Posted by Nellie Mae Ed. Fdn. For the past several years, Nellie Mae Education Foundation has welcomed a new cohort of education leaders into our Speakers Bureau. After a year and a half characterized by the twin pandemics of COVID-19 and systemic racism, and where our schools were forced to rethink where, when, and…
Posted by Union Leader Gislaine N. Ngounou: In our classrooms, let’s teach the truth IN STATE legislatures across the country, including here in New Hampshire, legislation introduced seeking to ban the teaching of “divisive concepts” poses a threat to our young people, our communities, and our collective futures. With language taken directly from…
Posted by Dr. Gislaine N. Ngounou and Nellie Mae Ed. Fdn. In a year unlike any other, marked by a global pandemic and persistent racism and violence, we must reckon with what it means to not simply go back to “the way things were.” The way things were was not working for far too…
Intersectionality in Action: A Conversation with Professor Kimberlé Crenshaw By Chiara Wegener Known for her foundational work around critical race theory and intersectionality, Professor Kimberlé Crenshaw will join us to discuss her work and how she is advancing conversations about intersectionality in our communities and nation. In an intimate conversation hosted by Incoming Interim…
Posted by Nellie Mae Ed. Fdn. Dudley Williams at the Foundation’s Lawrence W. O’Toole Awards Ceremony in 2012 Our hearts are heavy as we mourn the passing of Dudley Williams, former Board Chair of the Nellie Mae Education Foundation. In his 12 years of service at the organization, Dudley was instrumental in shaping the…
Ed Equity Talks Series: Building & Sustaining Pipelines for Educators of Color By Nellie Mae Ed. Fdn. Join us in our next #EdEquityTalks on May 26, 2021 at 4pm, EST. Tune into a conversation on recruiting, supporting, and retaining pipelines for educators of color. In this conversation, we’ll hear from Karla Vigil, CEO, The…
Posted by Nellie Mae Ed. Fdn. DR. NGOUNOU TO BRING NEARLY TWO DECADES OF EXPERIENCE IN THE EDUCATION AND NONPROFIT SPACE TO THE ROLE Quincy, MA — May 20, 2021: The Nellie Mae Education Foundation Board of Directors, in consultation with outgoing President and CEO Nick Donohue, has appointed Dr. Gislaine N. Ngounou, Ed.…
Posted by Nick Donohue Over the past decade and in partnership with many educators, organizers, and communities across the region, the Foundation has played a part in advancing personalized, student-centered approaches to learning across the New England region. This approach has been rooted in assumptions that traditional approaches are not sufficient to address the…
Photo by Guillaume Issaly on Unsplash, Written by Alexis Harewood and Ellen Wang Central to the Nellie Mae Education Foundation’s focus on advancing racial equity in public education is our commitment to ensuring all young people and families feel safe in schools and communities across New England as school buildings continue to reopen. When young people experience…
Posted by Nellie Mae Ed. Fdn. We Stand in Solidarity with the Asian American Pacific Islander Community We at the Nellie Mae Education Foundation stand in solidarity with the Asian American Pacific Islander community across the nation, condemning the hate crimes that are being perpetrated by white supremacist and misogynist ways of thinking and…