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May 16, 2023
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Over twenty years ago, local education agencies were challenged with increasing college attainment, which meant that schools needed help managing the growing number of college applications. Therefore a market for educational technologies developed that help support districts to address these challenges. Platforms like Naviance were established to meet the needs of students and staff with college readiness. Conversely, in the late 1990s, efforts to improve career readiness as the alternative for non-college-bound students, and so systems like Career Cruising (now known as Xello), were designed.
These systems isolated students based on their aspirations and divided school systems as they provided services to students through separate departments. While these platforms helped schools twenty years ago, the needs of students have dramatically shifted. As a result, students have struggled to engage effectively in postsecondary planning, and ultimately, one student was determined to improve this process for everyone.
As a young minority woman, Katie Fang personally felt lost when planning for life after high school, and she recognized that she didn’t have the proper resources and support to make educated decisions about her future. Even though she had access to platforms like Naviance, she felt the entire process could be better. That experience fostered her determination to build a solution to support all students on their path toward postsecondary success. Thus SchooLinks was born.
As Founder and CEO, Fang was resolved to address college and career readiness challenges for students and districts that go beyond the features that Naviance and Xello have offered. With a focus on providing consistency in supporting student postsecondary outcomes and developing district efficiencies that promote collaborative workflows, SchooLinks equips educators to scale college and career readiness in ways no other platform can.
Building its modernized foundation of college and career readiness, this young company has done more in the last three years than any other competitor, which highlights our organizational commitment to be proactive in supporting the needs of districts. Our Founder and CEO leads our organization to challenge the status quo and make the college and career readiness process better for every stakeholder involved. In 2018, Forbes named Fang “Top 30 under 30 in Education” for the impact SchooLinks has had on students across the country. Since then, SchooLinks and Fang have been consistently recognized for enabling access to improved equity in the college, career, and military readiness space. Backed by an award-winning, one-of-a-kind product, and a team of experts that help to innovate and solve complex problems, SchooLinks has proven itself to be the most innovative and adaptable solution to bridge the gap between schools and businesses.
For years, districts have struggled to create opportunities for their students beyond a traditional college education. With pressure to demonstrate a return on investment in the public education experience, district leaders have needed not only a solution for delivering college and career readiness content to students but also a partner that helps leaders establish impactful industry partnerships. As an organization, SchooLinks has proudly served millions of students nationwide in helping see their visions become reality by growing industry relationships and ensuring students have transferable skills ready to apply in the workforce.
This sets SchooLinks apart from the outdated and aged platforms established decades ago. We demonstrate innovation through our ability to redefine the problem, listen to our users, and completely re-engineer a college and career readiness solution tailored to meet the needs of our stakeholders. We were honored to recently be named an Inc. 5000 company, ranking 910 among a prestigious list of the fastest-growing private companies in the United States. We have also been named a Fast Company’s: Most Innovative Company of 2023. Our unique, innovative approach to postsecondary readiness means that SchooLinks will continue to provide a high-quality product that is capable of transforming a community and the lives of students for years to come.
Over twenty years ago, local education agencies were challenged with increasing college attainment, which meant that schools needed help managing the growing number of college applications. Therefore a market for educational technologies developed that help support districts to address these challenges. Platforms like Naviance were established to meet the needs of students and staff with college readiness. Conversely, in the late 1990s, efforts to improve career readiness as the alternative for non-college-bound students, and so systems like Career Cruising (now known as Xello), were designed.
These systems isolated students based on their aspirations and divided school systems as they provided services to students through separate departments. While these platforms helped schools twenty years ago, the needs of students have dramatically shifted. As a result, students have struggled to engage effectively in postsecondary planning, and ultimately, one student was determined to improve this process for everyone.
As a young minority woman, Katie Fang personally felt lost when planning for life after high school, and she recognized that she didn’t have the proper resources and support to make educated decisions about her future. Even though she had access to platforms like Naviance, she felt the entire process could be better. That experience fostered her determination to build a solution to support all students on their path toward postsecondary success. Thus SchooLinks was born.
As Founder and CEO, Fang was resolved to address college and career readiness challenges for students and districts that go beyond the features that Naviance and Xello have offered. With a focus on providing consistency in supporting student postsecondary outcomes and developing district efficiencies that promote collaborative workflows, SchooLinks equips educators to scale college and career readiness in ways no other platform can.
