100Kin10 is a national network committed to solving one of our country’s most pressing challenges – giving kids a great STEM education – by adding 100,000 more, excellent STEM teachers to America’s classrooms by 2021.
Whether it's climate change, food shortages, or economic inequality, almost all the world's most pressing problems require STEM (science, tech, engineering, and math)-based solutions. Yet only a tiny fraction of our population has the STEM knowledge to even be at the table solving them. So it's no surprise we haven't solved these challenges yet.
To solve them, we need all of tomorrow’s problem-solvers to be equipped with STEM skills and inspiration. And tomorrow’s problem-solvers need excellent STEM teachers today to guide them. In his 2011 State of the Union, President Obama issued a call for adding 100,000 excellent STEM teachers to our nation’s schools over the coming decade.
100Kin10 emerged in 2011 to activate the country to respond to that urgent call and to accelerate and coordinate the resulting effort. With 28 founding partners, today 100Kin10 brings together over 280 of the nation’s top academic institutions, nonprofits, foundations, companies, and government agencies to train and retain 100,000 excellent STEM teachers over 10 years. With those organizations taking the lead, we aim to fuel the next generation of innovators and problem solvers.
Our approach is unique: More than just a coalition, 100Kin10 enlists the right mix of diverse and powerful organizations to make strong commitments; amplifies their capacity and impact through collaboration, learning, and funding; and catalyzes solutions to large-scale problems by leveraging the strength of the network and its resources. Together, this leads to the systemic change needed to overcome the challenges of providing all students with high-quality STEM learning.
100Kin10 has experienced significant success to date: Partner organizations are on track to meet the full 100,000 STEM teacher goal by 2021. They have already trained more than 30,000 new, excellent STEM teachers in the first four years of the effort and have supported tens of thousands more to improve their skills and stay in the classroom longer. Alongside that, we have grown by ten-fold, spurred dozens of collaborations, launched two intensive human-centered design fellowships focused on major challenges, and raised $90 million through an innovative funders’ collaborative.
Founder and Executive Director
Talia is widely recognized for her visionary and innovative approach to tackling large, systemic challenges. At Beyond100K (formerly 100Kin10),…
Chief of People & Operations
As the Chief of People & Operations, Jason leads Beyond100K’s efforts to improve operating systems and establish equity-driven foundations in…
Chief Innovation Officer
As Beyond100K’s Chief Innovation Officer, Grace leads the organization’s efforts to take a nimble approach in shaping how Beyond100K catalyzes…
Chief External Officer
As the Chief External Officer, Amber leads the organization’s fundraising and external communications efforts. In her role, she ensures that we…
Chief Program Officer
As Beyond100K’s Chief Program Officer, Maya leads the organization’s efforts to grow, and nurture a vibrant network of diverse, powerful partners…
Network Manager
As the Network Manager, Mesha serves as the eyes and ears of the Community Team. Through project teams and other touchpoints, Mesha actively…
Associate Director of Programs
As a Community Designer & Manager, Lauren develops and oversees the vehicles, experiences, infrastructure, support, and tools for Beyond100K…
Senior Administrative Coordinator
As Senior Administrative Coordinator, Guadalupe, works with the Executive Director and the Beyond100K Management Team to provide logistical support…
Associate Director of Strategic Initiatives
As Associate Director of Strategic Initiatives, Teresa leads a variety of projects that support, inform, and shape Beyond100K’s approach to…
Manager of External Affairs
As Manager of External Affairs, Toyin works to foster engagement and connectivity between Beyond100K’s mission and work and our external…
Associate Director of Strategic Initiatives
As Associate Director of Strategic Initiatives, Pomai leads experiments and supports the development of tools that enable Beyond100K to test our…
Partnerships Manager
As Partnerships Manager, Mable works directly with our thirteen Project Teams, allowing members to build upon their projects and address critical…
100Kin10 is grateful to the following leaders, who have committed to advise 100Kin10’s growth and development:
Animal Planet
Dell
Sage Transformations
Vibrant Data Labs
Heising-Simons Foundation
National Board for Professional Teaching Standards
Pivot Learning
Robert Sterling Clark Foundation
Northeastern University
Idealist
CME Group Foundation
Vista Equity Partners
Jewish Board of Children and Family Services
Teach For America
Tiger Global Management
Elemental Advisors
Social Impact Strategist
Independent Consultant
University of Texas at Austin
Clara Lionel Foundation
Overdeck Family Foundation
Susan Marks Consulting
Shoshone-Bannock Tribes Tribal Department of Energy
Hewlett Foundation
New Teacher Center
WestEd
Teach Plus
Clinton Foundation
City of Cleveland
Digital Promise
Ryan Consulting Group
Samberg Family Foundation
Be Clear
The Center for Gender Equity in Science and Technology, Arizona State University
Emory University
Wynn Strategies
We are grateful to the following advisors who play a leading role in guiding our efforts to plan for the future of 100Kin10 and identify our next big moonshot goal.
Center for Care Innovations
Sterling Talent Solutions
WeTeach_CS at The University of Texas at Austin
University of Colorado, Boulder
Kansas City Teacher Residency
Student Success Network
International African American Museum
IES
Gulf of Maine Research Institute
Hillsborough County Public Schools
Kansas Department of Education
California STEM Network
Battelle
New Profit
Stanford d.school
South Western High School
University of North Carolina System
Genentech
100Kin10 is grateful to the following leaders, who constituted the founding board when 100Kin10 first spun out of Carnegie Corporation of New York.
Noyce Foundation, Chair of the Board and Co-founding Trustee
National Center for Civic Innovation, Distinguished Fellow in Education and Youth Development
New Leaders, Chief Executive Officer
Silver Giving, Education Program Director
100Kin10, Executive Director and Co-founder
New Teacher Center, Founder and CEO
IDEO, Partner and Managing Director, Education
Carnegie Corporation of New York, Vice President, National Program and Program Director, Education