Achievement Network (ANet)
Elizabeth Horan Thompson has a diverse work experience spanning various organizations. Elizabeth started their career in 2010 as a Corps Member Adviser at Teach For America NYC Summer Institute, where they provided guidance and support to incoming teachers. Elizabeth then joined the New York City Department of Education/Teach For America as a 7th and 8th grade social studies teacher from 2008 to 2011. In 2011, they worked as a contractor in the Network Support Team at Teach For All and later as an Achievement Support Initiatives Coach at the NYC Department of Education. From 2012 to 2014, they served as the Director of Common Core Resources at Achievement Network (ANet) and then moved on to become the Managing Director of Coaching Strategy until 2019. Currently, they hold the position of Vice President of Service Strategy & Operations at ANet.
Elizabeth Horan Thompson completed their Bachelor of Arts degree in Political Science and Italian from the University of Notre Dame. Elizabeth pursued their higher education further by obtaining a Master of Arts in Education from Lehman College.
Achievement Network (ANet)
Every student deserves opportunities in life, and every educator committed to providing those opportunities, deserves support. Those beliefs drive us to work alongside schools to support great teaching so that we can work towards guaranteeing that all students are receiving high-quality instruction. We partner with over 900 schools - both district and charter - in underserved communities around the country, thus impacting more than 330,000 students. Third-party evaluations confirm that when schools have the right basic conditions in place and partner with ANet, they achieve 6-8 months of additional learning over a two-year period compared to schools not partnering with ANet. At ANet we are committed to living out our core values, both across our organization and with our partner schools. We acknowledge that systemic inequities impact student access to opportunities and that in order to ensure educational equity for all students, we must center on the experiences of those from marginalized communities to guide our work. We work to deepen our understanding of how race, class, power and privilege influence the education system as well as influence our own perspectives. To do so, we provide ongoing learning opportunities through org-wide professional development, affinity groups, working groups, and resource sharing. Individuals who join ANet have the opportunity to be part of a dynamic, values-driven, and team-oriented organization that is committed to having impact in schools by investing in each other and learning together. We were named as The NonProfit Times “Best Nonprofits to Work For” and work tirelessly to foster a working environment where the unique perspectives, backgrounds, and identities of our staff members are valued.