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Talent in Action

Analyst Fellowship Community Project: Turning Vision into Reality

By Angela Le, 2012 Analyst Fellow , April 11, 2013

When asked by Education Pioneers to think of a project that would give back to the community, I considered my own dreams and experiences. As a daughter of Vietnamese refugees, one of my most prominent dreams from childhood was to attend college. Fortunately for me, I was able to turn my dream into a definitive vision and, finally, into reality. Drawing from my college experiences, I thought about the way I was able to complete my college education. At first it was tough. I had very little experience writing research papers, thinking critically, or analyzing information. I also found it...
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Education Pioneers Recognized as Top Nonprofit in Bay Area and Washington, D.C.

January 17, 2013

In 2013, Education Pioneers celebrates our 10 year anniversary. We are incredibly proud of the accomplishments of our Fellows and Partners over the years, and 2012 was no exception. In December, Philanthropedia ranked EP fourth out of 162 education nonprofits making a significant impact on education in the San Francisco Bay Area. Over two months, Philanthropedia surveyed 99 experts working in education in the Bay Area, with an average of 19 years of work experience in the field, to identify the organizations that were making the biggest positive impact on a local level. According to...
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Talent in Action

Analyst Fellows Convene to Discuss Growth and Scale in Education

January 16, 2013

Analyst Fellows
As part of the Education Pioneers Analyst Fellowship experience, Fellows come together for a series of five convenings to discuss their experiences, share ideas and insights and learn more about the work of other Fellows and Partners. During the third Analyst Fellowship convening for the Western region, Fellows organized a panel session to dig into the internal and external issues education organizations face in regards to growth. Three of our valuable Partners helped facilitate the discussion: Tracy Hanna, Director of Growth at KIPP Bay Area Schools Jonathan Schorr, Partner at NewSchools...
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Frances McLaughlin Named President of Education Pioneers

January 10, 2013

AN UPDATE FROM SCOTT MORGAN, FOUNDER & CEO Happy New Year! This year promises to be an exciting one. It's hard to believe that 10 years ago this June I drove from San Jose to Sacramento to file the papers to form Education Pioneers. I wasn't sure if my car could make the trip, but I believed without a doubt that Education Pioneers could make an impact on the lives of millions of children. I hope you agree that we are well on our way. In Good to Great, Jim Collins writes that, "The most important decisions that [leaders] make are not ‘what' decisions, but ‘who' decisions." I couldn't agree...
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Education Pioneers Joins Activate ED, New Campaign To Transform Education

December 12, 2012

Today we are pleased to share some exciting news: Education Pioneers has joined a new collaboration to help accelerate our mission to transform education into the best led and managed sector in the U.S.! Thanks to a generous grant from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, we have partnered with The Broad Center for the Management of School Systems and the Strategic Data Project , part of Harvard's Center for Education Policy Research, to form Activate ED ( www.activate-ed.org ). Our new partners in Activate ED have parallel missions: to place top leadership, management and analytic talent...

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