Preston Smith and John Danner founded Rocketship Education in 2006. The first school opened in San Jose, California in 2007. The vision is to eliminate the achievement gap in one lifetime. While you might think this is a very ambition dream, yet with the devotion of the founders, the principles and educators in this unique school system might not be that far-fetched. How can that be? Rocketship Education offers three pillars to success: Personalized learning, talent development, and Parent Power.

Firstly, personalized learning customizes instructions to ensure students get the most out of their lessons. Rocket education pace lessons for the students and not rush it to make sure students are catching on and learning. They use four content