This article originally appeared in Prince Wiliam Living on June 19, 2024. By Dr. Stacey Brown, Director of Learning and Development As an African American woman, parent and educator, Juneteenth is important to me because it uncovers and reveals a …
Kabby Hong’s Mission to Increase Asian American Visibility in Wisconsin Schools
EOS partners with Verona Area School District to support teachers like Kabby Hong and to increase access and opportunity in the district’s advanced classrooms. By Brennan LaBrie In April, Wisconsin Governor Tony Evers signed a bill requiring all public schools …
EOS’ New Director of Learning and Development Will Help Build Equity in AP History and Government Classrooms under Federal Grant
By Brennan LaBrie When Dr. Stacey Brown was Associate Director of Academic Achievement Programs at the University of Maryland, helping low-income and first-generation students successfully transition into college, she noticed a troubling trend: New students would arrive with Advanced Placement …
Navigating the Educational Maze: A Personal Journey from Dropout to Doctorate
By Kenzie Bond, Regional Director of Partnership Development For most people reading this, I am a former High School Principal, Middle School Assistant Principal, 7th grade Science Teacher, or former Correctional Officer and Supervisor. What many people don’t know is …
Celebrating the Teachers Who Made Us Who We Are
The teachers who leave the biggest impact on us are those who guide us to a new passion, foster those we already hold, and encourage us to pursue these passions beyond their classroom. Many of those in education can point …
Supporting the Whole Child through Holistic Teaching Methods
By Brennan LaBrie Educators and innovators co-building new models, technologies and practices aimed at improving teaching and learning must cater not just to the student, but the entire child. This principle was the foundation for the panel on April 16 …
The Biggest Barriers to Access for AP Classes in NYC, and how Data can Break Them
By Brennan LaBrie What is the biggest barrier to access for underserved and underrepresented students in Advanced Placement classrooms? For those on EOS’ panel at the College Board’s A Dream Deferred Conference in New York City last week, which centered …
Equal Opportunity Schools program increases Prince William student access to advanced coursework
This article was published on InsideNova on March 29, 2024. By Emily Seymour The Equal Opportunity Schools and Prince William County Public Schools partnership has proven itself successful at increasing high school students’ access to advanced coursework, according to a …
The Invisible Student
By Sasha Rabkin, President We recently celebrated the 110th birthday of Ralph Ellison. While I make no claims to literary scholarship or review, I have found his writing to be transformative to how I understand and make sense of the …