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Mike Feinberg is a Houston-based educator and nonprofit leader with more than 30 years of experience in education reform. He co-founded KIPP (Knowledge Is Power Program) in 1994 and later established the Texas School Venture Fund and Career For All — organizations dedicated to expanding opportunity for underserved students and adults across Texas.

The Texas School Venture Fund (TXSVF) is a nonprofit co-founded by Feinberg with a mission to increase the supply and diversity of great schools in communities where families want more options. It operates alongside Career For All, which has incubated several programs including WorkTexas, Neighborhood Schools, Neighborhood Preschools, and Project Remix Ventures.

WorkTexas is a Houston-based workforce training nonprofit co-founded by Mike Feinberg in 2020. It offers free or low-cost trade skills training in fields like electrical work, welding, plumbing, HVAC, commercial truck driving, medical assisting, and culinary arts. Courses run approximately 11 weeks and are built around direct input from employer partners.

After co-founding KIPP and helping grow it into a national network of more than 270 charter schools, Feinberg concluded that a high school diploma alone was not enough for many students — particularly those in low-income communities. He determined that employer-aligned skills training offered a more direct path to financial stability, leading him to launch the Texas School Venture Fund and Career For All.

WorkTexas currently offers training in residential and commercial electrical work, welding, carpentry, auto tech, plumbing, HVAC and building maintenance, commercial truck driving, warehouse and logistics management, culinary skills, crane and rigging, and medical assisting. A barber program is also in development.

No. WorkTexas serves both adults and high school-age students. During the day, it partners with charter schools — including Premier High School — so teens can earn a diploma while simultaneously completing trade skills training. Evening programs are open to adults. WorkTexas also operates programming through the Harris County Juvenile Probation Department's Opportunity Center for youth involved in the juvenile justice system.

WorkTexas tracks graduates for a minimum of five years after program completion. Staff check in every six months to ask about employment status, salary, and whether graduates need any support — whether that's job coaching, help navigating a workplace conflict, or guidance on pursuing a better opportunity.

Career For All is an organization co-founded by Mike Feinberg under the Texas School Venture Fund. It serves as the incubator for several innovative educational programs, including WorkTexas, Neighborhood Schools, Neighborhood Preschools, Project Remix Ventures, and the Shawn M. Hurwitz Fellowship for education leaders. Its mission centers on expanding access to meaningful career and educational pathways for students and adults.