Global directory
The global learning directory.
Find the school, learning community, church, or learning website, claim the profile, attach the domain, and route the organization into the right LOTD lane.
The learning phone book starts with named classes, visible sources, and claimable records.
This directory is LOTD's public routing layer for lifelong learning. Learners can look for an institution. Institutions can claim a profile, attach a domain, and route themselves into the school lane, district lane, or partner path without pretending the whole planet is already fully indexed.
The authoritative named-entity contract is now live as
LOTD authoritative roster attachment (2026-03-17.v1) with 69 records across 16 learning-group classes. Public sources expand coverage across schools, churches, community learning centers, and learning websites. Verified claims move institutions and communities into the LOTD merge layer.Every learning entity class already has a lane.
The directory is operational because each entity class maps to a school, district, or partner route before the global import is complete.
Foundational learning · School lane
Early childhood and pre-primary providers
Nurseries, preschools, early-years programs, and pre-primary providers.
ISCED 0 · Single-site early-years operators route into the school lane by default.
Formal schooling · School lane
Primary and secondary schools
Primary schools, middle schools, secondary schools, and standalone campuses.
ISCED 1-3 · Single schools and campuses route into the school lane.
Formal schooling · District lane
School networks and multi-site groups
Charter networks, multi-campus operators, school groups, and federated systems.
ISCED 1-3 · Networks and multi-site operators route into the district lane.
Public systems · District lane
Districts, ministries, and regional education bodies
Districts, ministries, state systems, and public-sector coordinating bodies.
ISCED 1-3 · Public-system operators route into the district lane.
Tertiary education · Partner lane
Colleges, universities, polytechnics, and research campuses
Universities, colleges, research institutes, and polytechnic or tertiary campuses.
ISCED 5-8 · Higher-ed and research organizations route into the partner lane by default.
Work and skill pathways · School lane
TVET, trade, vocational, and apprenticeship providers
Trade schools, technical institutes, vocational centers, and apprenticeship providers.
ISCED 3-5 · Single providers route into the school lane; multi-site systems can escalate into the district lane.
Work and skill pathways · School lane
Adult literacy, continuing education, and workforce learning programs
Adult learning centers, continuing education programs, upskilling operators, and workforce academies.
ISCED 3-5 · Single programs route into the school lane; multi-site workforce systems can escalate into the district lane.
Community access · School lane
Libraries and community learning hubs
Public libraries, community learning hubs, and place-based learning access points.
Lifelong learning · Community hubs route into the school lane as local proof environments.
Community access · School lane
NGOs, nonprofits, and civil-society learning operators
Nonprofits and social-impact operators running education programs or learner support.
Lifelong learning · Program operators route into the school lane unless they coordinate a large multi-site system.
Community access · School lane
Tutoring, after-school, and supplemental learning programs
Tutoring organizations, after-school programs, enrichment centers, and supplemental learning providers.
Lifelong learning · Supplemental learning operators route into the school lane by default.
Community access · School lane
Community learning centers and local learning communities
Community learning centres, adult literacy hubs, youth learning spaces, makerspaces, and other local non-formal learning communities.
Lifelong learning · Local community learning environments route into the school lane unless they coordinate a larger multi-site network.
Community access · School lane
Churches, faith communities, and religious learning centers
Churches, mosques, temples, synagogues, ministries, parish education programs, Sunday schools, and faith-based learning communities.
Lifelong learning · Faith-based local learning communities route into the school lane unless they operate a broader network or systems partnership.
Ecosystem operators · Partner lane
Publishers, platforms, and digital learning products
Publishers, marketplaces, software platforms, and digital learning products.
Lifelong learning · Learning platforms and content operators route into the partner lane.
Ecosystem operators · Partner lane
Learning websites, communities of practice, and web-native learning communities
Learning websites, online forums, communities of practice, open-education networks, and other web-native learning communities.
Lifelong learning · Digital and web-native learning communities route into the partner lane.
Ecosystem operators · Partner lane
Device, telecom, and offline distribution partners
Hardware channels, telecom operators, and offline-delivery partners.
Access layer · Access and distribution operators route into the partner lane.
Ecosystem operators · Partner lane
Foundations, universities, and civic institutions
Foundations, civic institutions, conveners, research validators, and public-interest partners.
Lifelong learning · Validation and public-interest operators route into the partner lane.
Read-only source waves stay visible.
Coverage grows in waves. The first wave is registry-first. Later waves follow pilot leverage, localization depth, and public-interest partnerships.
now · wave-1-structured-registry
Wave 1 - Structured registry countries
Strong registry structure, clearer licensing, and immediate public-source seeding value.
Countries: US, GB, SG, NO, CZ
Sources: lotd_internal_roster, lotd_public_seed, ror, nces_ccd, uk_gias, norway_nxr, czech_registry
next · wave-2-language-and-pilot
Wave 2 - Language and pilot leverage
High learner volumes, multilingual value, and strong partnership leverage after the first registry wave proves the mechanics.
Countries: CA, IN, AE, MX, BR, PH
Sources: lotd_internal_roster, ror, wikidata, osm
later · wave-3-public-interest-scale
Wave 3 - Public-interest scale markets
Scale the directory where public-interest distribution, civic partners, and multilingual routing can compound once the first waves are stable.
