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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March 10, 2016
Connecting Relay’s Alumni Community
New platform builds alumni engagement with Relay and with each other.
February 8, 2016
Training Data Literate Teachers
A new MSDF and WestEd case study highlights Relay among four featured teacher preparation programs.
December 8, 2015
Relay Educating Record Number of Teachers of Color
Relay Teaching Residency will help fill a critical need for more diverse teachers nationwide.
November 18, 2015
Relay Forms New Teacher Prep Center
Relay and leading education partners establish new national center to advance teacher preparation.
November 9, 2015
K-12 Symposium 2015
Relay will offer hands-on professional development to veteran educators at the K-12 Symposium.
October 6, 2015
Relay Tutor Corps Launches in Two Cities
Undergraduates will support middle schoolers in Houston and New Orleans, while exploring teaching.
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.
