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Education Pioneers 2020 Annual Report

By Melissa Wu, December 8, 2020

Dear Friends, It is with pride and gratitude that we share our 2020 Annual Report. 2020 was an unprecedented year for us as a nation. And it’s impossible to separate EP’s work and mission from the traumas of an unrelenting global pandemic, a difficult reckoning with racial justice, and a highly divisive political climate. Leadership matters, and never more than in moments of crisis. We are proud that EP was able to transform and innovate in order to advance our mission of catalyzing leaders at all levels to drive systemic change. We moved our Fellowships virtual, welcomed 80 new Pioneers, and...
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Giving Tuesday 2020

December 1, 2020

As 2020 draws to a close, we continue to grapple with a traumatic pandemic. Schools across the country are challenged with making impossible decisions about how to best continue learning -- and results from the first semester indicate that while the fall has been less chaotic than the spring, the risks to student learning and wellbeing are just as high. Students of color and students living in low-income communities, who were already underserved before the pandemic, are disproportionately affected by 2020’s disruptions. Whether it’s reliable access to fundamentals like internet, technology,...
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Announcing Our 2020-2021 Impact Fellowship Cohort

By Jennifer Chin, November 10, 2020

We are proud to announce the new 2020-2021 Education Pioneers Impact Fellowship cohort -- a group of 23 rising problem solvers, data analysts, and strategic thinkers who aspire to make a difference for kids and communities. They join EP’s existing network of 4,500+ leaders who work outside the classroom to enable student and teacher success inside the classroom. Impact Fellows have begun their 10-month work placements at our Partner organizations, including school systems, education agencies, and supporting nonprofits. They also recently began their leadership development programming --...
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EP Summer 2020 Wrap-up Report

By Colleen Downie, October 30, 2020

This summer was unlike most others. Education leaders and school staff had high-stakes work to prepare for the next school year. At the same time as the education sector is navigating the looming budget crisis and a strong potential for learning loss caused by COVID-19, there’s also a racial and social justice reckoning it must act upon. The surge of necessary and complicated work caused by the confluence of two crises — civil rights and public health — will require sustained effort, anti-racist approaches, and a network of passionate people willing to care, act, and challenge each other...
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EP Impact Fellowship 2019-2020 Wrap-up Report

By Colleen Downie, October 1, 2020

EP’s second cohort of Impact Fellows began in Fall 2019 . Over the course of their EP Fellowship the world changed and they pivoted with purpose , demonstrating not only the adaptive leadership skills they were learning and building during their leadership development programming but also their commitment to education. While their experience began in person, COVID-19 mandated a swift pivot to remote work, virtual programming, and online cohort connections.

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