Priority Area: Data and Analysis
Data-savvy professionals use their skills to support critical and strategic decision-making, so that organizations can help transform education for all students.
We seek professionals who are fluent in data for the EP Fellowship. You’ll be well positioned to help education organizations transform results for students.
The Work You'll Do
Our Partner school districts, CMOs, and other education organizations especially need emerging leaders who can interpret student data, make strategic recommendations, and tell stories with numbers. The work that our data and analysis professionals do as part of their Fellowship builds on their previous experience in:
Data collection and management |
Visualization |
Modeling and forecasting |
Research and evaluation |
Expertise in data and analysis paves the foundation for education organizations to track meaningful achievement and progress towards goals, and make data-driven decisions that are in the best interest of students and communities.
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ROLE |
RESPONSIBILITIES |
Government Education Agency | Technologist and Data Analyst |
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Education Consulting Firm | Data Analyst and Strategist |
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Charter Management Organization | People-Focused Data Analyst |
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Pioneer Spotlights
Education Sector Needs Your Skills
STAFF CAPACITY AND INFRASTRUCTURE FOR DATA NEEDS | SPECIALISTS IN DATA ANALYSIS AND INTERPRETATION | TURNING DATA INTO ACTION AND IMPROVEMENT |
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"Similar themes emerge for many of the organizations and the obstacles they encounter, including: data quality, data infrastructure, and staff capacity." |
"We believe schools should hire dedicated support specializing in data analysis and interpretation, to help schools measure student academic progress, forecast state assessment scores, and identify struggling students throughout the year, so as to adjust instruction quickly and help students succeed." --- Teachers are not Analysts: Re-Thinking our Expectations of the Data-Focused Teacher Generation |
"We are increasingly aware that information is imperative to know if we’re getting our work right – if students are learning and thriving – and data tells us where we stand and where we can improve." |
Why EP?
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Daniel Tesfay, an EP Alumnus who had a data-focused role, shares why choosing EP was the right choice for him and why you should take the leap too! |
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A little discomfort can be a great thing. I’ve seen the data. I know that students are struggling, so breaking out of my comfort zone to try and change dismal statistics for future generations hasn’t felt risky at all. This experience has solidified for me that education is where I need to be working. |
You might find your place where you never expected it. Moving for the Fellowship to get my foot in the door and build a career in education has been an incredible professional boost. The opportunity to explore, participate in, and lead all aspects of our work has been an unmatched opportunity. |
You make meaningful connections It has been tremendously helpful to get to know and connect with the other Fellows in my cohort. It’s been invaluable to have a network that gets it. This work is high stakes, and it isn’t easy. |
Other Priority Areas |
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EP focuses on recruiting and placing Fellows in four key priority experience areas: data and analysis, strategy and planning, operations, and program and project management. Our Partners have particularly high need for expertise in these areas, which have high potential for impact with students, teachers, and families. While EP does match Fellows with select roles in human resources, finance, marketing and communications, and other functions, we focus our efforts on our priority areas. |
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Data and Analysis | Strategy and Planning | Operations |
Program and Project Management |
Learn More
- Download the Education Pioneers Fellowship brochure
- Attend an Education Pioneers event or webinar
- Learn more about our application process
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