Education Pioneers Launches Program to Increase Data Expertise within Public Education Sector
Oakland, CA - Education Pioneers, a nonprofit organization committed to developing the next generation of public education leadership, today announced its new Analyst Fellowship program designed in response to the demand for more highly-skilled analytical talent within the public education system. Beginning in September, Education Pioneers has placed experienced professionals with corporate data analysis experience into public education organizations in the San Francisco Bay Area. The ten-month pilot program will provide school districts, charter school organizations, and education nonprofits with the ability to analyze critical data and manage strategic data projects, which is a top priority as the organizations strive to improve student achievement and prepare kids for college and beyond.
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Race to Top Round 2: Announcing the Winners
The U.S. Department of Education confirmed the 10 winners of the second round of the Race to the Top competition late this morning as the news trickled out state by state from members of Congress, who were notified first.
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L.A.'s Leaders in Learning
A system used to rate schools in Los Angeles and some other districts across the country may be overlooking important data that could make the ratings more meaningful. The Academic Performance Index has been shown to mirror students' advantages and disadvantages outside of school, rather than any progress the school is fostering. "We're measuring who is in schools rather than how effective the schools are," a Duke University testing expert said. Some say student progress may be better measured by value-added methods that look at individual students' performance from year to year.
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Teaching Our Way to a Stronger Economy
Today, the President took bold action, signing important legislation to provide urgent fiscal relief to school districts across the country to maintain our education system, and to enable 160,000 teachers to keep their jobs.
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President Obama Calls for an Increase in US College Graduates
In an address at the University of Texas, President Obama set a goal for the US education system to produce 8 million more graduates by 2020, which would position the US to once again have the highest percentage of college graduates in the world.
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2010 Fellow Kalia Waits-Smith Featured in OurWeekly
College … just the word itself evokes so many emotions and thoughts. There are so many things to consider when choosing the right school, and with the education system seemingly ripping off families, college sometimes does not even seem like the right option, let alone going to a private, Ivy League institution.
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Education Pioneers Founder Receives 40 Under 40 Leadership Award
Oakland, CA -Scott Morgan, founder and CEO of Education Pioneers, will receive the New Leaders Council (NLC) 40 Under 40 Leadership Award this evening at a ceremony in San Francisco. Morgan will join the ranks of top young, dynamic leaders selected by the New Leaders Council, a nationwide institute devoted to training young progressive political entrepreneurs.
Morgan founded Education Pioneers in 2003 to provide top graduate students with a clear career path to the education sector and mobilize them to become education's future change agents. Since its inception, Education Pioneers has grown into a national network with operations in the San Francisco Bay Area, Washington, D.C., New York City, Boston, Chicago, Houston, and Los Angeles.
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Recession has Teach For America Becoming More Competitive
Teach For America positions have become a major resume booster, and as the economy continues to languish is increasingly a viable option for a solid paycheck for recent graduates.
But increased interest has made the program more competitive, with applicants facing a process almost as daunting and exclusive as Ivy League college admissions.
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Education Pioneers Featured in the Cabinet Report
Education Pioneers, an Oakland-based fellowship program for the training of school administrators,
reports receiving a record number of applicants this spring among graduate students nationwide.
Nearly 2,500 applications were received this year – more than double what they received last year. Out of
that total, the program enrolled 300 fellows, a big increase over the 225 participants from last year.
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Education Pioneers Recruits Record Number of Applicants from Top Graduate Schools
Oakland, CA - Education Pioneers, a network of education leaders and entrepreneurs, today announced that it has recruited a record number of applicants from top graduate programs across the country. With a highly-selective admissions process, approximately 300 graduate students out of nearly 2,500 applicants were chosen to participate in the 2010 Summer Graduate School Fellowship Program - an acceptance rate of just over 10 percent. The program includes a summer position with a leading education organization as well as peer support and rigorous training on the challenges of K-12 education
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