Building its modernized foundation of college and career readiness, this young company has done more in the last three years than any other competitor, which highlights our organizational commitment to be proactive in supporting the needs of districts. Our Founder and CEO leads our organization to challenge the status quo and make the college and career readiness process better for every stakeholder involved. In 2018, Forbes named Fang “Top 30 under 30 in Education” for the impact SchooLinks has had on students across the country. Since then, SchooLinks and Fang have been consistently recognized for enabling access to improved equity in the college, career, and military readiness space. Backed by an award-winning, one-of-a-kind product, and a team of experts that help to innovate and solve complex problems, SchooLinks has proven itself to be the most innovative and adaptable solution to bridge the gap between schools and businesses.
For years, districts have struggled to create opportunities for their students beyond a traditional college education. With pressure to demonstrate a return on investment in the public education experience, district leaders have needed not only a solution for delivering college and career readiness content to students but also a partner that helps leaders establish impactful industry partnerships. As an organization, SchooLinks has proudly served millions of students nationwide in helping see their visions become reality by growing industry relationships and ensuring students have transferable skills ready to apply in the workforce.
This sets SchooLinks apart from the outdated and aged platforms established decades ago. We demonstrate innovation through our ability to redefine the problem, listen to our users, and completely re-engineer a college and career readiness solution tailored to meet the needs of our stakeholders. We were honored to recently be named an Inc. 5000 company, ranking 910 among a prestigious list of the fastest-growing private companies in the United States. We have also been named a Fast Company’s: Most Innovative Company of 2023. Our unique, innovative approach to postsecondary readiness means that SchooLinks will continue to provide a high-quality product that is capable of transforming a community and the lives of students for years to come.
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Over twenty years ago, local education agencies were challenged with increasing college attainment, which meant that schools needed help managing the growing number of college applications. Therefore a market for educational technologies developed that help support districts to address these challenges. Platforms like Naviance were established to meet the needs of students and staff with college readiness. Conversely, in the late 1990s, efforts to improve career readiness as the alternative for non-college-bound students, and so systems like Career Cruising (now known as Xello), were designed.
These systems isolated students based on their aspirations and divided school systems as they provided services to students through separate departments. While these platforms helped schools twenty years ago, the needs of students have dramatically shifted. As a result, students have struggled to engage effectively in postsecondary planning, and ultimately, one student was determined to improve this process for everyone.
As a young minority woman, Katie Fang personally felt lost when planning for life after high school, and she recognized that she didn’t have the proper resources and support to make educated decisions about her future. Even though she had access to platforms like Naviance, she felt the entire process could be better. That experience fostered her determination to build a solution to support all students on their path toward postsecondary success. Thus SchooLinks was born.
As Founder and CEO, Fang was resolved to address college and career readiness challenges for students and districts that go beyond the features that Naviance and Xello have offered. With a focus on providing consistency in supporting student postsecondary outcomes and developing district efficiencies that promote collaborative workflows, SchooLinks equips educators to scale college and career readiness in ways no other platform can.
Building its modernized foundation of college and career readiness, this young company has done more in the last three years than any other competitor, which highlights our organizational commitment to be proactive in supporting the needs of districts. Our Founder and CEO leads our organization to challenge the status quo and make the college and career readiness process better for every stakeholder involved. In 2018, Forbes named Fang “Top 30 under 30 in Education” for the impact SchooLinks has had on students across the country. Since then, SchooLinks and Fang have been consistently recognized for enabling access to improved equity in the college, career, and military readiness space. Backed by an award-winning, one-of-a-kind product, and a team of experts that help to innovate and solve complex problems, SchooLinks has proven itself to be the most innovative and adaptable solution to bridge the gap between schools and businesses.
For years, districts have struggled to create opportunities for their students beyond a traditional college education. With pressure to demonstrate a return on investment in the public education experience, district leaders have needed not only a solution for delivering college and career readiness content to students but also a partner that helps leaders establish impactful industry partnerships. As an organization, SchooLinks has proudly served millions of students nationwide in helping see their visions become reality by growing industry relationships and ensuring students have transferable skills ready to apply in the workforce.
