“What are you doing? Why are you taking me out of class?” he said, fighting back tears. Aaron Smith, an eighth-grade student in Cincinnati, Ohio, was a successful basketball player.…
By Jenny Saloio (Cohort 7) At the very beginning of 2020 I chose the word fiat as my word of the year. Fiat in Latin can be translated to the…
Most of us would be hard-pressed to discover a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity within a couple blocks of where we grew up, but that’s exactly what happened to Stephanie Ortiz. That opportunity?…
“El Camino was a light at the end of the tunnel…” Tanya, a single mother, pregnant with her fourth child, lived in the poorest congressional district in the country, which…
At Seton Education Partners, holistic education is at the heart of our work. In the Bronx, one way we do this is through the partnership between The Brilla Schools Network…
Yeime, mother of six, is the perfect combination of grit and love. She commands attention with her thousand-watt smile, incredible enthusiasm, and complete commitment to service.
When it comes to confronting the complexities of poverty, America’s schools are on the frontlines. At Seton we value faith in action, but we know we would not be able…
In 2008, when Stephanie Saroki de García and Scott Hamilton were planning to launch Seton Education Partners, Aaron Brenner offered his perspective as a school leader, a founder of national…
Vincent Castaldi is a current Seton Teaching Fellow. He teaches 6th Grade at Brilla College Prep Middle School in the South Bronx. Prior to becoming a fellow he spent 3…
Taking risks is never easy. But Emily Gilbride, Senior Manager of Blended Learning for Seton Education Partners, has found that it becomes easier if you believe in yourself and your abilities.…