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EP Updates

Wrap-up: Our Inaugural Cohort of Impact Fellows

May 13, 2019

We're pleased to be wrapping up our inaugural cohort of the Impact Fellowship . Our three cohorts across the country participated in “capstone” recently, and while some may continue on at their placement, this ends the programming component of the Impact Fellowship. Read on for a glimpse into the past 10 months — the leaders they met, the cohort connections they built, and the work they did. We're also looking forward to our second cohort of Impact Fellows! Join us: If you're interested in becoming an EP Impact Fellow, the final date to apply for the 2019-2020 program is May 23 . If you're an...
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Leadership Journeys

In the Company of the Inspired

By Om Chitale, May 8, 2019

This post originally appeared on Medium on May 7 . The little ones crawled over me with eyes innocently wide, unable to hold back their gasps. “Not Norman!” they echoed. Not Norman! I looked up from the pages of the children’s book in my hand, stepping out of body for a moment to appreciate the absurd love of the situation. 15 toddlers were baring their souls in the way only small children can. They held back nothing in their love for me, a stranger in their classroom, as they tugged on my beard and strained to get a better look at the pictures on the page. I looked to the Head Start teachers...
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Transformational Leadership

What Does It Mean To Be An Agent of Change?

By EP Chicago Alumni Board, March 19, 2019

Agents of Change is a beloved tradition among EP Alums. They gather to reconnect, hear from transformational leaders in education, and leave feeling inspired and renewed to be agents of change. In Chicago, the EP Chicago Alumni Board has amplified this annual event to celebrate the impact of our most EPic Chicago Alumni and EP Chicago’s work to drive improved educational outcomes for students. This event is open to all and happening on Friday, June 14, 2019. Save the date and join us! As a middle school teacher for fifteen years I'd often tell my students that if we all worked on trying to...
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Diversity, Equity & Inclusion
EP Insights

Black History Month: Stories that are Inspiring, Challenging, Changing, and Informing Us

By Thalia Tirado, February 26, 2019

At Education Pioneers, diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) is one of our core values and a core part of our work both internally and externally. DEI is the work we do, the experiences we have, the organization we want to build, and the world we want to live in. It isn’t just our core mission—DEI is personal, challenging, and institutional. One important action we can take to live our DEI core value is intentionally build a fuller understanding of our national history, and especially black history which is too often overlooked, marginalized, or relegated to only being discussed in February...

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