School ecosystems are not new to us. As co-founders, and mid-career professionals, we bring more than 50 years of experience in the education space, from teaching to policy, research to implementation. It is this profound understanding of how schools work that has helped us as entrepreneurs to build partnerships with over 65 schools in 7 countries across the MENA region. But it’s not the understanding alone. It’s equally, and perhaps more importantly, the conviction that working with schools is indispensable to education reform and progress.