not for profit organization industry education headquarters columbus ohio key people jim mahoney ph.d. executive director website bfk.org battelle for kids bfk is a not for profit organization dedicated to moving education forward for students by supporting the educators who work with them every day . 1 the organization provides services solutions and products designed to empower teachers develop leaders and improve school systems to advance student centered learning . 2 contents 1 about 2 innovation 3 references 4 external links about edit battelle for kids was established in 2001 through a partnership with the ohio business roundtable and supported by an initial grant from battelle memorial institute to improve student achievement in ohio . a cornerstone of the organization s early work was the creation of soar a collaborative group of 42 ohio school districts that came together to explore innovative practices for their schools . 1 this collaborative pioneered high impact improvement strategies and new measures of student progress . over the past decade the soar learning & leading collaborative has expanded to include nearly 100 ohio districts 3 and continues to serve as a learning lab for developing new strategies and solutions . in 2005 battelle for kids became an independent not for profit organization focused on developing services solutions and products that empower teachers develop leaders and improve school systems to accelerate student centered learning and the growth and success of all . 1 today battelle for kids collaborates with state departments of education urban suburban and rural schools and other education focused organizations in more than 30 states to move education forward . 1 the organization s work has impacted more than 6 million students and more than 400 000 educators . 4 innovation edit from research and through partnerships with schools systems battelle for kids collaborates with educators and others to pilot innovative solutions and efficiently scale their use on a larger scale to accelerate student success . 5 the organization works to overcome opportunity gaps by leading collaborative action to adopt innovative strategies for dual enrollment blended learning college career pathways instructional quality and redesigning time talent and resources in rural schools across the nation . 6 through the rural education national forum battelle for kids brings rural education leaders together to learn share and collaborate around ideas for improving education and economic prosperity in rural communities . 7 references edit a b c d about us battelle for kids . www.bfk.org . retrieved 2015 11 09 . how we help battelle for kids . battelleforkids.org . retrieved 2015 11 09 . soar . portal.battelleforkids.org . retrieved 2015 11 09 . our impact battelle for kids . battelleforkids.org . retrieved 2015 11 09 . innovation battelle for kids . battelleforkids.org . retrieved 2015 11 10 . rural success battelle for kids . battelleforkids.org . retrieved 2015 11 10 . rural education national forum battelle for kids . battelleforkids.org . retrieved 2015 11 10 . external links edit battelle for kids battelle for kids learning hub retrieved from https en.wikipedia.org w index.php title battelle for kids & oldid 724886628 categories educational charities based in the united statescharities based in ohio navigation menu personal tools not logged intalkcontributionscreate accountlog in namespaces article talk variants views read edit view history more search navigation main pagecontentsfeatured contentcurrent eventsrandom articledonate to wikipediawikipedia store interaction helpabout wikipediacommunity portalrecent changescontact page tools what links hererelated changesupload filespecial pagespermanent linkpage informationwikidata itemcite this page print export create a bookdownload as pdfprintable version languages add links this page was last modified on 12 june 2016 at 04 46 . text is available under the creative commons attribution sharealike license ; additional terms may apply . by using this site you agree to the terms of use and privacy policy . wikipedia is a registered trademark of the wikimedia foundation inc. a non profit organization . privacy policy about wikipedia disclaimers contact wikipedia developers cookie statement mobile view