TNTP is helping us improve the training we provide to Virtual Instructional Coaches. Thanks to this partnership, we are adding another layer to the ultimate goal of ensuring students succeed.

One of the researchers at Digital Promise assigned to ELP, Hillary Greene Nolan, was really impressed by the impact that In-Person Mentors (IPMs) have on New Teachers. Here are her thoughts.

Teacher unions have expanded far beyond collective bargaining. In some cases, they are playing a critical role in supporting racial equity in the classroom.

This summer we were thrilled to learn that one of ELP’s original founding partners, the Wisconsin Education Association Council (WEAC), was ready to join our program during Year 2 of the pilot.

Imagine spending three years teaching early elementary school students. Your father builds a little house for your classroom, which of course your students love. You incorporate that little house into your curriculum, yet every time your principal comes into your classroom, he has no idea why or how that little house provides exciting opportunities for learning.

During its 175 years, the Ohio Education Association (OEA) has prided itself on being the voice of educators and students in Ohio. And that starts with listening.

Now that are nearly mid-way through the 2021-22 school year and the first year of ELP’s two-year pilot program, we decided to check in with Kathleen Miltz, the Assistant Superintendent for the Shelbyville, IN Central School District, and Meredith Hall, Shelbyville's Local President and a K-5 music teacher.

In the past 20 months, awareness around social and racial justice in the US has skyrocketed. Initiatives that will ensure everyone, no matter their skin color, can experience a life that is fair and just have gained national attention. Educators are key players in this movement.

“ELP is the realization of the best in education.” That is high praise coming from an anthropologist by training who has long worked at the intersection of philanthropy and education. But Robert Adams is not one to mince words. As soon as Robert heard about ELP, he knew the ELP team and its stakeholders were creating something special.