“Being introduced to Breakthrough is how I fell in love with education.” With a warm smile and sleepy eyes, Joy Delizo-Osborne admits that she and her partner have a newborn at home and the rumors are true about new parents, sleep is a precious commodity...
This is Ashley Atilano’s third year of teaching. Her first year was completely online, six months into a global pandemic. The second year was her first year in-person, rife with pandemic stress and trauma, student absences, and staffing shortages. Despite it all, she...
Central to our work at Breakthrough Collaborative is our commitment to affirming the lived experiences of our communities, particularly those who have been historically marginalized and underrepresented. Over the decades, we have strived to refine and evolve our work...
Breakthrough Collaborative announced today that Vince Marigna has been named its CEO effective July 18. Marigna will succeed Elissa Vanaver who announced her retirement last fall and who has served as National CEO since 2017. Most recently, Marigna served as Executive...
Terron Ferguson is a legal consultant and entrepreneur committed to civil and human rights, racial equity and justice. A Breakthrough Miami scholar and Teaching Fellow, Terron grew up in Miami’s Liberty City neighborhood and attended Morehouse College, London School...
It has never been more important—or more challenging—to find effective teachers for every classroom. With rigorous college-and career-ready standards, an increasingly diverse student population, and all-too-frequent funding uncertainty, districts and schools require...
