Bay Area

As the founding site of Education Pioneers, the Bay Area Fellows Program represents a unique mix of an intrepid spirit and an established network of education reformers. Our Fellows have made crucial contributions to improving education within the Bay Area:

• Supporting Oakland Unified School District's reform efforts

• Starting new charter schools with Aspire Public Schools, KIPP, Downtown College Prep, Rocketship, and others

• Launching new education ventures including Revolution Foods

The Education Pioneers Alumni are creating a powerful network of education reform leaders that cuts across academic disciplines, professional functions, and organizational missions to transform Bay Area education.

Talent for Organizations Improving Education in the Bay Area

We partner with 27 Bay Area organizations including the San Francisco Unified School District, Aspire Public Schools, Citizen Schools, and Policy Analysis for California Education. We supply Partners with outstanding people for critical summer projects and full-time employment. In 2009, Oakland Unified School District hired eight Fellows who promoted underutilized schools, developed teacher retention strategies, and explored the legal implications of teacher dismissal.

Skilled Professionals Recruited to Work in Education in the Bay Area

We recruit top students from graduate schools like Stanford, UC Berkeley, and Harvard for our Fellowship Program. Fellows are groomed to become leaders in education through high-level work experience, training on complex education issues, and collaboration with local education experts.

Alumni Talent for Full Time Education Leadership Roles in the Bay Area

In the Bay Area, 65% of Education Pioneers Alumni work full-time in education. Stephanie Wilson, a 2009 Alumna of Stanford’s Graduate Schools of Business and Education and a 2008 Education Pioneers Fellow, could have followed a career path in the private sector. Instead, she is now Director of Growth and Strategy at Aspire Public Schools. In this role, Stephanie stewards Aspire’s statewide expansion and reaches thousands of students.

Numbers We Are Proud Of

• 100% of Partners rate our program as good or excellent
• Partners value Fellows’ work at over 200% of its actual value
• Since 2004, our Alumni have filled 67 education leadership roles in the Bay Area

 

Bay Area Managing Director: Liam Garland
liam.garland@educationpioneers.org