Zeke Vanderhoek

Zeke Vanderhoek is an educator who founded The Equity Project, a New York City charter school, famous for offering qualified instructors six-figure salaries.

Life

After earning his B.A. from Yale University, Vanderhoek began teaching as a member of Teach For America, and was assigned to I.S. 90, a public middle school in Washington Heights, New York. He then went on to earn a Masters in Philosophy & Education from Teachers College at Columbia University.

In 2000 Vanderhoek founded Manhattan GMAT, a national GMAT test-preparation company, distinguished by its high teacher pay.

From July 2005 through July 2007 Mr. Vanderhoek served as President of the Board of Trustees of New Heights Academy Charter School in New York City.

Equity Project
In January 2007 Vanderhoek began the process of founding The Equity Project, which was granted a 5-year charter by New York State in January 2008. The school has caused a stir in the educational community because it espouses a model in which extremely accomplished teachers earn a six-figure professional salary The Equity Project plans to open its doors to its first class of 5th grade students in September 2009.

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