Advancing Equity in Education

Avela is a platform for school districts and CMOs to make equitable, data-driven decisions on enrollment, class assignments, and teacher placement.

 
 
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We empower school and district leaders to improve educational outcomes, equity, and accountability.

We are a team of educators, economists, and engineers bringing Nobel Prize-winning capabilities to all schools, districts, CMOs, and governments. We envision a world where all students have access to high quality, affordable education in a system that learns from each other and spreads best practices.

 
 
With our algorithm, 30,000 students, roughly one-third of applicants, were able to choose their school, rather than being manually assigned.
— Parag Pathak (c.f. AER 2017)
Choice matters. Getting your first choice school increases achievement by 0.4 standard deviations in Math and 0.14 in reading.
— Parag Pathak (c.f. Econometrica 2017)
 

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Founders

Greg Bybee

Greg Bybee

Parag Pathak

Parag Pathak

Joshua Angrist

Joshua Angrist

 Publications and Research