BrightWorks
A Minnesota Service Cooperative
Welcome!
BrightWorks (formerly Metro ECSU), a nonprofit educational cooperative, was established in 1976 by the Minnesota Legislature to provide cost-effective, high quality education services and programs to public schools/districts, private schools and nonprofits in the Twin Cities metro area. This organization is member-driven and governed by a Representative Assembly and an Executive Board. Find more information about our organization on the About Us page.
BrightWorks edNews
edNews, BrightWorks’ e-newsletter, is published three times/year. Learn about our staff, services, events, and resources. View the December 2023 edNews issue.
Minnesota Education Policy Fellowship
The application is open for the 2024-2025 cohort of the Minnesota Education Policy Fellowship.
BrightWorks Winter/Spring 2024 Professional Development Catalog
Upcoming events offered by BrightWorks.
SparkPath
SparkPath presents its student programs in collaboration with BrightWorks. Member districts/schools save 30-50% on SparkPath registration fees. For more information, visit www.sparkpath.org
Emergency Assistance for Non Public Schools (EANS)
BrightWorks is the fiscal host for the federal EANS funds. EANS funds are available to non public schools to address education disruptions caused by COVID-19.
Cooperative Purchasing Services
A wide variety of products are available with our program, the Cooperative Purchasing Connection. Vendor contracts are established through a formal bid process conducted by Minnesota Service Cooperatives (MSC).
Purchasing Connection
BrightWorks Membership
Active membership in BrightWorks is open to each public school district which has chosen to join the cooperative by paying the appropriate membership fees. With membership districts can participate and vote in the governance of the co-op.
Become a Member