Leading Educators
Tony Barrett currently serves as the Manager of Partnerships at Leading Educators since February 2023. Previously, Barrett held various roles including Manager of Operations at the Detroit Children's Fund and Program Manager at both Leading Educators and Urban Alliance. Experience also includes serving as Dean of Culture at Mumford Academy and teaching 4th grade at Educational Reflections LLC at Allen Academy. Early career roles include Program Coordinator at Eastside Community Network and Graduate Student Coordinator at The University of Michigan. Barrett began professional journey as a research assistant at Wayne State University and as a paraprofessional at Taylor Preparatory High School. Tony Barrett earned a Bachelor of Arts in Psychology from the University of Michigan College of Literature, Science, and the Arts in 2013.
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Leading Educators
Every young person deserves a fair chance to build the life they want. No matter who they are, where they come from, or how much money their family has, their education should prepare them for their next step and beyond. The future is changing rapidly, and it also promises students new opportunities not seen by past generations. If their educators help them develop the knowledge, sense of self, care for others, and confidence to solve complex challenges, they can access opportunity and create a better world. We exist to help school systems deliver on that promise. Leading Educators helps school systems nurture excellence in every classroom. We leverage research on how students learn, what teachers need to excel, and how systems improve to get life-changing results. No school system is the same, but they can all become dynamic learning organizations where all students and adults are set up to achieve greatly, together. We draw from our expertise as career educators, coaches, and designers to help educators to practice what they teach and plan for the future. We partner with leaders to offer a range of customized supports, including strategic advising, ongoing curriculum-based professional learning design and implementation, and coaching, to spark transformation at scale. By building on strengths and bolstering the conditions for educators to succeed, we ensure that transformational leadership, practices, and results endure without us.