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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 28, 2024
Make Phonics the Base of Early Reading Instruction
Relay's president advocates for why we need the "science of reading" to be infused into both teacher preparation and K12 classrooms.
March 13, 2024
Can AI Help Train Teachers?
At SXSW EDU 2024, Dr. Mayme Hostetter and Dr. Lequite Manning demonstrated how machines can actually help strengthen human relationships.
February 16, 2024
One day at Minnequa Elementary School: What an improving school looks like in Colorado
A Colorado Public Radio reporter explores how a Relay-trained leader is moving her school towards success.
January 29, 2024
Dr. Mayme Hostetter Selected as 2024 Presidential Leadership Scholar
Relay's president joins a unique network of leaders making a difference in the world. Dr. Hostetter's PLS project aims to bring the power of AI to support teacher preparation.
November 1, 2023
Relay’s President Joins New York State Effort to Transform Literacy Instruction
Dr. Mayme Hostetter has been selected for The Steering Committee of The Path Forward, an initiative of The Hunt Institute
October 27, 2023
AI and Teaching with Dr. Mayme Hostetter at SXSW EDU
As a co-presenter at the popular education conference, SXSW, Relay's president will explore how we can apply AI in the service of training teachers
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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.
