Education Knowledge Broker Network
EKBN is a professional home for people who connect education research, policy, and practice.
Education Knowledge Broker Network
EKBN is a professional home for people who connect education research, policy, and practice.
Education is a Dynamic, Complex System.
Knowledge brokers are using evidence to tackle the system’s biggest challenges.
They are facilitating conversations about what the evidence says, what communities need, and how we can work together to support every learner’s success.
At its core, this work is a dialogue.
It’s relational, iterative, and rooted in collaboration.
And when it’s supported everyone benefits…especially students.
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Collaboration is the Key To Change
We unite researchers, practitioners, and policymakers to learn, collaborate, and turn ideas into action. Here, your expertise is valued, your skills are sharpened, and your voice shapes the future.
Professional Identity & Recognition
We give knowledge brokers a name, a network, and the tools to lead.
Whether you’ve been doing this work for years or just discovered it has a name, EKBN affirms your role, helps you engage across systems with clarity, and strengthens your ability to influence and connect with diverse audiences.
Tools to Turn Evidence Into Action
We help you move ideas forward.
Through skill-building sessions, applied learning, and evidence-informed frameworks, EKBN equips you to use what works, navigate complexity, and become a trusted guide in your organization and field.
Opportunities to Shape a Growing Field
We’re expanding the field of knowledge brokering together.
We foster spaces for co-creation—where evidence is shaped with and by the people it impacts, and where community wisdom and scientific inquiry work in tandem.
Getting Started Is Easy!
Join EKBN
Sign up for free access to the latest news and happenings from EKBN and become a part of a growing community of knowledge brokers.
Attend & Connect
Register for the sessions that interest you, engage in conversations, and meet other knowledge brokers.
Learn & Grow
Apply what you learn, share your experience, and help advance knowledge brokering in education.
Conversations That Shape Education
From virtual networking hours to deep-dive workshops, our events connect you with peers who are using evidence to make a difference.
We Get the Work You Do Because We Do It, Too.
You’re doing important work connecting research, policy, and practice – but you don’t have a name for it and your skills aren’t always recognized.
At EKBN, we see you. We are you.
We’ve created a community for people like you—people committed to making education better by improving how knowledge is shared, shaped, and applied.
Here, you’ll find:
- Recognition for your role and expertise.
- Peer learning with people who share your commitment to evidence-informed, equity-driven change.
- Support and resources to strengthen your skills and expand your impact.
- The foundation of knowledge brokering — practical guides, curated resources, and starter tools available only when you join EKBN.
Imagine What’s Possible.
At EKBN, we aren’t just building a network. We’re brokering knowledge about knowledge brokering, and supporting the people and practices that make evidence use in education stronger.
With a strong, visible, and supported community of knowledge brokers:
- Evidence is shaped with and by the people it’s meant to serve.
- Decisions are evidence-informed, inclusive, and effective.
- All learners have a better chance to succeed.
We’re creating a professional learning community that supports identity development and deeper understanding of what knowledge brokering looks like in action.
