Impact in Education

Experience Stanford GSB with a focus on education through experiential learning, coursework, fellowships, summer experiences, and more.

The pandemic has created an unprecedented learning crisis while at the same time technology has transformed the educational experience for students of all ages across the world. Stanford GSB students approach educational challenges from various perspectives, incorporating policy, entrepreneurship, and pedagogy. We will provide you with the tools, experiences, and network to impact the education landscape.

Be a part of our student and alumni community that is reshaping the world of education through managerial and entrepreneurial projects that challenge the traditional pathways to educational success. From K–12 and higher education to reskilling, our alumni are facilitating systemic change.

The Stanford community is rich with academic and practitioner experts in issues of education access, equity, and quality. Explore entrepreneurial approaches to rethinking education with Stanford GSB professors and alumni. Take advantage of courses offered by the Stanford Graduate School of Education for a deep dive into the complexities and intricacies of public education systems. Deepen your expertise by pursuing a joint degree in education.

Featured Courses

• Disruptions in Education
• Leading Change in Public Education
• Entrepreneurial Approaches to Education Reform

You have the opportunity to delve deep into education career options through our experiential learning opportunities and fellowships. Opportunities include taking the role of a venture capitalist investing in edtech for the Stanford GSB Impact Fund Education deal team, starting an educational social venture in the Social Entrepreneurship Program, or interning in an educational organization.

Don’t miss your chance to hear from guest speakers from innovative educational organizations to develop a deeper understanding of the educational space.

We offer prizes, fellowships, and loan forgiveness so that you can pursue your high-impact career when you graduate. Our students have used these programs to join highly impactful education organizations, such as Khan Academy, Owl Ventures, and EveryDay Labs, or to create ventures that use innovative community support to reshape K-12 education, offering low-income students access to the skills they need to succeed and providing summer experiences in design thinking to at-risk youth.

When you join Stanford GSB, you gain access to Stanford’s extensive interdisciplinary resources dedicated to improving education worldwide.