Introducing the Ed Trust Family Fellowship
As Black moms, we know the importance of being an advocate for your child. To be sure your child is getting the best educational opportunities and resources, parents must be…
Ed Trust Family Fellowship Prepares Parents and Families for a “Seat at the Table”
November 14, 2018 by EdTrust The newly launched initiative will give parents and families the resources they need in order to serve as change-makers in their communities. WASHINGTON (November 13, 2018) — The Education Trust…
A Majority of Classroom Assignments Miss Key Levers for Student Engagement
November 01, 2018 by EdTrust Ed Trust’s new report explores how educators can use choice and relevancy to increase student learning When students have the opportunity to attend classes that are engaging, creative, and relatable…
Serena Williams and the Audacity to be a Black Woman or Girl with a Voice
September 19, 2018 by Kayla Patrick By now, we all know what happened in the women’s final match at the US Open. But what a lot of people don’t realize is that what Serena Williams experienced…
On School Discipline: Q&A with Educator and Activist, Brittany Packnett
May 16, 2018 by Samantha Kobbah 2.7 million — that is the approximate number of students who were suspended from their school environments on one or more occasions during the 2015-2016 school year, according to the…
Why Exclusionary School Discipline Practices are a Civil Rights Issue
April 11, 2018 by Samantha Kobbah The newly formed Federal Commission on School Safety, chaired by U.S. Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos, is underway this month. Among key things being considered by the commission is the…
Listen: Parents Are Education Advocates Too
March 22, 2018 by Ebony Daughtry As the mother of a Black 8-year-old boy, I know that the stats are already stacked against him: Black boys (and girls) are usually disciplined more harshly in school. And…
How Black Panther Has the Power to Ignite an Education Movement
February 26, 2018 by Samantha Kobbah This Black History Month, the world witnessed a revolutionary movement in film. Black Panther, the first Marvel movie directed by a Black filmmaker and the first to feature a predominantly…
Representation Matters: How the Movie Coco Celebrates Mexican Culture
December 04, 2017 by Mirel Herrera For the second week in a row, Coco, a Disney Pixar film that follows the journey of a young Mexican boy to a magical Land of the Dead, was number…