Profile in Education Equity: Tim Green Jr., Memphis Restorative Justice Coalition
As co-founder of Memphis Restorative Justice Coalition (MRJC), Tim Green Jr. works with teachers, students, parents, and community leaders to implement restorative practices and advocate for restorative justice in their homes,…
This is What Democracy Looks Like: Reflections from an Ed Trust Fellow
During the spring of 2016, I attended my first protest at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville. I was a sophomore, and the Tennessee state legislature had voted to defund our…
Profiles in Education Equity: Cynthia Osborne, Child and Family Research Partnership
Cynthia Osborne, Ph.D., is the associate dean of the LBJ School of Public Affairs at The University of Texas at Austin. She is founder and director of the Child and…
Profile in Education Equity: Kristen Smith
Kristen Smith is the Louisiana director of programs and organizing for Leadership for Educational Equity, a nonprofit leadership development organization inspiring and supporting a network of civic leaders to end the…
Why I Teach Where I Teach: To Continue the Latino Legacy
“Do you want to watch history? Or do you want to make history?” This is a question that the former leader of the 1968 Azusa High School walkouts, Victor Gonzalez,…
Profile in Education Equity: Erika Beltran, Leadership ISD
Erika Beltran is the chief of advocacy and policy at Leadership ISD, a Texas-based organization that helps community leaders advance academic excellence and racial equity in public education through advocacy,…
Profile in Education Equity: Educare DC
Educare Washington DC is a full-day, year-round early childhood program in Ward 7 serving 304 children ages 6 weeks to 5 years, and their families. Last year, Educare DC was…
Why I Teach Where I Teach: To Use My White Privilege to Close Opportunity Gaps
I teach English for Speakers of Other Languages (ESOL) at Argyle Middle School, which is five miles away from the house I grew up in and in the same school…
Profile in Education Equity: Jonathan Feinstein, State Director, Texas
Ed Trust is pleased to announce Jonathan Feinstein as the state director for Texas. Jonathan brings more than 15 years of experience in education as a teacher, organizer and nonprofit…