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Applications Now Open for 2023 Impact Fellowship

By Melissa Wu, March 27, 2023

The K-12 sector is no stranger to challenges. As we recover from pandemic disruptions and confront the myriad of cascading obstacles affecting schools and their communities, this is a critical moment. My college cross country coach always told us to “run through the hill” to keep momentum through the crest and into the downhill. It sounded irrational until I tried it and realized how much extra speed the momentum and gravity gave me with every step down the other side. The challenges in our post-pandemic recovery are daunting and real, but we have an opportunity to lead with greater purpose...
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Announcing EP's 2022-2023 Impact Fellowship Cohort

November 17, 2022

We are proud to announce our 2022-2023 EP Impact Fellowship cohort. A collective of creative problem solvers, data analysts, and strategic project managers, the Impact Fellowship includes 32 rising leaders who are serving 27 organizations that together reach 4M+ students nationwide. Read on to learn more about the impact they'll make and what they'll learn. #WeAreEP
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Education Pioneers 2022 Annual Report

November 7, 2022

Dear friends, After two long years of disruption, students, parents, and educators are grateful to reclaim many aspects of classroom normalcy. But they’re also exhausted as they confront the stark realities of steep learning loss, widening inequities, and lingering trauma. The sector faces immense adaptive challenges in this moment, from staffing shortages to resource management. Previous best practices are insufficient for today’s context. Now is the time for adaptive, inclusive leaders to define problems in new ways, identify novel solutions, and implement innovations that seize the...
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Announcing Our COVID Recovery Fellows

By Stacy Barr, August 29, 2022

To realize the promise of systems transformation during the long road to COVID recovery, K-12 organizations need exceptional leaders beyond the classroom to lead implementation, drive change management efforts, and monitor effectiveness. That’s why EP has once again brought flexible, senior-level capacity to K-12 systems grappling with an evolving pandemic. Today, we’re proud to announce fifteen COVID Recovery Fellows who are adding critical chief of staff-level capacity to school systems serving nearly 6 million students nationwide. ​​​​​​Read on to learn more about our cohort, and to see...

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