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.
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…
Posted by NCRP Impact Awards NCRP HONORS NELLIE MAE EDUCATION FOUNDATION WITH ITS “CHANGING COURSE” AWARD FOR INCORPORATING FEEDBACK Massachusetts-based foundation celebrated for authentically folding in stakeholder feedback and realigning their grantmaking strategies in support racial equity in education. WASHINGTON DC – Even before organized protests in 2020 reshaped the national debate around…
Posted by Gislaine Ngounou We must confront the past to move forward Here in school districts across Rhode Island, like many across the nation, our schools, our educators and the teaching of truth have been under attack. Tactics by politicians and organizers have been quick to label teaching about systemic racism, white supremacy…
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…