Teaching Fellow Alumni Spotlight: Joy Delizo-Osborne

Teaching Fellow Alumni Spotlight: Joy Delizo-Osborne

“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...
Breakthrough hits the road to kick off recruitment season

Breakthrough hits the road to kick off recruitment season

Last week the Breakthrough Teaching Fellow recruitment team hit the road, visiting the AUCC career fair (The Atlanta University Center Consortium, comprised of the 3 major HBCUs in Atlanta, Morehouse, Spelman, and Clark Atlanta), Brown University, and the White House...
Carolyn and Jack Long: Moving the needle on education equity

Carolyn and Jack Long: Moving the needle on education equity

Carolyn and Jack Long want their giving to make a lasting difference starting from today. As Carolyn puts it, “We don’t have forever to solve these problems. We need to get on top of them now.” As philanthropists, they ask themselves, “Is this a good investment, can...
A Conversation with Terron Ferguson, Breakthrough Alumni

A Conversation with Terron Ferguson, Breakthrough Alumni

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...
Teaching Fellow Alumni Spotlight: Jasmine Lane

Teaching Fellow Alumni Spotlight: Jasmine Lane

“Breakthrough changed my life. Breakthrough is the reason I am a teacher today.” – Jasmine Lane Growing up in the Twin Cities area, Jasmine Lane was a first-generation college student. When she joined Breakthrough as a teaching fellow and started...