Category: Success Stories

Profile in Education Equity: Tim Green Jr., Memphis Restorative Justice Coalition

article-cropped December 15, 2020 by Letisha Marrero

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

article-cropped November 18, 2020 by Kiah Albritton

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

article-cropped November 16, 2020 by Letisha Marrero

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

article-cropped September 28, 2020 by Letisha Marrero

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

article-cropped September 15, 2020 by Irene Sanchez

“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

article-cropped August 31, 2020 by Letisha Marrero

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

article-cropped July 01, 2020 by Letisha Marrero

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

article-cropped June 10, 2020 by Hannah Turner

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

article-cropped June 08, 2020 by Letisha Marrero

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…