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Education Pioneers shares stories of impact, insights, ideas, and opinions to advance the conversation about what great leadership in education looks like.

What Do We Value At EP, And What Are We Willing To Do About It?

By Kathleen Fujawa, April 6, 2018

We know that Education Pioneers (EP) and the education sector as a whole are steeped in a history we need to understand. This history includes systems and structures for us to investigate, interrogate, and sometimes decenter or dismantle so that we ensure every student has the opportunity to reach their full potential when they’re in K-12, and beyond. As education professionals, it is incredibly important that we do this work as a part of living our core values: who we are and what we value impacts how we show up at work – in how we lead, in our daily interactions, and in how we manage others...
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EP Insights
Innovation & Entrepreneurship
Leadership Journeys
Talent in Action
Transformational Leadership

Celebrating the Trailblazing Spirit of EP Alumni for Women’s History Month

March 28, 2018

At Education Pioneers we invest in leaders because they embody our organization’s founding belief that talented leaders and managers can scale successful solutions for the education sector to impact millions of children nationwide. For Women’s History Month, we celebrate EP Alumni who are trailblazers in education – with a focus on Alumni who are entrepreneurs and/or pioneers. These are only a few of the inspirational women who have been a part of our program. Check out more of our EP Alums on our Meet Our Pioneers page. Brenda Darden Wilkerson (2015) CEO and President, AnitaB.org From...
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Diversity, Equity & Inclusion
EP Insights
Transformational Leadership

Five Strategies for Advancing Racial Equity in Public Education

By Sam O'Bryant, March 23, 2018

Guest blogging today is Sam O’Bryant , an EP Alum who currently serves as the Senior Director for Equity & Partnerships at SchoolSeed Foundation in Memphis. Sam is a graduate of Alcorn State University and an advocate of historically Black colleges and universities. Sam is a husband, a dad, and a graduate student. When I began working in Memphis in 2012 at Memphis City Schools Foundation, I arrived during the halfway point of a major investment in teacher effectiveness. The work was worthy and victories were won, and the long-term focus was on making teachers the absolute best they could...
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EP Insights
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Diversity, Equity & Inclusion
EP Insights
Transformational Leadership

In Celebration of Black History Month

February 28, 2018

At Education Pioneers, we aim to embody the spirit of our core values, one of which is Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion . It is important that we honor and continue to celebrate the contributions and commitments of diverse individuals in our world who are doing extraordinary work, inspiring new generations of leaders, and dedicating their lives to creating equitable educational opportunities for all. So, in celebration of Black History Month, we are spotlighting several EP staff who self-identify as black with a few Q&A’s: If you could connect with a Black History trailblazer who would it...

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