Series: Profiles in Education Equity

Syrita Steib-Martin and Annie Freitas cofounded Operation Restoration, a New Orleans-based organization that helps women who have been impacted by incarceration get the education and resources they need to reenter…

Nancy Huante-Tzintzun, Ph.D., is a scholar-activist and education equity policy advocate. Currently, she is interim director for Stockton Schools Initiative (SSI) and an Ethnic Studies professor at Sacramento State University.…

As chief policy officer, Myra Jones-Taylor leads the development, strategy, and implementation of ZERO TO THREE, the national leader on infant-toddler policy and program development. Prior to this role, Jones-Taylor…

Nicole Jimerson, Ed.S., is the founder of The Ari Advocacy Center, which helps North Carolina families of children with disabilities or special needs. As the mother of a child who…

In his role at the KIPP Foundation, Richard Buery advocates for policies that make it easier for students from underserved communities to have access to high-quality public schools and lead…

Chandler Nutall is a senior at School Without Walls Senior High School, located in Washington, D.C. She is also a sophomore at The George Washington University, where she will receive…

This summer, Ohio legislators passed a bill that bans expulsions and out-of-school suspensions for students in kindergarten through third grade. Ohio now joins a handful of states, including Maryland, Virginia,…

A native of Washington state, Daniel Zavala started his career as a bilingual special education teacher after getting his bachelor’s and master’s from Stanford University. His path to policy work…

Brigitte Blom Ramsey is the executive director of the Prichard Committee for Academic Excellence in Lexington, Kentucky. Previously, she spent a decade as an elected member of the Board of…