We’re thrilled to shine the spotlight on Richard Lambert, a business & data teacher at Texans Can Academy- San Antonio. Impact Manager Summerlin Northrup nominated Mr. Lambert for a teacher spotlight. She shared: “Mr. Lambert is truly a joy to work with as a third year Roadmap to Success teacher at San Antonio Can Academy. … Continued
We’re excited to bring back our teachers spotlights this spring! We’re kicking it off by highlighting Anavelia Smart, a 9-12th grade College Readiness teacher at Houston Can Academy- North. Mrs. Smart was nominated by her Impact Manager, Summerlin Northrup, who shared, “Mrs. Smart is a returning Roadmap to Success teacher this year at Houston Can … Continued
In 2012, Education Opens Doors launched when Jayda Batchelder, our founding ED, quit her job and started planning from her living room how she would scale the Roadmap to Success program to more students in Dallas. Seven years later, we have 12 team members and a brick and mortar office– but we’re still striving to … Continued
We’re excited to congratulate our friends at Teach for America- DFW on 10 years of service in the region! Many of our team, including our founding ED Jayda, hail from Teach for America classrooms. Recently Teach for America released a video on its Texas impact, and you might recognize a familiar face! Impact Manager Sandra … Continued
At EOD we are currently in the midst of year-end giving, and so excited to be focusing on recurring giving this season. As part of our campaign, we were spotlighted by CultureMap Dallas, a media organization with whom we have previously had the privilege to partner for promotion of our annual gala. Click here to … Continued
In a recent Dallas Morning News opinion piece, Education Opens Doors received a shout out from Stand Together, a funding organization that works with nonprofits across the US to build organizational strategy and increase capacity. Stand Together shared an update on their work in Dallas and their partner organizations in the city in alignment with … Continued
Returning Roadmap to Success teacher Candice Jones teachers 11th and 12th grade credit recovery at Fort Worth Can Academy- Lancaster Avenue. Ms. Jones was nominated to be one of our first teacher spotlights for the 2018-2019 school year by Impact Manager Summerlin Northrup and former Impact Manager (now Data Manager) Celestino Carreón. Candice Jones has … Continued
Returning Roadmap to Success teacher Leia Gray is a 7th grade College and Career Readiness teacher at Benjamin Franklin International Exploratory Academy. Ms. Gray was nominated by Impact Manager Summerlin Northrup to be one of our first teacher spotlights for the 2018-2019 school year! When we launched Roadmap to Success as a pilot in five … Continued
Education Opens Doors is thrilled to share that Impact Manager Sandra Godina will attend and present at the National College Access Network Conference next week. Godina will co-present a workshop entitled “Can’t Stop Racism Without Talking About Race” with EOD Founding Executive Director Jayda Batchelder. Congratulations to the other scholarship recipients for the 2018 NCAN … Continued
It’s PSAT testing season! If you’re the parent or teacher of high school students, you may have heard this acronym without fully understand what it means. Here’s a quick primer on the PSAT along with some resources to help students prepare for the test. What is the PSAT? The PSAT is a standardized test offered … Continued
