Education Pioneers Reviews

Former Employee – worked at Education Pioneers as an intern for less than a year

Pros – National company
Very young, driven employees
Great cause, easy to get motivated
The company is expanding very quickly so there is plenty of mobility

Cons – lack of solid structure in the company
still relatively small groups in many of the offices.
company is bigger than they know how to handle
everyone in the company is needed to keep up with scale.

Advice to Senior Management – Either hire more aggresively to keep up with the huge applicant pools, or consider downsizing the size of programs.

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend – I'm optimistic about the outlook for this company

Former Employee – worked at Education Pioneers as an intern

Pros – high impact, relaxed atmosphere, brilliant minds

Cons – not completely structured yet, lack of accountability sometimes

Advice to Senior Management – become more data driven in the future

Former Employee – worked at Education Pioneers

Pros – Excellent cause
High bar for employees
Collegial environment
Self-motivated employees
Encourage growth

Cons – Limited career progression due to size
Management can be a little too process oriented.

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend

Current Employee – been working at Education Pioneers

Pros – Smart, hard-working, and friendly staff.

Cons – Small organization so there is not a clearly defined career path.

Advice to Senior Management – Keep up the good work.

Current Employee – been working at Education Pioneers

Pros – There is a strong sense of professional development and company connection

Cons – Offices not necessarily up-to-date and it can be difficult to work with people in other cities

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend

Current Employee – been working at Education Pioneers

Pros – Smart coworkers who are passionate about key issues
Virtual work environment
Impact of program is positive and impactful

Cons – Growing pains - employee/program rapid growth
Not cultivating talent within - lack of promotion/professional development options
No bonus structure
Human Resource processes are poor

Advice to Senior Management – Cultivate leaders from within. Acknowledge those who are doing a great job earlier on. Provide incentives and professional development opportunities. Top level leadership needs work on roles and responsibilities.

Former Employee – worked at Education Pioneers

Pros – Exciting and innovative place to work that is always trying to improve and expand to further its mission and achieve its goals.

Cons – Many offices around the country, decentralized.

Advice to Senior Management – Communicate more!

Yes, I would recommend this company to a friend