What Kind of School Produces Hundreds of Top African American Scientists?
January 22, 2021 by Karin Chenoweth, Tanji Reed Marshall, Ph.D. One where educators take responsibility to help students thrive, excel, and be intellectually curious. More than 30 years ago, Dr. Freeman A. Hrabowski III began a small program at the…
Profile in Education Equity: Tim Green Jr., Memphis Restorative Justice Coalition
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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…