Cincinnati is a national model for education innovation. The Strive Partnership works directly with Cincinnati Public, Covington and Newport schools, and more than 300 education advocates, community funders and university presidents. KnowledgeWorks prepares students at every grade level for the high-tech, interconnected economy of the future. And three universities—Xavier, the University of Cincinnati and Northern Kentucky University—compete nationally with outstanding design, architecture, music, business, culinary and liberal arts programs, while other local universities and community colleges help round out a robust higher education landscape for Cincinnati and Northern Kentucky.