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What’s next for me and E4E-Los Angeles? Gratitude and Commitment.

Wednesday, March 27, 2019

Los Angeles

Ama Nyamekye, Executive Director, E4E-Los Angeles

It was 2011 and I was a poet turned teacher turned activist who was flirting with a career in academia. I was working on a graduate thesis about this inherent contradiction in public education: If...

Chalk Talk: Dr. Laurie Walters

Monday, March 4, 2019

Los Angeles

Have you ever thought about starting your own school? No matter where you teach, every educator has imagined what it would be like if they were the ones running things.

After 27 years of...

Letter Reflecting on the Legacy of Dr. Michelle King

Monday, February 4, 2019

Los Angeles

Ama Nyamekye, Executive Director, E4E-Los Angeles

When I first heard the news that our beloved former Superintendent Dr. Michelle King passed away, I felt a tremendous loss. I immediately recalled one of our first meetings with her--I was...

E4E Joins Others to Denounce Rescission of Federal Discipline Guidance

Thursday, January 24, 2019

National, Boston, Chicago, Connecticut, Los Angeles, Minnesota, New York

E4E joined a letter with other 48 organizations in condemning the U.S. Department of Education's decision to rescind school discipline guidance implemented in 2014. We should be working to keep...

A Letter to My Students on Why I'm Striking

Tuesday, January 15, 2019

Los Angeles

Phylis Hoffman, Second-grade teacher at Harry Bridges K-8 School

Dear Students,

I am writing to you to let you know that one of the greatest joys of my life is being your teacher. I love being a teacher. It isn’t always easy but I know each day will...