About

Mission & Vision

Student Leadership Network supports young people growing up in diverse, underserved communities to gain access to higher education, helping them fulfill their dreams.

Through our work in girls’ and gender-expansive youth (girls’+) education and college access and success, we are working to ensure that every student has access to the educational opportunities they deserve.

We are relentless…

in the pursuit of our vision of educational equity for all. As we grow and evolve, we remain driven by this goal and committed to our core values.

We are powered by a commitment to learning, growing and a desire to scale our impact.

We take our vision seriously and are working towards it in an intentional and progressive manner while making the best use of our resources.

We value the things that make all of us unique and the ideas everyone brings to the table. We respect each other’s voices, stories, and working and learning styles as we strive for excellence together.

  • A group of students in white graduation gowns and caps celebrate at a commencement ceremony, holding diplomas and smiling in an auditorium.
    TYWLS students celebrate their graduation
  • A group of teenagers stands in front of a colorful, graffiti-covered wall on an outdoor basketball court.
    Students pose at their College Decision Day celebration
  • Students walk through a school hallway lined with cheering peers, some holding congratulatory signs for college acceptance, showcasing the student leadership networks mission to empower and celebrate student achievement.
    Students participate in a school parade for College Decision Day
  • A group of students stands on the steps outside a building with a “Lafayette Field Hockey 2024 Patriot League Champions” banner, proudly displaying maroon Lafayette tote bags and a SUNY McConney EOP award.
    CBI students visit a college campus

    • Our Impact

    Our work with girls’ and gender-expansive youth education and college access and success  has impacted nearly 80,000 students nationwide. At Student Leadership Network, we understand that when students are equipped with the right tools and opportunities, there is no limit to what they can achieve.

    Our students consistently surpass national college enrollment rates and secure significant financial aid. These outcomes reflect the power of investing in young people, helping them forge pathways to higher education and ultimately, pursue their dreams.

    Line graph comparing college enrollment rates from 2015 to 2023 among Young Womens Leadership Schools, CollegeBound Initiative Schools, low poverty, and high poverty schools, highlighting the impact of the Student Leadership Networks mission.

    $1B

    Since 2001, our graduates have secured nearly $1 billion in scholarships and financial aid.

    Nearly 80,000 students have been impacted nationwide to date.

    Learn more about our impact

    Join Us in Driving Educational Equity!

    Want to help us remove barriers to the educational opportunities all students deserve and learn more about how we’re closing the degree divide across the country?

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