This sets SchooLinks apart from the outdated and aged platforms established decades ago. We demonstrate innovation through our ability to redefine the problem, listen to our users, and completely re-engineer a college and career readiness solution tailored to meet the needs of our stakeholders. We were honored to recently be named an Inc. 5000 company, ranking 910 among a prestigious list of the fastest-growing private companies in the United States. We have also been named a Fast Company’s: Most Innovative Company of 2023. Our unique, innovative approach to postsecondary readiness means that SchooLinks will continue to provide a high-quality product that is capable of transforming a community and the lives of students for years to come.
Over twenty years ago, local education agencies were challenged with increasing college attainment, which meant that schools needed help managing the growing number of college applications. Therefore a market for educational technologies developed that help support districts to address these challenges. Platforms like Naviance were established to meet the needs of students and staff with college readiness. Conversely, in the late 1990s, efforts to improve career readiness as the alternative for non-college-bound students, and so systems like Career Cruising (now known as Xello), were designed.
These systems isolated students based on their aspirations and divided school systems as they provided services to students through separate departments. While these platforms helped schools twenty years ago, the needs of students have dramatically shifted. As a result, students have struggled to engage effectively in postsecondary planning, and ultimately, one student was determined to improve this process for everyone.
As a young minority woman, Katie Fang personally felt lost when planning for life after high school, and she recognized that she didn’t have the proper resources and support to make educated decisions about her future. Even though she had access to platforms like Naviance, she felt the entire process could be better. That experience fostered her determination to build a solution to support all students on their path toward postsecondary success. Thus SchooLinks was born.
As Founder and CEO, Fang was resolved to address college and career readiness challenges for students and districts that go beyond the features that Naviance and Xello have offered. With a focus on providing consistency in supporting student postsecondary outcomes and developing district efficiencies that promote collaborative workflows, SchooLinks equips educators to scale college and career readiness in ways no other platform can.
Building its modernized foundation of college and career readiness, this young company has done more in the last three years than any other competitor, which highlights our organizational commitment to be proactive in supporting the needs of districts. Our Founder and CEO leads our organization to challenge the status quo and make the college and career readiness process better for every stakeholder involved. In 2018, Forbes named Fang “Top 30 under 30 in Education” for the impact SchooLinks has had on students across the country. Since then, SchooLinks and Fang have been consistently recognized for enabling access to improved equity in the college, career, and military readiness space. Backed by an award-winning, one-of-a-kind product, and a team of experts that help to innovate and solve complex problems, SchooLinks has proven itself to be the most innovative and adaptable solution to bridge the gap between schools and businesses.
For years, districts have struggled to create opportunities for their students beyond a traditional college education. With pressure to demonstrate a return on investment in the public education experience, district leaders have needed not only a solution for delivering college and career readiness content to students but also a partner that helps leaders establish impactful industry partnerships. As an organization, SchooLinks has proudly served millions of students nationwide in helping see their visions become reality by growing industry relationships and ensuring students have transferable skills ready to apply in the workforce.
This sets SchooLinks apart from the outdated and aged platforms established decades ago. We demonstrate innovation through our ability to redefine the problem, listen to our users, and completely re-engineer a college and career readiness solution tailored to meet the needs of our stakeholders. We were honored to recently be named an Inc. 5000 company, ranking 910 among a prestigious list of the fastest-growing private companies in the United States. We have also been named a Fast Company’s: Most Innovative Company of 2023. Our unique, innovative approach to postsecondary readiness means that SchooLinks will continue to provide a high-quality product that is capable of transforming a community and the lives of students for years to come.
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Over twenty years ago, local education agencies were challenged with increasing college attainment, which meant that schools needed help managing the growing number of college applications. Therefore a market for educational technologies developed that help support districts to address these challenges. Platforms like Naviance were established to meet the needs of students and staff with college readiness. Conversely, in the late 1990s, efforts to improve career readiness as the alternative for non-college-bound students, and so systems like Career Cruising (now known as Xello), were designed.
These systems isolated students based on their aspirations and divided school systems as they provided services to students through separate departments. While these platforms helped schools twenty years ago, the needs of students have dramatically shifted. As a result, students have struggled to engage effectively in postsecondary planning, and ultimately, one student was determined to improve this process for everyone.
