In 1991, the Holmes Partnership established the Holmes Scholars Program, a program designed to provide support and mentoring for talented men and women who are underrepresented in leadership positions in professional development schools and institutions of higher education. Once selected, graduate students in the field of Education are provided opportunities to network with other Holmes Scholars and Scholars Alumni at the national and regional levels. They are encouraged to participate in and disseminate research at the national conference where they receive support and feedback from faculty across the country. Finally, the scholars program directors and the Holmes Partnership organization works hard to ensure that Holmes Scholar Graduates obtain positions as faculty members, K-12 administrators, or with education policy organizations. The Holmes Partnership showcases its Holmes Scholars Program as a unique contribution to the area of education reform. More than 400 students have participated in the network and nearly 100 are currently in tenure-track positions at colleges and universities around the country.

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