Equal Opportunity Schools CEO AJ Gutierrez

Meet AJ Gutierrez. EOS’ new CEO

Equal Opportunity Schools is excited to welcome Antonio “AJ” Gutierrez as our new Chief Executive Officer.    Gutierrez brings 14 years of leadership in education nonprofits, including a decade as Chief Policy & Public Affairs Officer at Saga Education, a national …

Nervous about AP courses? These students have some advice

Advanced Placement (AP) courses are undeniably rigorous, as they expose high school students to college-level curriculum, testing, and the study habits needed for success. Many prospective and first-time AP students doubt their ability to take on this challenge. This especially …

Porsha Denson, Assistant Principal at South Gwinnett High School in Georgia.

Opportunity Champion Spotlight: Porsha Denson

Porsha Denson wears many hats at South Gwinnett High School in Georgia’s Gwinnett County Public Schools: Assistant Principal, AP/Gifted Coordinator, 12th Grade Administrator and Math Administrator. Now, she can add EOS Opportunity Champion to her list of titles. Denson is …

Elliana, 11th Grader

“Someone came in to school [and] talked with us about AP classes. She showed me the apple on my profile…[where] a teacher said they thought I could take it [an AP class]…that was the point where I was like, ‘If …

Catalina, 11th Grader

“I’m glad I took an AP class because I got to meet new people from different countries.” As a 10th grader, Catalina had primarily only heard negative things about Advanced Placement (AP) courses at this Chicagoland high school. Even with …

Hannah, 11th Grader

“I discipline myself to work hard no matter what academic obstacle comes my way. I had little to no education freshman year, if anything it was poor since there was no money to ship books and materials to me, and …

Samuel, 10th Grader

AP is a lot of work, but it does help you in a lot of ways too — you feel safe, you feel much safer for your future, you feel more comfortable knowing that if you do this and you …

Dora, 11th Grader

“I am a very good student with a lot of potential.” As an incoming 10th grader, Dora was concerned that her courses weren’t challenging and was interested in taking upper-level courses. She carried a 2.89 GPA, but she didn’t believe …

Masen, 12th Grader

“At the time, I played football and one of the guys [on the AP student panel], played football too. I looked up to [and] knew he wouldn’t lead me in the wrong direction. So, I told myself, ‘You know what, …