Jeff Casimir - Turing Perspectives

Remote Turing: Here to Stay

Turing will continue to operate remotely, forever.

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Hiring Equity: Pool Building

Just hiring people you know isn't a sustainable approach if you want to bring in a diversity of perspectives.

With Intention

Hiring Equity: Why the Job Description Matters

Your job description shapes your applicant pool. If you're not focused on creating equity, then you're perpetuating inequity.

COVID

Our New Normal (Turing's Online Future)

Looking back on March of this year – it simultaneously feels like just a few days ago and a year ago. Since mid-March we've moved the whole Turing experience online: from interviews to classes, assessments, and even graduation. Day 1 of our remote life, way back in March 2020.During this

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The Perilous Middle

The start of a journey is filled with nerves and the risk of the unknown. Maybe it's fueled by a dream, a belief, a frustration, or a wrong that needs to be set right. At the beginning you don't need a plan. You don't even need a goal. It's ok

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An Anti-Racist Future

The last few weeks have been a reminder of the deep and institutionalized racism that exists both in the United States and around the world. We cannot be surprised by, and, at the same time, cannot accept this reality.

State of Turing

Aviate, Navigate, Communicate

Words from Turing School founder and Executive Director, Jeff Casimir, on how our school community is facing the COVID-19 pandemic.

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SoT 1908: The Freedom Business

What do we actually do at Turing? Do graduates find the careers they're looking for? We studied 830 alumni to find out.

Achieving a 90% Graduation Rate

When students don't graduate, they're likely worse off than if they never attended. What level of collateral damage are we .willing to accept?

On That We Cannot Compromise

Last week I had the opportunity to discuss a collection of texts aggregated by the Aspen Institute for their “Becoming an Inclusive Republic” seminar.

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State of Turing 1810: The Study of Power

October 1, 2018 is the first day of our 1810 inning. As we kickoff two new cohorts I felt that we had to acknowledge and sit with our national political discourse. Below is what I shared with our full student body this morning. It includes graphic testimony and descriptions of sexual assault.

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State of Turing 1808: Rails & Wiggle

June 3, 2018 marked four years since Turing’s first students walked through the door. To celebrate, I took a 9-week sabbatical to travel, think, read, and spend time with my family. Below is my “State of Turing” talk delivered on my first day back, August 13, 2018.

Other People's Money

In 2007, I had the privilege of co-founding a small public charter school. We had great support from our local community and financial support from folks like the Gates Foundation. What I didn’t realize, coming in, is what the strings would feel like.