Countries: ZA, KE, NG, ID, CO, EG
Sources: lotd_internal_roster, uis, wikidata, osm
Roster sources and merge policy
One internal authoritative source makes named entities durable. Public registries and enrichment sources extend coverage without replacing that internal merge layer.
| Source | Authority | Status | Coverage | Next step |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LOTD internal roster feed internal |
authoritative merge layer | live attached roster | Attached first-party roster spanning every supported entity class and lane. | Extend this attachment with CSV, Airtable, CRM, or API imports without changing the merge contract. |
| LOTD directory candidate queue internal queue |
review queue | live upstream feed | Deduped queue of operator-submitted candidate schools, communities, congregations, and learning websites waiting for authoritative merge. | Attach external CRM or Airtable exports into the same sync contract once upstream systems are ready. |
| LOTD public seed curation internal-public |
seed exemplars | live seed wave | Cross-category sample institutions and operators | Expand or replace with authoritative country and sector registries. |
| Research Organization Registry (ROR) public registry |
high confidence | live query | Universities, colleges, and research institutes | Use for read-only discovery and later import into the local graph. |
| NCES Common Core of Data public registry |
high confidence | planned seed wave | US K-12 schools, districts, and LEAs | Use for the first US school and district ingest wave. |
| Get Information About Schools (England) public registry |
high confidence | planned seed wave | State and independent school records in England | Use in the first structured UK ingest wave. |
| Norway National registries (NXR and school register) public registry |
high confidence | planned seed wave | Norway institutions and structured provider lists | Use in the wave-one registry import sequence. |
| Czech school registry public registry |
high confidence | planned seed wave | National education providers and facilities | Use in the wave-one national registry import sequence. |
| UNESCO Institute for Statistics (UIS) aggregate public data |
system context | context only | Aggregate system data, not institution-level records | Use to prioritize country waves, not to list institutions directly. |
| Wikidata public knowledge graph |
enrichment | planned enrichment | Global but uneven | Use only as an enrichment layer, not as the primary authority. |
| OpenStreetMap public map data |
location enrichment | planned enrichment | Global but uneven | Use for location cues and dedupe support after authority sources land. |
Attached roster status: live attached roster · 69 records · 17 countries · all taxonomy classes covered
Search institutions, then route or claim them.
The local LOTD graph holds claimable records and seeded exemplars. Higher-ed searches also extend into ROR live results so the directory can answer real queries before the full global import lands.
18 results · local 18 · external 0
Claimed
Palm Beach County School District
Authoritative first-party district record anchoring US public-system routing.
Claimed
Los Angeles Unified School District
Authoritative district record for multi-site US rollout planning.
Claimed
University of California, Irvine
Authoritative university record for California-based partner routing.
Claimed
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Authoritative higher-ed record for research and partner-lane discovery.
Claimed
Arizona State University
Authoritative higher-ed record for innovation and public-university routing.
Claimed
The Open University
Distance and lifelong-learning university record for open-access discovery.
Claimed
National University of Singapore
Authoritative Asia-Pacific university record in the partner lane.
Claimed
New York Public Library
Library-system record for place-based learning and public access routing.
Claimed
Toronto Public Library
Community-learning hub record extending library coverage into Canada.
Claimed
Khan Academy
Publisher and digital-learning record for ecosystem routing.
Claimed
Coursera
Platform and workforce-learning record for partner-lane discovery.
Claimed
General Assembly
Adult and workforce-learning record for upskilling and continuing-education discovery.
Claimed
Room to Read
Civil-society learning operator record for literacy and nonprofit routing.
Claimed
Worldreader
Reading and digital-access nonprofit record for mission-driven discovery.
Claimed
Harlem Children's Zone
After-school and learner-support record for community-based routing.
Claimed
KIPP Public Schools
Charter and network operator record for district-lane routing.
Claimed
GEMS Education
International multi-campus school-group record for rollout routing.
Claimed
Bright Horizons
Early-childhood provider record covering nursery and pre-primary discovery.
Claim flow
Turn your light on.
Claiming starts the institution profile, attaches the official domain, and routes the organization into the correct LOTD lane.
Missing institution
Name the next roster candidate.
If a learner cannot find an institution yet, the missing request becomes the next entity candidate in the LOTD graph.
Top entity classes in the local graph
The first public layer stays honest: local graph counts are visible, claims are visible, and missing requests show the next ingestion demand.
| Entity class | Total |
|---|---|
| Colleges, universities, polytechnics, and research campuses | 9 |
| Foundations, universities, and civic institutions | 5 |
| Publishers, platforms, and digital learning products | 5 |
| Adult literacy, continuing education, and workforce learning programs | 4 |
| Community learning centers and local learning communities | 4 |
| Device, telecom, and offline distribution partners | 4 |
| Learning websites, communities of practice, and web-native learning communities | 4 |
| Districts, ministries, and regional education bodies | 4 |
Latest claim and gap signals
The operator feed stays institution-only. No student records or personal learner data are published here.
| When | Institution | Country | Lane | Method |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-03-18T02:54:26.875Z | Open edX Community | US | Partner lane | seeded_claim_queue |
| 2026-03-18T02:54:25.877Z | Moodle Community | AU | Partner lane | seeded_claim_queue |
| 2026-03-18T02:54:24.789Z | Team4Tech Community of Practice | US | Partner lane | seeded_claim_queue |
| 2026-03-18T02:54:23.411Z | Rebus Community | CA | Partner lane | seeded_claim_queue |
| 2026-03-18T02:54:22.187Z | Redeemed Christian Church of God | NG | School lane | seeded_claim_queue |
| 2026-03-18T02:54:21.048Z | East London Mosque | GB | School lane | seeded_claim_queue |
| 2026-03-18T02:54:19.960Z | Holy Trinity Brompton | GB | School lane | seeded_claim_queue |
| 2026-03-18T02:54:18.915Z | Saddleback Church | US | School lane | seeded_claim_queue |
| When | Institution | Country | Class | Lane |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| No missing requests yet | Missing-institution requests will appear here once visitors start naming gaps. | |||