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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.

Q&A with 2018 EPic Chicago Alum Adam Zmick, Co-Founder of Gardeneers

August 27, 2018

This past June, EP Chicago’s Alumni Board hosted its annual Agents of Change event spotlighting EP Alumni who work every day to ensure equity in education . As a part of the event, ONE EPic Chicago Alum is selected in honor of their work and dedication, and receives $1,000 to advance their professional development or to contribute back to their organization. The 2018 EPic Chicago Alum was awarded to Adam Zmick! Adam ('13) is a Chicago-land native, a Teach For America alum, and co-founded Gardeneers , which implements on-going, full-service support so every student has the opportunity to...
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Talent in Action

What does education mean to you?

August 15, 2018

Each year, EP cohorts around the nation leverage their diverse skill sets and their wealth of experience to explore education. Participating in small groups, EP Fellows design a project to examine or experience education issues through the critical lens of factors that impact access to high-quality education within the communities we serve. This year, through a series of pictures, EP Fellows in Denver captured why members of their 2018 cohort choose to work in the education sector and used that as a jumping off point for further discussion. Their reasoning behind the project? To inspire young...
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EP Updates

Bay Area Alumni and Champions Celebrate Scott Morgan

July 2, 2018

It started with an idea fueled by passion and people. Fifteen years later, Scott's vision of Education Pioneers continues to catalyze a network of thousands of Fellows, Alumni, Partners, and champions to make the education sector more equitable through leadership. Alumni and champions in the Bay Area gathered to thank Scott for 15 years of leadership and impact . (L - R: Brendan Cullen - early EP staff member; Gale Mondry - Chair of EP's Board of Directors; Melissa Wu - CEO of EP; Scott Morgan - Founder of EP; Doran Morgan, Scott's wife; Alexandra Bernadotte - EP Alumna, 2007; Jeff Kang - EP...
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EP Updates

Welcome Our Summer 2018 EP Fellows

June 28, 2018

Each summer, EP is thrilled to welcome the newest class of Pioneers into our nationwide network. In 2018 — our 15th anniversary year — more than 270 new Pioneers will join summer cohorts across the country, officially bringing our total EP network size to more than 4,000 leaders committed to advancing excellence and equity in education. Welcome, Pioneers! The Fellow Experience EP Fellows across the nation are kicking off their experiences by attending a two-day workshop with their new cohorts in June. On day one of “Opportunity Gap and School Systems,” Fellows are exposed to the root causes...

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