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…
Profiles in Education Equity: Geralde Gabeau, Immigrant Family Services Institute (IFSI-USA)
January 26, 2021 by Letisha Marrero Geralde Gabeau is the founder and executive director of Immigrant Family Services Institute (IFSI-USA), which provides targeted academic support and enrichment services, using a holistic approach that addresses the unique…
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,…