Paul Public Charter Builds A Pipeline with a Purpose
At Paul Public Charter School, our coaching program for Black female school leaders enhances the likelihood that our leaders embrace challenges, stay in the struggle, and positively impact our sustainability and the college and career success of our scholars. We support the coaching program and diversify the perspectives of our leaders by establishing a deep […]
Achievement Prep Invests in African American Male Leaders
At Achievement Prep, 22% of leadership positions in our network are held by African American men. We hear a consistent message from our African American male leaders that they strive to be examples of positivity for our scholars, despite a pervasive public message to our children about the dubious position of African American men in […]
OneGoal: Taking intentional steps to strengthen our approach to staff diversity + inclusion
Since 2012, we increased staff diversity at OneGoal from 13% to 38%. By the end of 2015 we will broaden our pipeline to increase diversity in our candidate pool, and establish org-wide diversity and inclusiveness strategies. We seek to ensure that every student, regardless of background, has a legitimate opportunity to be successful. OneGoal’s focus […]
Summit 2015: Ben Jealous Challenges us to Build ‘Uncomfortable’ Coalitions and Dream Big
Ben Jealous, partner at Kapor Capital and former President & CEO of the NAACP, closed the NewSchools 2015 summit with a powerful call to action: to build ‘uncomfortable’ coalitions and dream big. Ben joined us after spending the last week in Baltimore—a city where his family has roots for over 80 years—where he was conducting […]
Summit Presenter Q&A with Kriste Dragon, CEO of Citizens of the World Charter Schools
Our annual NewSchools Summit is coming up in less than two weeks, on May 6. Leading up to it, we’re featuring conversations with some of our exciting presenters. Today we’ll hear from Kriste Dragon, co-founder and CEO of Citizens of the World Charter Schools. After earning her law degree and then spending years working as a math teacher, professional development […]
Camelback Fellows Announces New Class of 2015
At Camelback Ventures, our mission is to diversify the social innovation ecosystem by leveraging the genius of all people. To close the opportunity gap we need all talent—including underrepresented entrepreneurs. It is not just a moral imperative, but a strategy for change. In March 2015, Camelback launched its first “official” class of Camelback Fellows. These […]
DC Prep Ramps Up Diversity Training & Recruitment
Increasing diversity across DC Prep’s organization is a strategic priority. During summer 2014, DC Prep launched a set of ongoing Cultural Competency trainings with leadership teams in its award-winning network of preschool-8th grade public charter schools. DC Prep has also increased diversity of the Home Office staff, and its Talent Team will be implementing diversity […]
Our Commitment to Diversifying Education
Many education reformers ask, “Why should we focus on closing the demographic gap between the children we serve and the leaders of the ed reform movement?” Our answer is simple. Research shows that diversity matters, and a sustainable education reform movement requires a community to participate in its own liberation to achieve the practice of […]
UP Education Network Assembles its 2nd Diversity and Inclusivity Task Force
UP Education’s second Diversity and Inclusivity Task Force is creating a scorecard to measure our organization’s progress and performance in the areas of recruiting, hiring, training, supporting, promoting, and retaining a diverse group of employees. We look forward to hearing the diverse voices and perspectives from across the network and holding ourselves accountable for realizing our […]
Beyond Z Accelerator Preparing Diverse Next Generation Leaders
Beyond Z believes leaders can emerge from everywhere and is creating a new talent strategy for the country. Their career accelerator empowers promising young people on their path to college graduation, meaningful careers, and lives of impact. They are creating a model to discover, develop, and connect at least 100,000 extraordinary, diverse young people to […]