About the EP Blog

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

Learnings from a Leader: Education Pioneers Founder Scott Morgan

June 14, 2018

As Scott Morgan, Founder and CEO of Education Pioneers, passes the CEO torch to Melissa Wu this month, the EP team is thinking back to many of the insightful reflections he’s written over the years. We invite you to skim through a few highlights and click the available links to read his full posts. Scott, thank you for 15 years of leading EP, and for sharing lessons throughout your journey! On Courage & Vulnerability Our students need leaders from the classroom to the board room and everywhere in between to be vulnerable and courageous. They should expect it from us. We should also expect...
Category 
Diversity, Equity & Inclusion
EP Insights

EP Shows its Pride

June 8, 2018

Catalyzed by the Pulse shooting during Pride Month in 2016 , the need and purpose for an intentional LGBTQ+ space internally for EP staff became clear. The important work of our EP Pride affinity group* started within two weeks with EP staff member Dan Rosenstein leading the charge to ensure those who identify as LGBTQ+ have a supportive community in the workplace. EP Pride’s impact and offerings continue to ramp up in scope and depth since it began two years ago. Today, nearly 25 percent of EP staff participate regularly in EP Pride meetings and activities. Staff have access to a regularly...

Scott Morgan, Melissa Wu Reflect on EP’s CEO Transition as the Organization Celebrates its 15th Anniversary

June 4, 2018

Education Pioneers’ Founder & CEO Scott Morgan announced on May 1 that he is stepping down after nearly 15 years of leading the organization he started . His successor is Melissa Wu, currently the organization’s Chief Program Officer. We asked them to sit down and reflect on the leadership transition in mid-June. What follows are excerpted highlights from the conversation, edited for readability and length. On the Vision of Education Pioneers SCOTT MORGAN : Founding and leading Education Pioneers (EP) has been the greatest honor of my life, and it will always be a part of me. I can’t...

In Celebration of Asian and Pacific American Heritage Month

May 31, 2018

May is Asian and Pacific American Heritage Month – a celebration of Asians and Pacific Islanders in the U.S. The month of May was chosen to commemorate the immigration of the first Japanese to the U.S. on May 7, 1843, and to mark the anniversary of the completion of the transcontinental railroad on May 10, 1869, as the majority of the workers were Chinese immigrants. In celebration of Asian and Pacific American Heritage Month, we’re spotlighting several EP staff who took some time with a few Q&A’s: How does your identity inform your work in general, and/or at Education Pioneers? ANNIE...

Impact Fellows Are Hungry for a Challenge. Are You?

By Jamie Smith McCarthy, May 11, 2018

Impact Fellows are hungry for a challenge. They problem-solve with humility. They are leaders who are ready to learn from other leaders. If this sounds like you (or someone you know ), then helping transform a 100-year-old education system might be the best choice for your career. The Education Pioneers’ Impact Fellowship is a 10 month leadership program for people with backgrounds in data analysis and/or project management. It pushes Fellows to marry their expertise in these skills with their passion for changing systems and partnering with communities. Over the course of 10 months, Impact...

Pages