As a young minority woman, Katie Fang personally felt lost when planning for life after high school, and she recognized that she didn’t have the proper resources and support to make educated decisions about her future. Even though she had access to platforms like Naviance, she felt the entire process could be better. That experience fostered her determination to build a solution to support all students on their path toward postsecondary success. Thus SchooLinks was born.
As Founder and CEO, Fang was resolved to address college and career readiness challenges for students and districts that go beyond the features that Naviance and Xello have offered. With a focus on providing consistency in supporting student postsecondary outcomes and developing district efficiencies that promote collaborative workflows, SchooLinks equips educators to scale college and career readiness in ways no other platform can.
Building its modernized foundation of college and career readiness, this young company has done more in the last three years than any other competitor, which highlights our organizational commitment to be proactive in supporting the needs of districts. Our Founder and CEO leads our organization to challenge the status quo and make the college and career readiness process better for every stakeholder involved. In 2018, Forbes named Fang “Top 30 under 30 in Education” for the impact SchooLinks has had on students across the country. Since then, SchooLinks and Fang have been consistently recognized for enabling access to improved equity in the college, career, and military readiness space. Backed by an award-winning, one-of-a-kind product, and a team of experts that help to innovate and solve complex problems, SchooLinks has proven itself to be the most innovative and adaptable solution to bridge the gap between schools and businesses.
For years, districts have struggled to create opportunities for their students beyond a traditional college education. With pressure to demonstrate a return on investment in the public education experience, district leaders have needed not only a solution for delivering college and career readiness content to students but also a partner that helps leaders establish impactful industry partnerships. As an organization, SchooLinks has proudly served millions of students nationwide in helping see their visions become reality by growing industry relationships and ensuring students have transferable skills ready to apply in the workforce.
This sets SchooLinks apart from the outdated and aged platforms established decades ago. We demonstrate innovation through our ability to redefine the problem, listen to our users, and completely re-engineer a college and career readiness solution tailored to meet the needs of our stakeholders. We were honored to recently be named an Inc. 5000 company, ranking 910 among a prestigious list of the fastest-growing private companies in the United States. We have also been named a Fast Company’s: Most Innovative Company of 2023. Our unique, innovative approach to postsecondary readiness means that SchooLinks will continue to provide a high-quality product that is capable of transforming a community and the lives of students for years to come.
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Over twenty years ago, local education agencies were challenged with increasing college attainment, which meant that schools needed help managing the growing number of college applications. Therefore a market for educational technologies developed that help support districts to address these challenges. Platforms like Naviance were established to meet the needs of students and staff with college readiness. Conversely, in the late 1990s, efforts to improve career readiness as the alternative for non-college-bound students, and so systems like Career Cruising (now known as Xello), were designed.
These systems isolated students based on their aspirations and divided school systems as they provided services to students through separate departments. While these platforms helped schools twenty years ago, the needs of students have dramatically shifted. As a result, students have struggled to engage effectively in postsecondary planning, and ultimately, one student was determined to improve this process for everyone.
As a young minority woman, Katie Fang personally felt lost when planning for life after high school, and she recognized that she didn’t have the proper resources and support to make educated decisions about her future. Even though she had access to platforms like Naviance, she felt the entire process could be better. That experience fostered her determination to build a solution to support all students on their path toward postsecondary success. Thus SchooLinks was born.
As Founder and CEO, Fang was resolved to address college and career readiness challenges for students and districts that go beyond the features that Naviance and Xello have offered. With a focus on providing consistency in supporting student postsecondary outcomes and developing district efficiencies that promote collaborative workflows, SchooLinks equips educators to scale college and career readiness in ways no other platform can.
Building its modernized foundation of college and career readiness, this young company has done more in the last three years than any other competitor, which highlights our organizational commitment to be proactive in supporting the needs of districts. Our Founder and CEO leads our organization to challenge the status quo and make the college and career readiness process better for every stakeholder involved. In 2018, Forbes named Fang “Top 30 under 30 in Education” for the impact SchooLinks has had on students across the country. Since then, SchooLinks and Fang have been consistently recognized for enabling access to improved equity in the college, career, and military readiness space. Backed by an award-winning, one-of-a-kind product, and a team of experts that help to innovate and solve complex problems, SchooLinks has proven itself to be the most innovative and adaptable solution to bridge the gap between schools and businesses.
