Nellie Mae Board Member Colleen Quint wrote a recent piece reflecting on what it means to acknowledge white privilege and take action against systemic racism.

In this "Essay For Teachers Who Understand Racism is Real," Bettina Love, professor of educational practice and theory at The University of Georgia, writes about the need for abolitionists, not reformers, in this moment.

Our partners at RAND have launched a new free toolkit for educators to measure, understand and reflect upon the extent of student-centered practices in schools.

Today we celebrate Juneteenth, the holiday that recognizes June 19, 1965, the day when enslaved Black Texans learned that the United States had declared all enslaved people free⁠— two and a half years after Abraham Lincoln issued the Emancipation Proclamation. To learn more about Juneteenth, check out these pieces from The Root, Teaching Tolerance, and Juneteenth.com.