Read our positions, announcements, and highlights of the work that E4E educators are doing nationwide.
For all media inquiries, please email [email protected].
Educators for Excellence Announces Leadership Transition
Monday, June 26, 2023
National
NEW YORK, NY – Educators for Excellence (E4E), a national nonprofit organization that ensures teachers have a leading voice in the policies that impact their students and profession, today announced...
Minnesota Districts Not Providing Differentiated Compensation Teachers Seek
Wednesday, June 21, 2023
Minnesota
Educators for Excellence’s Regional Report Cards Reveal that Minneapolis and St. Paul Public Schools Are Not Providing the Differentiated Compensation Teachers Ask for In Recent Survey MINNEAPOLIS (June 21, 2023)...
New Report Cards Show NYC Reads Is A Positive First Step, But Rapid Action Is Needed Before Upcoming School Year
Wednesday, June 21, 2023
New York
Educators for Excellence’s end-of-year report cards highlight the urgent need for embedding professional development, assessments and data in the city’s new reading initiative this summer. NEW YORK (June 21, 2023)...
Educators for Excellence Names Marielys Divanne Executive Director of New York City Chapter
Monday, May 1, 2023
New York
May 1, 2023 (New York) – Educators for Excellence-New York announced today that Marielys Divanne will begin duties, effective immediately, as the chapter’s executive director. Divanne has an extensive track...
Majority of Teachers Don’t Recommend the Profession as Schools Don’t Meet Needs of Underserved Students
Wednesday, April 26, 2023
National
[NATIONAL] (April 26, 2023) - Educators for Excellence (E4E), a teacher-led advocacy organization, released its 6th annual Voices from the Classroom teacher survey. The survey asked 1,000 teachers from across...
Educators for Excellence-Los Angeles Applauds Tentative Agreement Between SEIU Local 99 and LAUSD
Friday, March 24, 2023
Los Angeles
March 24 (Los Angeles) — Educators for Excellence–Los Angeles (E4E-LA), a teacher-led organization, celebrated this afternoon’s announcement that the Service Employees International Union (SEIU) Local 99 and the Los Angeles Unified School...
Majority of States Have Teacher Layoff Policies that Prioritize Seniority Over Effectiveness, Negatively Impacting Teachers of Color
Tuesday, February 28, 2023
National
[NATIONAL] (February 28, 2023) - Educators for Excellence (E4E) and TNTP today released “So All Students Thrive: Rethinking Layoff Policy To Protect Teacher Diversity”. The report quantifies the negative impacts...
Educators for Excellence Applauds New York City’s Announced Changes to Fair Student Funding
Monday, January 23, 2023
New York
Today, New York City Mayor Eric Adams and New York City Department of Education (DOE) Chancellor David Banks...
New York City Educators Applaud David Banks’ Commitment to Reforming Inconsistent School Curricula Selection Process
Thursday, January 19, 2023
New York
January 19 (New York) —Educators, school advocates, and non-profit leaders gathered at CUNY Graduate Center on Wednesday night to meet with the Chancellor of the New York City Department of Education,...
CHANCELLOR DAVID BANKS TO DISCUSS SCHOOL CURRICULA, IN RESPONSE TO GROWING CONCERNS FROM EDUCATORS
Wednesday, January 18, 2023
New York
NEW YORK CITY—Chancellor David Banks will gather with educators and school advocates at CUNY Graduate Center January 18, 2023 at 5:30 p.m. to discuss a vision for improving New York...
Educators for Excellence-Chicago Names Courtney Hrejsa Executive Director
Tuesday, December 13, 2022
Chicago
“Courtney Hrejsa joins E4E-Chicago with deep expertise and demonstrated success in working with teachers across schools, nonprofit, and philanthropy to enact meaningful changes for students,” said Evan Stone, co-founder and...
NAEP Scores Confirm Pandemic Learning Loss, Need for Teacher-Led Change in Boston
Monday, October 24, 2022
Boston
October 24 (Boston) - Today, the National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) released the first comprehensive look at student learning in districts and states across the country since 2019—an utterly...
