Oakland, CA - Education Pioneers, a national nonprofit dedicated to attracting and developing more talented leaders for important roles outside of the classroom to support teachers and drive student success, announced today it has opened admissions for its 2012 Graduate School and Analyst Fellowships.

The 10-week, summer Graduate School Fellowship and the 10-month Analyst Fellowship are leadership development programs that were created to provide our nation's best and brightest emerging leaders with entry into rewarding careers in education leadership, and to ensure that school districts, charter school organizations and education nonprofits have the human capital necessary to accelerate excellence in public education. 

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Oakland, CA - Education Pioneers, a nonprofit organization committed to developing exceptional public education leadership, today announced a 140 percent increase in applicants for its year-old Analyst Fellowship program.  The Fellowship was designed in response to demand for more highly-skilled analytical talent within public education.  More than 630 professionals, trained in the private sector as business analysts, investment bankers, consultants, and accountants, applied to begin new careers in education through the Analyst Fellowship.  After a rigorous selection process that includes a quantitative exercise and in-depth interviews, 30 Fellows will be selected and placed into school districts, charter school organizations and education nonprofits, primarily in the Greater Boston and San Francisco Bay Areas.  

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One of the nation’s top business schools awards organization for diligent recruiting efforts – first nonprofit to receive Stanford’s Recruiter Excellence Award.

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Oakland, CA - Education Pioneers, a national network of leaders and entrepreneurs committed to improving leadership within public education, but outside the classroom, today announced it received a $7.6 million grant from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation. The grant will allow Education Pioneers to attract and develop more than 500 professionals, many of whom are specifically trained in data and analysis, to work in school districts, public charter organizations and state departments of education.  This is the largest grant Education Pioneers has received in its eight years of operation. This award showcases the emerging trend of attracting and placing more talented professionals into education leadership positions-a priority that was until recently overlooked.

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Boston, MA - Education Pioneers, a national organization committed to improving leadership within public education, today announced that it received a $50,000 challenge grant from the Lynch Foundation.  The grant award will help place ten highly-skilled business professionals into various education organizations in the Boston area, most notably Boston Public Schools, Edward Brooks Charter School, and NewSchools Venture Fund.

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Oakland, CA- Education Pioneers, a national network of leaders and entrepreneurs committed to improving
leadership within public education, but outside the classroom, today announced it received more than 2,000
applicants from top graduate programs across the country. If chosen, the applicants get the opportunity to
participate in a summer Fellowship position that includes rigorous leadership training within K-12 public
education. With a highly-selective admissions process, Education Pioneers plans to choose approximately 300
graduate students from the pool of applicants for the 2011 Summer Graduate School Fellowship Program - an
admissions rate of less than 15 percent.

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Oakland, CA - Education Pioneers, a nonprofit organization committed to developing and placing high-caliber talent in education outside of the classroom, announced today it has opened admissions for its 2011 Analyst Fellowship. Aimed to increase data expertise within public education, the program places early career professionals with corporate data analysis experience at education-related organizations located in the San Francisco Bay Area and the greater Boston area. The ten-month program provides school districts, charter school organizations, and education nonprofits with the resources to analyze and manage strategic data-oriented projects, a top priority for organizations striving to improve student achievement and prepare children for college and beyond. Recipients of the Fellowship are prepared to go on to permanent positions where they can continue to play a significant role in confronting the challenges facing the nation’s public education system.

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Oakland, CA – Education Pioneers, a non-profit organization committed to training the next generation of public education leaders outside of the classroom, announced today an increase in the number of African-American and Latino recruits in its 2010 Graduate School Fellowship Program. African-American men in the Fellowship increased by 25 percent from 2009-2010, while the number of Latino women jumped by 50 percent. These increases in diverse recruits emphasize Education Pioneers' commitment to ensuring leaders in public education are representative of the communities they serve.  The organization's projects are mainly focused on underserved communities and youth, of which a large percentage is African-American and Latino.
 
In addition to the number of African-American graduate students who were recruited, there was a significant rise in the number of African-American applicants interested in participating in the Fellowship. As compared to 2009, there was a 75 and 50 percent rise in applications from African-American men and women respectively. After a rigorous quality screening process, more than 80 percent of African-American and Latino candidates accepted Fellowship positions.

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Oakland, CA - Education Pioneers, a nonprofit organization committed to developing the next generation of public education leadership, announced today it has opened admissions for its 2011 summer Graduate School Fellowship. The program places current students and recent graduates with diverse academic and professional backgrounds at education-related organizations located in seven urban locations across the country with the goal of creating a pipeline of human capital to these organizations in need of their skills. Recipients of the Fellowship typically go on to permanent positions in the field where they can play a significant role in confronting challenges facing the United States education system.

Selection of Fellows is expected to be highly competitive this year; the 2010 Fellowship program had approximately a 12% admissions rate with nearly 300 Fellows chosen from nearly 2,433 applicants. Candidates come from academic programs in business, policy, law, and education, from top-notch graduate programs such as Harvard Kennedy School of Government, University of Chicago Booth School of Business, Howard University School of Law, and University of California Berkeley Graduate School of Education.

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Oakland, CA - Education Pioneers, a nonprofit organization committed to developing the next generation of public education leadership, today announced its new Analyst Fellowship program designed in response to the demand for more highly-skilled analytical talent within the public education system. Beginning in September, Education Pioneers has placed experienced professionals with corporate data analysis experience into public education organizations in the San Francisco Bay Area. The ten-month pilot program will provide school districts, charter school organizations, and education nonprofits with the ability to analyze critical data and manage strategic data projects, which is a top priority as the organizations strive to improve student achievement and prepare kids for college and beyond.

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