Impact and Insights Blog

As Scott Morgan, Founder of Education Pioneers, stepped down as CEO earlier this month, he has been sharing some reflections and memories from his 15 years of leadership at EP. In that spirit, here is a story he shared from EP’s first year. We celebrate EP’s birthday each year on June 16, the anniversary of my drive to Sacramento to file EP’s articles of incorporation back in 2003. But there’s another important milestone during EP’s first year of operation. It took place during the last week of March in 2004. Going into that week, I had worked closely with EP’s founding board members, Miguel...

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...