FreightPlus, a leading provider of managed transportation services, is excited to announce its first official philanthropic partnership with UP Education Network, a nonprofit school success network committed to providing high-quality education to students in underserved communities. This partnership underscores FreightPlus' dedication to giving back and supporting meaningful causes that shape the future.

UP Educaon Network, a school success organizaon that partners with school districts, families, and sta to create exceponal schools for students systemically furthest from opportunity, is proud to announce that UP students are among the fastest growing students in the state according to the 2023-2024 MCAS results. Both prociency and growth are trending upwards, defying statewide trends of stagnaon and decline. Importantly, the latest results indicate that UP’s 8th graders are graduang prepared to thrive in high school with achievement levels in line with the state average and growth at the top of the state.

At Bitsight, we are committed to helping the communities in which we live and work. We dedicate our time and resources to meaningful causes and initiatives that reflect our core values. I am incredibly proud and excited to share our most recent example of this - a new partnership with UP Education Network, a nonprofit school success organization that partners with school districts, parents and staff to significantly improve formerly struggling Massachusetts schools.

Through this partnership, Bitsight can support UP Education Network’s mission of advancing equity in education. It is an opportunity for us to help provide hands-on STEM learning experiences to students at a young age. By working with UP Education to provide thoughtful exposure to STEM career pathways, we can help open doors for students in our community, ultimately contributing to a more diverse workforce in the future.

UP Education Network announced today that it has been awarded a grant from the One8 Foundation to

fund implementation of OpenSciEd, a middle school applied science curriculum using phenomenon-based instruction and aligned to

Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS). OpenSciEd is a nonprofit organization that brings together educators, philanthropic organizations, curriculum developers, and professional development providers to improve science education through the development and implementation of high-quality, freely available science instructional materials.

UP Education Network, a nonprofit organization that partners with school districts, parents and staff to significantly improve formerly struggling Massachusetts schools, today announced that Bain Capital has contributed $100,000 to strengthen digital equity for all UP scholars. The contribution will provide UP Education Network’s students across five schools with devices, adequate internet access, and more IT support, ensuring every student successfully learns from home for what could be the remainder of the school year.