OCTOBER 13, 2021 | Brooklyn, NY - InnovateEDU, alongside the Learning Policy Institute, is excited to announce the launch of a new project within their portfolio, Pathways Alliance. The Pathways Alliance is an uncommon coalition of leading organizations dedicated to supporting and implementing diverse and inclusive educator preparation pipelines, including teacher residency programs. This project is a result of the multi-year efforts of InnovateEDU, Learning Policy Institute, National Center for Teacher Residencies, Mary Lou Fulton Teachers College at ASU, Prepared to Teach at Bank Street College of Education, Deans for Impact, The Learning Accelerator, Public Impact, and American Association of Colleges for Teacher Education.

“I am thankful to all of our partner organizations for joining in this coalition to launch the Pathways Alliance,” said Erin Mote, Executive Director of InnovateEDU. “InnovateEDU prioritizes bringing together uncommon alliances in the form of students, teachers, organizations to participate in innovative practices that improves student achievement and solves large scale challenges in education. This project is an opportunity to promote best practices for building a diverse and sustainable system of support for educators serving our students every day.”

The initial goals of the project include:

Developing a common definition of Teacher Residency;
Launch a resource library with resources for planning, implementing, and improving teacher residencies and other quality educator preparation programs in the current climate;
Develop a reputation as the go-to alliance for SEA/LEA decision makers looking for guidance.

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InnovateEDU is a non-profit whose mission is to eliminate the opportunity gap by accelerating innovation in standards aligned, next generation learning models and tools that serve, inform, and enhance teaching and learning.

Contact: Gabrielle Lue, InnovateEDU, gabrielle@innovateedunyc.org