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Tuesday, November 5, 2019

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Creating a diverse, high-quality teacher pipeline

Educators for Excellence hosted a briefing at the United States Capitol for Members of Congress and their staff on the urgent need to close the diversity gap between teachers and...

Thursday, October 17, 2019

Chicago

Elevating the teaching profession Funding schools equitably

This letter appeared as a full-page ad in the Chicago Sun-Times on October 18, 2019. If you agree that we must prioritize our most vulnerable students, add your name below!...

Thursday, October 10, 2019

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Elevating the teaching profession

Tuesday, September 3, 2019

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Creating a diverse, high-quality teacher pipeline Funding schools equitably

Monday, August 5, 2019

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Supporting the whole student in welcoming schools

Thursday, August 1, 2019

Chicago

During her fifth year teaching middle school in Chicago’s North Lawndale neighborhood, Aisha Pervaiz’s mind started going blank. It happened while she was standing at the front of her classroom,...

Tuesday, July 23, 2019

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Evan Stone, Co-Founder and CEO

Supporting the whole student in welcoming schools

Something huge happened this morning — and it was in large part due to the work of E4E members! The U.S. Commission on Civil Rights, the only independent, bipartisan agency...

Tuesday, July 9, 2019

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Creating a diverse, high-quality teacher pipeline

Thursday, June 13, 2019

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Creating a diverse, high-quality teacher pipeline

Educators for Excellence | June 2019 Whether it’s student discipline disparities or opportunity gaps, race — even when you don’t think it should — plays a role. And it’s just...

Wednesday, May 8, 2019

Chicago

Sarah Reardon

April’s mayoral runoff election was one of the lowest voter turnouts in Chicago’s history. This is surprising -- and discouraging -- given the list of serious issues confronting our city....

Tuesday, February 12, 2019

Chicago

Jacqueline Portee, Middle School English/Language Arts Teacher, Leland Elementary

If your house is on fire, you call the fire department. So why don’t we call on educators when it comes to shaping education policy? As you know all too...

Monday, February 4, 2019

Chicago

Black students who have just one black teacher in elementary school are significantly more likely to graduate high school and attend college. Yet, the chance of a black student...