Partner Impact

The UP Education Network is a nonprofit school management organization that oversees in-district school turnaround in Massachusetts. Recruitment of talented, mission-oriented educators is critical for the organization’s success as it works to rapidly transform chronically underperforming district schools. One of the organization’s key leaders in recruiting new talent is Tarah Mohika, who took a manager position with the UP Education Network’s recruitment team in 2013. Tarah’s supervisor at the time, Victoria Lautsch, encouraged her to participate in Education Pioneers’ Visiting Fellowship ...

Speaking up in education debates isn’t often easy (or warmly received)–even in writing. It also matters tremendously, especially for those who have voices that are too often underrepresented or ignored. And it turns out that the humble blog can be a critical vehicle to speak up and be heard. In today’s Q&A with Tanya Paperny, managing editor at Bellwether Education Partners, we dive into why blogging matters, why Bellwether hosts trainings for education bloggers, and how all of us writing about education can raise our games.

College is a big experience, no matter who you are. But for students from low-income backgrounds, who are often also first-generation college goers, college can feel especially weighty—as it’s essential to launch and grow a successful career. Enter Braven, a nonprofit organization (founded by EP Board Member Aimée Eubanks Davis) that identifies next-generation leaders from underrepresented backgrounds and gives them a leg up on gaining skills and real-world experiences that will enable them to become influential leaders.

In Memphis, Tennessee, many education leaders are thinking big about change for our communities. These are full-blown visions of “cradle to career” improvement and success for all of our cities’ young people. As a result, Memphis is on the cusp of an education renaissance like never before.

Yesterday, the Noble Network of Charter Schools was named the winner of the 2015 Broad Prize for Public Charter Schools. EP is thrilled to congratulate Noble on their recognition and to be a partner supporting their work!

Recently, The Broad Residency was granted accreditation by the Western Association of Schools and Colleges for a master’s degree in Educational Leadership. Today, Chaka Booker, The Residency’s Managing Director, talks with EP on what accreditation means for his organization, what they look for in leaders, and why leadership matters in education.

In part two of this two-part Q and A series, EP talks with Brigitte Marshall, Chief Talent Officer for the Oakland Unified School District about how short-term talent can contribute to long-term impact, the value of OUSD’s 10-year partnership with EP, and the impact EP leaders are having in Oakland.

In part one of this two-part Q&A series, EP talks with Brigitte Marshall, Chief Talent Officer for the Oakland Unified School District about why talent matters in Oakland, new human capital initiatives that her team is spearheading, and the importance of data in the district’s human capital strategy.

Sometimes it's about where you sit. At Education Pioneers' recent 10-Year Anniversary Leadership Summit and Celebration in San Francisco, I had the good luck to sit near DC Public Schools Chancellor Kaya Henderson during the morning welcome. Even more serendipitous was that Education Pioneers' Founder and CEO Scott Morgan asked all 450 attendees to take a moment, find someone near us who we didn't know yet, introduce ourselves, and explain why we were there that day. I jumped at the chance to meet Chancellor Henderson. One of the main reasons that the Chancellor was there that day? Talent...

In late January, the Southern region Analyst Fellowship cohort convened in Nashville, Tennessee to discuss issues surrounding change management and innovative ideas in education. Several distinguished education professionals from the Nashville area met with the Fellows to discuss the space for innovation and change in education organizations nationwide. Among these guests was Ravi Gupta, the founding director of Nashville Prep Charter School and an up-and-coming leader on the national scene, recently named one of Forbes' Magazine's "30 Under 30" in Law and Policy. The Fellows had a chance to...