing impactful financial support and engagement opportunities for transformation throughout our community and the world.

The Center for Automotive Research is involved in the research of significant issues that relate to the future direction of the global automotive industry. CAR, a nonprofit organization, is focused on a wide variety of important trends and changes related to the automobile industry and society at the international, federal, state and local levels. CAR's automotive industry research is performed by distinct groups and programs. To fulfill its mission as an impartial voice of the industry, CAR maintains strong relationships with industry, government agencies, universities, research institutes, labor organizations, media, and other major participants in the international automotive community. For the latest CAR research and events, sign up for our mailing list: bit.ly/CARmailinglist

The Association for Asian Studies (AAS) is a scholarly, non-political, non-profit professional association open to all persons interested in Asia and the study of Asia. With approximately 6,500 members worldwide, representing all the regions and countries of Asia and all academic disciplines, the AAS is the largest organization of its kind. Through its publications, online resources, regional conferences, and annual conference, the AAS provides its members with a unique and invaluable professional network.

EASTERN MICHIGAN UNIVERSITY FOUNDATION is a nonprofit organization management company based out of 344 MCKENNY HALL, Ypsilanti, Michigan, United States.

The Ohio Council of Community Schools (OCCS) is a not-for-profit organization that sponsors (authorizes) charter schools through the state of Ohio. As a sponsor, OCCS oversees and monitors charter schools to ensure they are compliant with applicable state and federal laws, policies, and regulations; fiscally sound; and academically thriving.

West Side Montessori is a family-oriented educational community engaging and inspiring children to discover their potential within an environment promoting mutual respect, social responsibility, natural curiosity, and a love of learning. West Side Montessori campuses are located in Toledo and Perrysburg, Ohio and is one of only five accredited Montessori schools in the state of Ohio. West Side Montessori provides highly organized classroom learning environments that give children countless opportunities to move, make choices, and take charge of their own learning. For example, very young children are sorting and categorizing their world and are very sensitive to order in their lives. The Montessori classroom environment and materials are designed to aid the young child in the development of his or her sense of order. Montessori philosophy and curriculum promote an understanding and appreciation for the interconnectedness of all that exists and a consequent social policy that teaches we are stewards of the earth. Social outreach and community improvement service projects are an integral part of our curriculum. Cooperation and collaboration are cornerstones of the Montessori learning environment. Students work together, learn from one another, and support each other in a non-competitive atmosphere.

Toledo Christian has been partnering with Christian families for 45 years to provide a college-preparatory, Bible-centered program to educate, disciple, and prepare students to follow Christ and impact culture. Our Classical Christian education is the pursuit of all that is good, true, and beautiful with the recognition that these are rooted in God.

At HFLI, we believe every person has the power to create. To solve problems, and innovate. To design and lead a life of impact. All too often, however, that inherent power to innovate goes unnoticed, unsupported, or systematically cast aside. We know that the world is better for us all when everyone is included. And so HFLI is committed to advancing equity and empowerment through education, by activating people to design and lead lives of learning and impact: Equity through innovation. As an innovation learning leader and strategic ally, HFLI partners with organizations dedicated to cultivating equitable learning, thriving, and leading. We create immersive learning-by-doing experiences for school aged youth, young people, and adults. And we design scalable strategies for real world impact. We believe with creativity, empathy and collaboration, we can make the world a more equitable place. Our culturally-responsive learning approach catalyzes creative thinking; builds confidence with practice; and supports people to take action for real impact. Because we know that it’s not just about innovative thinking, it’s also about creating meaningful changes in our world.