OUR STORY
One system for every partner in educator preparation.
At Equate Education, we believe every aspiring educator deserves a clear and supported path into the classroom, and every program deserves one system that makes its data work for it.
Equate was founded in the middle of a residency program accreditation cycle.
It quickly became evident that the data we had gathered on our Candidates over several years would have been far more useful in one system that tracked progress over time. Instead of re-creating data and running pivot tables on mounds of spreadsheets, what if all the data we collected on every Candidate we served lived in one system, accessible and useful?
That question became Equate.
OUR MISSION
Why does Equate Education exist?
Equate Education is dedicated to empowering educator preparation programs by providing data management solutions that drive sustainability and success in the advancement of equitable pathways into teaching.
Our approach is simple. Our impact is profound. We exist to strengthen the teacher pipeline, not just by collecting data, but by helping programs use it to build better systems, more equitable pathways, and tomorrow's workforce today.
THE PLATFORM
What is Equate Ed?
FOUNDER
Who founded Equate Education?
Marlene Megos, Founder and CEO, brings more than 30 years of experience across K-12 and higher education. Her career has taken her from classroom teacher to state mathematics leader, assistant superintendent, and residency program director, always centered on quality instruction and student engagement. Today, her work sits at the intersection of educator preparation, workforce development, and EdTech.
While leading the Connecticut Teacher Residency Program, Marlene saw that educator preparation programs needed a unified system built for them, one that delivers timely, reliable data. She founded Equate Education so that Candidate success and reporting never fall by the wayside.
As an educator and mother of twin daughters, she is committed to expanding access and creating meaningful outcomes for individuals and communities.
$4.2M
raised for ed prep programs
120
educators placed
30+
years in education
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Our Team
Our team and advisors bring their expertise and forward thinking to guide the development of Equate Education with ideas, feedback and inspiration.
ADVISORY BOARD
Marlene Megos
Founder & CEO, Equate Ed
Colleen McDonald
Director, NYS Workforce Development Hub
Charles King
Founder, President & CEO, The Educator Academy
Brandon Smith
President & COO, Enflux
Angela Spears
VP Talent Management,
Ross Stores
Beheshteh Sadrian
Global Senior Marketing Planning Manager, ex-Microsoft
TEAM MEMBERS
Phil Lawlor
Lead Technical Advisor
Donald Taylor
Sales and Operations Coordinator
TRUSTED PARTNERS
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