As we close another impactful year, we take a moment to reflect on significant milestones and fruitful collaborations. One partnership that stands out prominently is our work with the Chan Zuckerberg Initiative (CZI). Their unwavering support has played a pivotal …
Bottom line: this stuff works! It works because EOS is not a canned program. A consultant works with your sites, with their unique needs and issues, to help them develop and execute a concerted plan to reach students you have not been …
By AJ Gutierrez, Alaina Boyle Ph.D., and Elizabeth Sykes For years, Equal Opportunity Schools has been trying to answer a fundamental question. What would schools do differently if they could see students more fully? Mathematica found that when schools broaden …
By AJ Gutierrez, Alaina Boyle Ph.D., and Elizabeth Sykes For more than a decade, Equal Opportunity Schools has been asking a deceptively simple question: Who are schools missing? Schools have more information about students than ever before. We know their …
By: AJ Gutierrez, Alaina Boyle Ph.D., and Elizabeth Sykes Schools invest enormously in people. Teachers, counselors, coaches, school leaders, advisors, and other staff members spend every day building relationships with students. But how often do we actually know which relationships …
This month, Equal Opportunity Schools welcomed three new members to our Board of Directors. With decades of leadership across industries including education, healthcare, and technology, our new board members each bring a wealth of experience and unique perspectives to advance …
Last year, EOS launched the Opportunity Champions program to recognize school and district leaders in our network driving transformational change in their advanced academic pathways. Throughout the school year, these leaders drive EOS’ work by breaking down barriers to advanced …
By Paul DeAngelis, Senior Director of Partnership Development Too often, the push for higher college enrollment gets framed as a numbers game based on how many students fill out applications, sit for entrance exams, or declare a campus their next …
This article is adapted from a recent blog post by our partners at Understood.org. Read their full post here. At EOS, were student survey to reach – and understand – every student in our partner schools. But we identified a …
By Brennan LaBrie The key to driving success for all students is creating a belonging-rich environment. Our research proves it, and the lived experience of many students and teachers backs it up. Just ask Kim Douglas, partnership director at …
By Brennan LaBrie There’s a troubling and persistent gap in high schools nationwide — between student ambition and access to academic opportunities. Many students aspire to earn a college degree, yet aren’t in the classes that put them on …