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Learning should know no limits or bounds.
Together, we can learn.

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We Can Learn represents the limitless potential of EVERY student when given access to equitable learning opportunities.

Deana Jean, Board Member

Our Mission

Vision

Learning should know no limits or bounds. Together, we can learn.

Mission

We stand with you, committed to making a meaningful impact in education, through philanthropic giving and service, that supports equitable and innovative learning opportunities.

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"Education changes a student’s life and can have a positive impact for generations to come. It’s about giving a chance to one student at a time – that’s what We Can Learn is about. "

Michelle Geddes, Chairwoman

Partnerships

Partnerships

We Can Learn partners with organizations that have a demonstrated dedication to creating equitable educational opportunities for ALL students and are committed to closing the achievement gap.

Alight works with its partners and constituencies to provide opportunities to refugees, displaced people and host communities. Alight helps people survive conflict and rebuild lives of dignity, health, security and self-sufficiency. Alight is committed to the delivery of programs ensure measurable quality and lasting impact for the people they serve.

Estella’s Brilliant Bus provides a mobile instructional technology and training system that creates opportunities for self-paced educational learning. They employ this primarily in under served and under resourced areas.

Pencils of Promise is a global community that believes everyone deserves access to quality education. They are reshaping the landscape of education guided by their 100% promise.

Grant Opportunities

Technology Grant Opportunities

We Can Learn is the nonprofit foundation that’s a part of the Edmentum organization. For over 60 years Edmentum has been supporting student learning in over 75 countries with innovative approaches to student engagement and teacher support. As a part of our mission to make a meaningful impact in education through philanthropic giving that supports equitable and innovative learning opportunities, we have opportunities to support local non-profit organizations who are working with students outside of the traditional school day and classroom setting through Edmentum's software and services.

Do you know an organization that is a good candidate for a We Can Learn technology grant? Please complete the following form with your ideas.

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To be considered as a recipient for a We Can Learn technology grant, the organization submitted must be recognized as a U.S. non-profit organization. If you have any questions about the submission process, please email info@wecanlearn.org.

Our Board

Our Board

We are advocates who believe in the power of education. We lend our time to fight for every learner’s right to premium quality educational resources. Our passion fuels the need to improve the educational conditions of our most neglected, forgotten, and underestimated learners.

The We Can Learn board consists of 16 members and is led by our Chairwoman, Michelle Geddes.

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With 20+ years of experience in the technology industry, Michelle brings a wealth of experience to the table. She started her career as a customer support manager, partnering with school districts nationwide to support their administration and student needs. In time, she transitioned to training, where she developed resources to help employees learn about new programs and offerings to accurately meet their customers’ needs. Currently, she leads a team of account managers dedicated to their district partners to drive student achievement and promote a passion for lifelong learning.

My Why

My mother and husband are both lifelong math teachers, between the two of them they have worked in rural, private, urban and suburban school districts. Currently my mother is a rural educator and my husband is in an urban school and I hear about the work they do in their classrooms every single day to support student learning, and the challenges they face with funding, lack of resources, and parental engagement are unfathomable with the expectations they have put on them.

Watching my own children’s experience over the years, they are now 20 and 12, in a district that provides for their students all the resources they could want and comparing that to the experience my mother and husband have every day, drives my passion to support students, no matter where they live, find their desire to be a lifelong learner because that is what will continue to drive creativity and innovation in our society to drive us forward.

Michelle Geddes
Chairwoman

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For over 20 years Dex has been a Senior Accountant with Edmentum. He is responsible for product development software accounting, daily cash management, fixed asset accounting, and other general ledger duties. Dex began his career as an auditor for Arthur Young & Co. Prior to joining Edmentum, Dex was a controller for two privately held companies and was an accounting supervisor and audit supervisor for Cenex (now CHS). He has held treasurer positions with Oak Hill Lutheran Brethren Church and the Kennedy Girls Traveling Basketball Association. Dex is a CPA (inactive) and graduated from the University of Minnesota with a Bachelor of Sciences degree in Business Administration.

My Why

My parents were high school graduates. As I grew up, they always emphasized educational achievement and this environment motivated me to graduate from the University of Minnesota. What I obtained from education was the passion to learn, confidence in my abilities, but most importantly, hope for the future. I want every child to experience this hope. Working for Edmentum has allowed me to help give children and adults a chance to experience hope for their futures!

Dexter Skog
Treasurer

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Kacy McClean
Secretary

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Ashlee is a lifelong learner who is passionate about the power of education. She is truly inspired by the great work that teachers do every day in schools and classrooms all over the world and is committed to making a difference in the lives of all kids. Ashlee joined the Study Island marketing organization in 2007 and later the OrgSync team in 2013. She rejoined Edmentum in 2015, and currently serves as marketing director. Her professional background includes over 11 years of marketing experience in K-12 and higher education edtech organizations. Ashlee earned a BA and MBA from Southern Methodist University. In addition and fueled by a desire to learn more about educational foundations and pedagogy, she also earned an MS in early childhood studies from the University of North Texas.

Ashlee Tatum-Eckley
Director of Communications

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Laura Porter Jones
Madison Michell
Brianna Pyka
Larry Mckenzie
Joseph Durand
Brandon Logan
Deanna Jean
Christy Spivey

Top Quote

“On the other side of everything we do is a student and a teacher. On the other side of every decision we make, every process we build and implement and the programs we launch, we have a heavy responsibility to do right for education.”

Jamie Candee, Edmentum CEO

Contact Us

Contact Us

952-832-1512

info@wecanlearn.org

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