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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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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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