Profile in Education Equity: Jonathan Feinstein, State Director, Texas
June 08, 2020 by Letisha Marrero Ed Trust is pleased to announce Jonathan Feinstein as the state director for Texas. Jonathan brings more than 15 years of experience in education as a teacher, organizer and nonprofit…
Getting To & Through College: Notes From the COVID-19 Pandemic
May 18, 2020 by Gabriela Montell Getting to and through college is challenging enough in normal times. Enter the COVID-19 pandemic, which is making things harder for everyone, particularly for some first-generation students who were already…
Profile in Education Equity: Michelle Moreno, Leadership for Educational Equity
March 04, 2020 by Letisha Marrero As director of partnerships and coaching with Leadership for Educational Equity (LEE), Michelle Moreno supports teachers and former teachers across the country in their leadership journey. Previously, Michelle has served…
Profiles in Education Equity: Gini Pupo-Walker, State Director, Tennessee
January 17, 2020 by Letisha Marrero Gini Pupo-Walker joins The Education Trust as State Director for Tennessee. In this role, Gini will work with advocates, educators, students and community partners across Tennessee seeking to increase educational opportunity and improve…
Getting To & Through College: The Benefits of Taking Advanced Coursework
January 08, 2020 by Gabriela Montell Colleges are the pipeline to good jobs and the middle class, yet for many students of color and students from low-income backgrounds, a higher education degree remains out of reach.…
Getting To & Through College: “If It’s Not Paid For, I’m Not Going”
December 17, 2019 by Gabriela Montell Meet Sancia Celestin, a senior at George Mason University. Raised by her mother, a Haitian immigrant who works 12-hour shifts as a nursing assistant to support her two kids, Sancia…
Profiles in Education Equity: Caroline Sanchez Crozier, LULAC
December 03, 2019 by Letisha Marrero For more than 15 years, Caroline Sanchez Crozier has served as the Illinois Education Chair for the League of United Latin American Citizens (LULAC), the oldest and largest civil rights…
Why I Teach Where I Teach: To be a Positive Light for Latino Students
October 04, 2019 by Sarahi Monterrey At a young age, I became conscious of issues of equity. My family emigrated in 1981 from El Salvador — a country that was torn apart by a civil war…
Getting To & Through College: Joscelyn Guzman
September 30, 2019 by Gabriela Montell More Latinos are going to college than ever before, but as Joscelyn Guzman, a first-generation Mexican-American learned firsthand, getting there is the first of many hurdles on the road to…