# XQ Institute Education reform organization founded in 2015 by [[Laurene Powell Jobs]] through the [[Emerson Collective]], focused on redesigning the American high school. XQ has funded "Super School" projects across the country, investing in schools that experiment with competency-based learning, project-based curricula, and technology integration as alternatives to the traditional high school model. XQ matters to the vault as a node in the [[Philanthropy Ecosystem]] and as an example of how Silicon Valley wealth translates into education policy influence. The organization operates in the space between traditional public education and the school-choice movement the right champions — it's reformist but works within the public system rather than seeking to replace it, which positions it as a target from both the education establishment left (which resists disruption) and the voucher right (which wants more radical restructuring). ## See Also - [[Laurene Powell Jobs]] — founder - [[Emerson Collective]] — the parent organization - [[Philanthropy Ecosystem]] — the broader landscape