Where Do We Go From Here? Addressing Past and Present Racism in Public Education and Beyond: A Conversation with Nikole Hannah-Jones By Julita Bailey-Vasco Join Nellie Mae for the next event in our #EdEquityTalks series! We are excited to host Nikole Hannah-Jones, Pulitzer Prize-winning creator of the 1619 Project, staff writer at The New York…
As young people, families, and educators near the end of yet another hectic pandemic school year, new research studying the early impact of remote learning offers a sobering look at experiences and outcomes, including interrupted and incomplete learning. The latest study from Harvard’s Center for Education Policy Research is based on testing data from 2.1 million students across the country.
Posted by Caroline Rodriguez Our hearts are heavy with the news of the shooting in Uvalde, Texas, on Tuesday. We at the Nellie Mae Education Foundation cannot imagine the immeasurable grief facing the students, parents, educators, and community members who are mourning the loss of nineteen children and two teachers. It is not lost…
Promoting Equity And Embracing Identity For Asian American Students In the two years since the coronavirus outbreak erupted, Asian American students have endured an onslaught of bullying and abuse in schools across the U.S. This troubling rise in anti-Asian bigotry has reinforced the need for increased representation in curricula with a more thorough telling…
Join author and Professor Shawn Ginwright, Ph.D.; Fred Blackwell, CEO of the San Francisco Foundation; Gislaine Ngounou, EdD, Interim President and CEO of the Nellie Mae Education Foundation; Robert K. Ross, President and CEO of the California Endowment; and Carmen Rojas, Ph.D., President and CEO of the Marguerite Casey Foundation for a conversation surrounding Four Pivots: Reimagining Justice, Reimagining Ourselves.
We are excited to announce the appointment of Mishone Donelson, Senior Vice President and Senior Managing Director at Horizon Technology Finance, to the Nellie Mae Education Foundation Board of Directors.
100 Days in: A Town Hall with Mayor Michelle Wu Presented by Nellie Mae Education Foundation Boston Mayor Michelle Wu, the first woman and first person of color elected mayor of the city, has had eventful several months in office — from moving those living at the encampment at Mass. and Cass into temporary…
PrepareRI 2.0 – Looking Ahead! Educators, community leaders, and supporters of career education across the state joined us this year for the 2022 PrepareRI Summit, an opportunity for us to celebrate progress, dive into the challenges and barriers to access our students still face, and chart a course for the future of career pathways…
Reframing Learning Loss Amidst a Pandemic By Julita Bailey-Vasco While there’s no doubt the pandemic has deeply impacted the learning experiences of young people across our region and our nation, calls to focus solely on “learning loss” not only dismisses the resilience and creativity of young people who have forged through three years of…