NAEP Scores Confirm Pandemic Learning Loss, Need for Teacher-Led Change in Chicago
Monday, October 24, 2022
Chicago
October 24 (Chicago) - Today, the National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) released the first comprehensive look at student learning in districts and states across the country since 2019—an utterly...
NAEP Scores Confirm Pandemic Learning Loss, Need for Teacher-Led Change in Connecticut
Monday, October 24, 2022
Connecticut, Connecticut – Bridgeport, Connecticut – Hartford, Connecticut – New Haven
October 24 (Connecticut) - Today, the National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) released the first comprehensive look at student learning in districts and states across the country since 2019—an utterly...
NAEP Scores Confirm Pandemic Learning Loss, Need for Teacher-Led Change in Minnesota
Monday, October 24, 2022
Minnesota
October 24 (Minneapolis) - Today, the National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) released the first comprehensive look at student learning in districts and states across the country since 2019—an utterly...
NAEP Scores Confirm Pandemic Learning Loss and Need for High-Quality, Culturally Relevant Curricula
Monday, October 24, 2022
New York
October 24 (New York) - Today, the National Assessment for Educational Progress (NAEP) released the first comprehensive look at student learning in districts and states across the country since 2019—an...
NAEP Scores Confirm Pandemic Learning Loss, Need for Teacher-Led Change in LA
Monday, October 24, 2022
Los Angeles
October 24 (Los Angeles) - Today, the National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) released the first comprehensive look at student learning in districts and states across the country since 2019—an...
NAEP Scores Confirm Pandemic Learning Loss, Need for Teacher-Led Change
Monday, October 24, 2022
National
October 24 (New York) - Today, the National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) released the first comprehensive look at student learning in districts and states across the country since 2019—an...
New York City Educators Reveal New Survey, Pointing to Education Crisis As School Year Begins
Wednesday, August 31, 2022
New York
New York City Educators Reveal New Survey, Pointing to Education Crisis As School Year Begins August 31 (New York) – Educators gathered on the steps of City Hall for a...
NEW POLICY BRIEF REVEALS NEED TO SPECIFICALLY RETAIN TEACHERS OF COLOR, OPPORTUNITIES TO DO SO
Wednesday, July 27, 2022
National
July 27 (New York) – Despite mounting national concerns about teachers leaving the classroom, a significant majority (86%) of teachers intend to stay. However, teachers of color, who are...
Over 800 NYC Educators Call for Update On Mosaic Curriculum
Tuesday, July 26, 2022
New York
Tuesday, July 26, 2022 – NEW YORK – During the last several months, over 800 New York City educators have signed a petition calling on Chancellor David Banks to provide...
SURVEY DATA REVEALS TEACHERS BELIEVE SCHOOLS ARE NOT SUPPORTING LGBTQ+ STUDENTS
Wednesday, June 29, 2022
National
Report highlights advocacy opportunity to support building inclusive environments for LGBTQ+ students June 29 (New York) – Despite...
LA Educators, Seeking Drastic Changes to System, are the Focus of New Report About Teachers’ and Students' Needs in the Classroom
Tuesday, June 14, 2022
Los Angeles
Sofia Quintanar, [email protected] Tuesday, June 14, 2022 – LOS ANGELES - Educators for Excellence, a non-partisan, not-for-profit organization, today released the results of their Los Angeles...
NEW CHICAGO TEACHER SURVEY REVEALS LESSONS ON TEACHER SENTIMENT AND RETENTION
Wednesday, May 18, 2022
Chicago
Chicago, IL – Despite mounting national concerns about teachers leaving the classroom, a significant majority (83%) of Chicago Public Schools (CPS) teachers intend to stay, according to...
Connecticut legislation did not pass HB5283 to fully fund education throughout the state
Wednesday, May 4, 2022
Connecticut
May 4 (Hartford) — The State House and Senate did not pass school funding bill HB5283 this legislative session. Educators for Excellence - Connecticut (E4E-CT) has been actively supporting HB5283...