Profiles in Education Equity: Daniel Zavala, Director of Policy and Government Relations at League of Education Voters
July 24, 2018 by Letisha Marrero A native of Washington state, Daniel Zavala started his career as a bilingual special education teacher after getting his bachelor’s and master’s from Stanford University. His path to policy work…
Profiles in Education Equity: Brigitte Blom Ramsey, executive director of the Prichard Committee
June 27, 2018 by Letisha Marrero Brigitte Blom Ramsey is the executive director of the Prichard Committee for Academic Excellence in Lexington, Kentucky. Previously, she spent a decade as an elected member of the Board of…
Why I Teach Where I Teach: To Give My Students a Sense of Belonging
May 11, 2018 by Wynter Pitts Wynter Pitts is a first-grade teacher at Citizens Academy Southeast, a Title I school in Cleveland with a 97 percent Black student enrollment. While I was in the hallway getting…
Why I Teach Where I Teach: To Support Latino Students Seeking the American Dream
May 10, 2018 by Jennifer Pisonero Jennifer Pisonero is a Black Latina Spanish teacher at University Preparatory Academy (UPA) Middle School in Detroit, as part of the Bright Loritos Language Immersion program. Nearly 83 percent of…
Why I Teach Where I Teach: To Mitigate the School-to-Prison Pipeline
May 09, 2018 by Charisma Ricksy Charisma Ricksy is a third-year educator and grade-level lead at Baton Rouge University Prep Elementary, a Title I school in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. My parents were privileged with choosing from many…
Why I Teach Where I Teach: To Inspire the Next Generation of Latino Writers and Debaters
May 08, 2018 by EdTrust Since 2014, Raymond Arroyo has been a seventh-grade English teacher at Creston Academy, a Title I school in the Bronx, New York, where 86 percent of the student population is…
Why I Teach Where I Teach: To Fight for Educational Equity
May 07, 2018 by Zachary Wright Zachary Wright is the 12th-grade world literature and AP Literature teacher at Mastery Charter School Shoemaker Campus, where he has been since 2010, having taught nearly every senior the school…
Profiles in Education Equity: Rachel Man, Teacher Leader
April 16, 2018 by Letisha Marrero Rachel Man is in her fifth year as a teacher in Prince George’s County, Maryland. She currently teaches eighth-grade language arts for special education, general education, and honors students. She…
Profiles in Education Equity: Steve Smith, Executive Director, Black Education Strategy Roundtable
March 15, 2018 by Letisha Marrero For years, Steve Smith has been an active member with K-12 and higher educational initiatives at regional and statewide levels to improve the educational outcomes of students in Washington state.…