Great schools should not be the exception.
BetterEd was founded to change how schools understand and overcome underperformance. We diagnose root causes, develop the people responsible for change, strengthen the systems surrounding students, and stay close enough to implementation to know whether improvement is taking hold.
Children are not the problem. Broken systems are.
Student outcomes are evidence. They reveal the quality and coherence of the leadership, instruction, culture, talent, operations, resources, and systems surrounding students.
BetterEd examines those conditions before blaming students—and works with leaders to improve the systems producing the result.
BetterEd was not created to advise schools. It was created to transform them.
Founded in New Jersey. Built for every school serious about getting better.
BetterEd Solutions was founded by Candido Brown in New Jersey to bring a diagnosis-first discipline to school improvement.
The firm grew from a fundamental question: Why do some people, schools, and organizations recover, improve, and achieve at extraordinary levels while others remain trapped in repeated cycles of underperformance?
His experience in education and organizational performance shaped an approach grounded in evidence, adult development, and execution.
Rather than beginning with a predetermined training, product, program, or recommendation, BetterEd begins by listening, examining evidence, identifying root causes, and determining what the school actually needs.
BetterEd then works alongside the people responsible for implementation to strengthen leadership, instruction, culture, talent, enrollment, operations, capital, technology, and organizational capacity.
BetterEd exists to make schools better by diagnosing the systems limiting performance, developing the people responsible for change, and executing the improvements required for every student to thrive.
Every student attends a high-quality school.
We work alongside superintendents, CEOs, school founders, principals, instructional leaders, teachers, boards, and organizational teams responsible for creating stronger schools.
Most firms start with a solution. We start with a diagnosis.
| Typical consulting | BetterEd |
|---|---|
| Starts with an offering | Starts with evidence |
| Treats visible symptoms | Diagnoses root causes |
| Recommends from a distance | Builds the intervention around the problem |
| Measures delivery | Measures whether change is taking hold; adjusts when necessary |
| Leaves implementation to the client | Works alongside implementation; builds internal capacity |
The principles that govern the work.
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Every student can achieve at high levels.
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Adult actions shape student outcomes.
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Evidence must guide diagnosis.
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The intervention must match the root cause.
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Implementation matters as much as strategy.
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Feedback must lead to action.
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Progress must be measured.
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The plan must change when the result does not.
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Capacity should remain after BetterEd leaves.
Our Team
View the full team directoryExperienced leaders and practitioners working across school improvement, leader and teacher development, and school culture.
Candido Brown, Ed.M.
Founder & CEO
School Transformation Leader
Dr. Monique Lewis
Partner, School Improvement & Turnaround
School Improvement & Transformation
Clara Borders
Partner, Montessori School Improvement
Montessori School Transformation
Stephanie Carter-Bagley, MBA
Partner, Governance, Finance & Risk
Governance
Elijah Perry, Ed.M.
Partner, Advancement
Capital Strategy & Fundraising
Anjelica Hardin Hall
Partner, Charter Strategy & Growth
School Improvement Strategy
Ashley Furan, Ed.M.
Partner, School Renewal
Charter Founding & Renewal
Casey Kean, Ed.M.
Partner, Data Intelligence
Data & Performance Strategy
Denis Ocampo
Partner, Partnerships
School Partnerships
Jennifer Bauer
Partner, School Improvement & Principal Coaching
School Improvement & Rapid Transformation
Jessica Nelson-Clark
Partner, Brand & Reputation
School Branding
Dr. Alina Lewis
Partner, Research
Research & Evidence
Dr. Dejon Tucker
Partner, School Improvement & Transformation
Instructional Leadership
Jhay Tamayo
Business Operations Manager
Business Operations
Build a better institution for every student.
BetterEd helps education leaders diagnose what is holding an institution back, develop the people responsible for change, and implement the systems required for stronger results.