Equity Leadership Institute
The Equity Leadership Institute (ELI) is part of Teach Plus, a national nonprofit focused on improving educational equity through teacher leadership. Teach Plus PA launched its’ Equity Leadership Institute (ELI), a collaborative 3-year program with school districts within Allegheny County, in October 2022.
ELI’s focus is on improving teacher diversity in the region. The partner school districts are working to examine their individual challenges in the area of teacher diversity. ELI provides resources and support to allow districts to work together through a continuous improvement process to identify specific strategies to recruit and retain more teachers of color.