#AboutEducateME
Who We Are
We're Changing Education
Educate ME Foundation, Inc. is a social enterprise determined to increase the number of men and women of color in the field of education. We seek to change the education system by creating a continuum for men and women of color to grow, achieve, and succeed from high school to career.
We're Changing Lives
Through engagement in high school Educate ME Foundation inspires interest and exposure to pursuing a career in education. Through mentorship we develop and assist our cohort of students in college. We retain and provide resources after graduation and into career. Motivating these men and women to further their education and seek leadership roles to transform classrooms, schools, and their communities.
#AnswerTheCall
Looking for a position in education? Let Educate ME help you find your dream school!
Core Values
Community
We are building a community of educators of color across the nation.
Empowerment
We are inspiring a generation of educators to empower the next generation of educators.
Advocacy
We advocate for equitable instruction for children of color.
Empathy
We understand our community’s needs, and we address them.
Excellence
Elevate students to a level where they learn deeply and remarkably
#OurEducationalContinuum
Our Model
Recruit
Educate ME recruits students in high school, college students and career changers who are interested in pursuing a career in education and assist them in their path to teacher certification and beyond.
Develop
Educate ME partners with teacher prep programs, organizations, and universities to ensure our recruited candidates can receive the training and support on the path to become a certified educator.
Retain
Educate ME provides support and professional development services through training, workshops, and professional mentorship to current and aspiring educators.
Empower
Educate ME strives to inspire our current educators to encourage and empower the next generation of educators of color. Sparking the continuum to begin again.
#TeamEducateME
Meet Our CEO
BLAKE NATHAN
CEO and Founder
Mr. Blake Nathan is an Atlanta Native who holds a bachelor’s degree from The Tennessee State University, where he majored in Aeronautical and Industrial Technology with a concentration in Aviation Flight. Following graduation from TSU, Mr. Nathan became a Woodrow Wilson National Teaching Fellow and received a master’s in technology from Purdue University.
Once becoming a classroom teacher in Indianapolis, IN, Blake realized there was more work to be done in the education sector. He wanted to find a way to change the education system from within. He wanted the presence of African American males and females and teachers of color, in general, to not be a rarity but a normality. This was his inspiration for founding Educate ME Foundation. Under his leadership, the organization has received national attention in regard to Educate ME’s innovative approach to diversifying the national teacher workforce.
Our Board
AARON MCGEE
DECARI MIDDLEBROOKS
JUSTINE GONZALEZ
