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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 4, 2015
Relay Launches Mid-Atlantic Campuses
Relay will offer high-impact teacher training programs in Delaware and Philadelphia & Camden.
March 4, 2015
Relay Newark Announces NPS Program
Relay, a newly approved Newark Public Schools provider, will launch Program for Effective Teachers.
February 13, 2015
Relay to Launch its Sixth Site in Memphis
Relay will launch a new campus in Memphis to develop more teachers to serve in local schools.
January 31, 2015
Welcome to the New Relay.edu
As you may have noticed, we’ve significantly upgraded and refreshed Relay's website.
January 30, 2015
Zearn Impoppable: New iOS Math Game
Relay’s colleagues at Zearn have created a free iTunes math game designed for 8-12 year olds.
January 26, 2015
Teach Like a Champion 2.0
Doug Lemov releases a new version of the bestseller, with a foreword by Norman Atkins.
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.