For years, districts have struggled to create opportunities for their students beyond a traditional college education. With pressure to demonstrate a return on investment in the public education experience, district leaders have needed not only a solution for delivering college and career readiness content to students but also a partner that helps leaders establish impactful industry partnerships. As an organization, SchooLinks has proudly served millions of students nationwide in helping see their visions become reality by growing industry relationships and ensuring students have transferable skills ready to apply in the workforce.
This sets SchooLinks apart from the outdated and aged platforms established decades ago. We demonstrate innovation through our ability to redefine the problem, listen to our users, and completely re-engineer a college and career readiness solution tailored to meet the needs of our stakeholders. We were honored to recently be named an Inc. 5000 company, ranking 910 among a prestigious list of the fastest-growing private companies in the United States. We have also been named a Fast Company’s: Most Innovative Company of 2023. Our unique, innovative approach to postsecondary readiness means that SchooLinks will continue to provide a high-quality product that is capable of transforming a community and the lives of students for years to come.
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Over twenty years ago, local education agencies were challenged with increasing college attainment, which meant that schools needed help managing the growing number of college applications. Therefore a market for educational technologies developed that help support districts to address these challenges. Platforms like Naviance were established to meet the needs of students and staff with college readiness. Conversely, in the late 1990s, efforts to improve career readiness as the alternative for non-college-bound students, and so systems like Career Cruising (now known as Xello), were designed.
These systems isolated students based on their aspirations and divided school systems as they provided services to students through separate departments. While these platforms helped schools twenty years ago, the needs of students have dramatically shifted. As a result, students have struggled to engage effectively in postsecondary planning, and ultimately, one student was determined to improve this process for everyone.
As a young minority woman, Katie Fang personally felt lost when planning for life after high school, and she recognized that she didn’t have the proper resources and support to make educated decisions about her future. Even though she had access to platforms like Naviance, she felt the entire process could be better. That experience fostered her determination to build a solution to support all students on their path toward postsecondary success. Thus SchooLinks was born.
As Founder and CEO, Fang was resolved to address college and career readiness challenges for students and districts that go beyond the features that Naviance and Xello have offered. With a focus on providing consistency in supporting student postsecondary outcomes and developing district efficiencies that promote collaborative workflows, SchooLinks equips educators to scale college and career readiness in ways no other platform can.
Building its modernized foundation of college and career readiness, this young company has done more in the last three years than any other competitor, which highlights our organizational commitment to be proactive in supporting the needs of districts. Our Founder and CEO leads our organization to challenge the status quo and make the college and career readiness process better for every stakeholder involved. In 2018, Forbes named Fang “Top 30 under 30 in Education” for the impact SchooLinks has had on students across the country. Since then, SchooLinks and Fang have been consistently recognized for enabling access to improved equity in the college, career, and military readiness space. Backed by an award-winning, one-of-a-kind product, and a team of experts that help to innovate and solve complex problems, SchooLinks has proven itself to be the most innovative and adaptable solution to bridge the gap between schools and businesses.
For years, districts have struggled to create opportunities for their students beyond a traditional college education. With pressure to demonstrate a return on investment in the public education experience, district leaders have needed not only a solution for delivering college and career readiness content to students but also a partner that helps leaders establish impactful industry partnerships. As an organization, SchooLinks has proudly served millions of students nationwide in helping see their visions become reality by growing industry relationships and ensuring students have transferable skills ready to apply in the workforce.
This sets SchooLinks apart from the outdated and aged platforms established decades ago. We demonstrate innovation through our ability to redefine the problem, listen to our users, and completely re-engineer a college and career readiness solution tailored to meet the needs of our stakeholders. We were honored to recently be named an Inc. 5000 company, ranking 910 among a prestigious list of the fastest-growing private companies in the United States. We have also been named a Fast Company’s: Most Innovative Company of 2023. Our unique, innovative approach to postsecondary readiness means that SchooLinks will continue to provide a high-quality product that is capable of transforming a community and the lives of students for years to come.
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