Blog
The Relay blog is a space for educators, school leaders, and changemakers committed to expanding opportunity for every student. Here, we share practical strategies, classroom insights, research, and stories from schools and communities across the country. Grounded in practice and shaped by the experiences of educators in the field, these perspectives are meant to inspire connection, spark new ideas, and support the important work happening in classrooms every day.
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September 10, 2018
Navigating Management Challenges
Jeffrey Starr, Director of Personalized Learning at Relay Graduate School of Education, discusses effective classroom management systems.
August 24, 2018
On the road to becoming a school leader, Relay is a path worth traveling
Students at Pollock showed significant progress after Dontae Wilson began implementing practices he learned at the Principals Academy.
August 10, 2018
Relay Graduate School Becomes Nation’s Largest Teacher Residency Program
About two-thirds of its students self-identify as a person of color, compared to the 25 percent national average among all teacher preparation programs.
June 22, 2018
Behind the Curtain of Flex Time
By Rob Schwartz, partner at Silicon Schools Fund, and Jeffrey Starr, director of personalized learning at Relay Graduate School of Education
May 31, 2018
Relay Announces Leadership Transition
Norman Atkins Passes Baton to Dr. Mayme Hostetter
May 4, 2018
Structure Helps Promote Student Agency
By Rob Schwartz, partner at Silicon Schools Fund, and Jeffrey Starr, director of personalized learning at Relay Graduate School of Education
Spotlight on: Relay's People
June 17, 2025
Employee Spotlight: Antwan Allen
In this month’s Employee Spotlight, learn how Antwan’s passion for teaching led him from the Harlem school he once attended to becoming a professor, curriculum designer, and mentor at Relay. A former principal and one of the key architects of Relay’s practice-and feedback-based 2.0 curriculum, Antwan shares what drives his work and why diversifying the teacher workforce is a mission he leads with heart.
May 14, 2025
Employee Spotlight: LaResha Jola-Isiba
This month, we are thrilled to feature Relay’s Vice President of Strategic Initiatives, LaResha Jola-Isiba. From aspiring lawyer to educational operations leader, LaResha’s journey has been anything but conventional. After discovering her passion during a volunteer stint in D.C. schools, she pivoted from the courtroom to the classroom and eventually into school operations, where she found her true calling. Since joining Relay in 2019, LaResha has brought her problem-solving mindset and people-first leadership to every space she enters, helping teams align resources and talent toward shared goals. Outside of work, she enjoys spending time outside with her husband and daughter, watching football, and decorating sweet treats. In addition, Her most fulfilling passion project is personal finance coaching, through which she helps people reach their financial goals.
