Profile in Education Equity – Betsy Bonilla Jimenez-Hurst, Executive Director, HOLA Lakeway
January 20, 2022 by Letisha Marrero Betsy Bonilla Jimenez-Hurst is from Costa Rica but has spent nearly 20 years living in Tennessee. She currently serves as the executive director of HOLA Lakeway, a grassroots, community-based organization…
Profiles in Education Equity: Jaleesa Jones, East Baton Rouge Parish School System
October 20, 2021 by Letisha Marrero Jaleesa Jones has been a Louisiana resident for over 13 years and has served the students in the East Baton Rouge Parish School System (EBRPSS) in many capacities, including teacher,…
Profiles in Education Equity: Gray Sterling, Washington State Partnerships and Engagement Consultant
August 31, 2021 by Letisha Marrero As a Black, first-generation, former low-income student, and the firstborn son of an immigrant mother from Mexico, Gray Sterling has dedicated his professional career of nearly 10 years to educational…
Profiles in Education Equity: Cimone Philpotts, Policy Director, Wilmington (DE) Urban League
June 14, 2021 by Letisha Marrero Cimone Philpotts has lived a life of public service. Currently, she is the policy director at the Metropolitan Wilmington Urban League and a doctoral candidate in the Biden School at…
Districts That Succeed: Breaking the Correlation Between Race, Poverty, and Achievement
June 03, 2021 by Karin Chenoweth The publication of my latest book, Districts that Succeed: Breaking the Correlation Between Race, Poverty, and Achievement, made me reminisce to when I was hired by Ed Trust in 2004…
Profiles in Education Equity – Penny Christian
April 26, 2021 by Letisha Marrero A mother of four daughters, Penny Christian has been an educational advocate for almost 20 years. She currently serves as 16th District PTA President in Lexington, Kentucky. Her passion for…
Districts That Succeed
April 23, 2021 by Karin Chenoweth, Tanji Reed Marshall, Ph.D. In the final episode of this season of ExtraOrdinary Districts, Tanji Reed Marshall interviews her co-host Karin Chenoweth about Chenoweth’s new book, Districts that Succeed: Breaking the Correlation Between Race,…
Why I Teach, Where I Teach: So My Students Have the Opportunity to Define Themselves
March 08, 2021 by Priscilla Conerly We are all aware of the trite — yet true — expression that “education is freedom.” So, how apropos is it that I am an educator at a school called…
Profile in Education Equity: Cicely Alexander, Lubbock Partnership Network
March 02, 2021 by Letisha Marrero Cicely Alexander has enjoyed a 25-year career in education and has worn many hats as teacher, principal, mother, and minister. Since 2016, she has been the executive director of the…