Fall Kickoff · Wednesday, November 18, 2026
Howard University School of Education
Career Expo · SY 2026–27
One event becomes a year.
What was once a three-day Career Expo in March is now a yearlong opportunity to build meaningful connections. We’ll begin with a Fall Kickoff in November, continue with opportunities for school and organization visits throughout the winter, reconnect at the virtual Career Expo in March, and keep the conversation going with visits in the spring. One registration connects you to the full experience.
Where this came from
A career fair that kept getting bigger
The fair model
A career fair, doing what career fairs do.
Rows of tables, one afternoon, a lot of handshakes. It worked, and Howard ran it well. We wanted the connections to keep going after the room cleared.
2026
Three days, and a much wider field.
Workshops, site visits and live interviews. More than 100 students. 38 districts, charters, independent schools, policy shops, clinical programs and the U.S. House. See the recap.
SY 2026–27
A pipeline that runs all year.
Same people, more time. Students meet partners in November, visit them over the winter, present and interview in March, and follow up in the spring. Partners meet students more than once before anyone makes a decision.
Four times you will see each other
Students and partners meet in November, on site over the winter, on Zoom in March, and on site again in the spring. Register once and choose the pieces that fit.
Wed, Nov 18
Fall Kickoff + Workshops
Miner Building, Howard University
4–7 PM ET.
The year opens in one room. Partners lead short workshops on what gets people hired, and students have their first conversations with the schools and organizations they will see again all year.
Dec – Feb
School + Organization Visits
Partner schools and offices across DC, Maryland and Virginia
One or two hosts a month, scheduled with each partner.
Visits spread across the winter instead of crowding into one day. Students see a workplace on a normal day and meet the people who work there.
Wed, Mar 17
Virtual Career Expo
Zoom
4–7 PM ET, on Zoom. Schedule to follow.
Students open the session by presenting their own work. Then partners run information sessions and interviews side by side, so a student can hear about a place and be interviewed by it in the same afternoon.
April
Spring Visits
Partner schools and offices
Scheduled with each partner.
A second round of visits for students who now know what they are looking for, and for partners who want a longer look at someone before an offer.
Who is in the room
More than a first-year teaching fair
For schools and organizations
Howard's School of Education is not only sending you first-year teachers. Students come from undergraduate programs and from graduate programs, some already working in schools. Bring your openings for teachers, school leaders, central office, counseling and clinical roles, and policy and research.
For partnersFor students
Partners hire for far more than the classroom. Districts need assistant principals and central office staff. Nonprofits, research centers and policy shops need people who know schools. Whatever you are aiming at, someone in the room is hiring for it.
For studentsCountdown to the Fall Kickoff
Wednesday, November 18, 2026 at Howard, 4–7 PM ET.
For schools and organizations
One registration. The whole year.
Partner registration for the year is open now through Handshake. Registration is free for Howard students.
Howard student? Register for the fair on Handshake. It is free.
“We currently have a 2025 Howard School of Education graduate teaching at Landmark. She has been nothing short of amazing and we would love to have the opportunity to meet and welcome more Howard University graduates to our school.”
Hear from Previous Attendees
Students and partners share what the Career Exploration Expo meant for their path.
Jasmine's Expo Experience
The Expo opened my eyes to paths in education I hadn't even considered - it completely expanded my sense of what's possible.
Jasmine
Howard University Alum
Ayo's Expo Experience
Partner organizations at this Expo genuinely invest in Howard students and graduates - the support doesn't stop at the fair table.
Ayo
Howard University Alum
Nya's Expo Experience
I was nervous going into it because I was a freshman, but I'm so glad I put myself out there and went because it truly exceeded my expectations.
Nya Young
Howard University Student
Past partners
Who came in 2026
Every one of these organizations recruits and supports Howard graduates. Many are already coming back.
Alexandria City Public Schools
Allentown School District
Baltimore City Public Schools
Baltimore County Schools
Beauvoir School
Bishop McNamara High School
Congressional Black Caucus Foundation
DC Bilingual Public Charter School
DC Prep Public Charter Schools
DC Public Schools
E.L. Haynes Public Charter School
EdTrust
Elsie Whitlow Stokes PCS East End Campus
Fredericksburg City Public Schools
Gloucester Township Public Schools
GO Tutor Corps
Hillsborough Township Public Schools
Howard University Counseling Service
KIPP DC Public Charter Schools
Landmark School
Learning Policy Institute
Lincoln Public Schools
Loudoun County Public Schools
Louisa County Public Schools
Maya Angelou Schools and See Forever Foundation
Mundo Verde Public Charter School
National Committee for Quality Assurance (NCQA)
National Education Association (Aspiring Educators Program)
New Paradigm For Education Public Charter Schools
NYC Public Schools
Prince George's County Public Schools
Southern Education Foundation
St. George's School (Building Bridges)
The Marshall Teacher Residency
The MECCA Group LLC
U.S. House of Representatives
Vision Hope and Healing LLC
Williamsburg-James City County Public Schools