About Us
The Consortium unites schools, IHEs, and communities to eliminate resource inequities and transform systemic barriers into measurable success stories. Founded by Dr. Durrell Jamerson-Barnes in 2022, we provide innovative professional development, tailored mentorship, and tools that enable educators and administrators to achieve lasting impact. Our network of top leaders and industry experts collaborates to equip students with the love, practical skills, confidence, and real-world experiences to excel, lead, and uplift their communities.
"The Consortium was built from four defining experiences: shaped by firsthand experience with poverty, working on legislative action with The U.S. Department of Education through My Brother's Keeper Initiative on Wall Street, cross-country and early-stage continental collaborative business ventures, and recognizing the untapped potential for institutions to catalyze evolutionary change and shape new futures in communities through collaboration."
-Dr. Durrell Jamerson-Barnes
Dr. Durrell Jamerson-Barnes
"Durrell is passionate about empowering his community and opening doors to opportunities, that for many of us, once felt inaccessible. He is driven by a commitment to excellence and a desire to see his people succeed, feel fulfilled, and pursue their passions with confidence. Through The Consortium, he provides the tools and support they need to bring their ideas to life, explore new opportunities, and thrive in ways not imagined."
Mission & Goal
The Consortium partners with traditional and charter schools, businesses, nonprofits, and IHEs to prepare learners from marginalized communities for success in college, trade schools, or careers. Learners gain real-world skills like financial literacy, conflict resolution, resume building, and career planning to tackle challenges and create clear pathways to success.
Through strategic partnerships, our programs and courses provide apprenticeships, internships, and hands-on experiences that ensure learners will secure jobs, build networks, and apply actionable solutions to improve their communities and futures.
TARGET AUDIENCE
The Consortium serves Black-led and underserved charter schools, traditional schools, and collegiate administrators working with marginalized communities. The Consortium delivers access to resources, including professional development, mentorship programs, data-driven solutions, and partnerships that create equitable opportunities for students to excel. Through the Consortium, students gain mentors, real-world experiences, and the skills to shape their futures, while schools benefit from tools and strategies to drive measurable improvement. Our partnerships collaborate across sectors with nonprofits, businesses, parents, and educators to drive real, meaningful change.
The target audience can be illustrated into three primary tiers, each with its own focus:
Tier 1:
Administrators
This tier unites P-12 and higher education administrators to implement evidence-based strategies, streamline operations, and address systemic challenges. Leaders collaborate to improve P-18 teaching performance, enhance student outcomes, strengthen community partnerships, and drive operational excellence through targeted projects that tackle both local needs and system-wide policies, with the goal of achieving measurable institutional growth.
Tier 2:
Educators
This tier connects P-12 teachers and university professors to share evidence-based practices, develop data-driven solutions, and implement proven methodologies. By collaborating to address instructional challenges and refine pedagogy, educators drive measurable outcomes in student success. The platform offers actionable tools to streamline lesson design, improving student engagement—empowering educators to advance the experience of teaching and learning.
Tier 3:
Students
This tier equips students from elementary to college to explore both theoretical and practical industry concepts and challenges related to their real-world experiences by working with professors and industry leaders.
Through our Industrial Survey, students identify an industry aligned with their passion. Collegiate educators and industry professionals help students explore theory, analyze data, and apply their learning to day-to-day operations through capstone projects that address their pain, passion, or interest.
Trust the Experts for All Your Needs
Transforming Education
We establish programs across various sectors, harnessing the passion of students and the expertise of professors
Fostering Collaboration
We foster a strong sense of community among charter school administrators and university administrators .
Empowering Future Leaders
We generate transformative experiences that open doors of opportunity for children in underserved communities
Find Your Industry
Business
Business Administration, Accounting Advertising, Business Analytics, Business/Government/Society (Economics), Design, Economics, Business Management, Mathematics, Risk Management, Operations Management.
Aerospace Engineering
Aerospace Engineering, Air For Science, Computational Engineering, Energy and Earth Resources, Design, Economics, Engineering Management, Engineering Mechanics, Humanities/Health/Medicine
History & Herstory
African-American/African Diaspora , Anthropology, Design, Economics, Business Management, Race/Indigeneity/Migration, Urban Studies, Women and Gender Studies, Philosophy, Religious, Astronomy
Architecture
Architecture, Architectural Engineering, Architectural Interior Design, Civil Engineering, Computational Engineering, Energy and Earth Resources, Design, Economics, Engineering Management, Engineering Mechanics, Engineering Studies, Real Estates, Landscape Architecture, Mechanical Engineering
IHEs' Partnerships
(Institutions of Higher Education)
©2024 Consortium of Educational Enterprises. All Rights Reserved.