Monthly update from The Nellie Mae Education Foundation Of Note A Monthly Update from The Nellie Mae Education Foundation Announcing Our Amplifying Youth Voice and Supporting Organizations Led by People of Color Grantees As movements to combat systemic racism and anti-Blackness progress throughout the country, we have a moral and civic responsibility to foster a public education system that enables all of our young people to succeed and our communities to thrive. We are proud to support work that advances racial equity in service of an excellent and equitable public education during such an important moment for our society and to introduce our grantee partners who are leading these efforts. Read More Updates And Ideas In this blog post around school reopening, Noe Medina talks about thinking creatively around where, when, and how learning happens. In this post from Getting Smart: Preparing to Reopen: 6 Principles that Put Equity at Core, the authors argue that we must prepare in a way that is flexible enough to respond to an uncertain future under COVID-19, yet robust enough to ensure that students have an equal opportunity to succeed over the long term. Our partners at Equity Institute have started a fabulous new blog focused on developing and implementing solutions for building more diverse, equitable, and inclusive learning and professional environments. Young People Demanding Change The Providence Alliance for Student Safety (PASS) is calling for healthy and safe schools that treat young people with respect. Help stop the criminalization of young people in schools by reading their demands and signing onto their petition. Sign the Petition Reopening Maine Schools Maine Public Broadcasting Network (MPBN)'s "Maine Calling" call-in radio show will host a discussion on reopening Maine Schools on July 22-23.  Education, Race and Virtual Learning in Massachusetts During this live virtual event, we will examine educational inequalities through a racial lens, looking specifically at virtual learning in the wake of Covid-19, including students' potential return to school this Fall. About Us Grants Resources Contact Us 1250 Hancock Street, Suite 701N Quincy, MA 02169 (781) 348-4200 ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ Nellie Mae Education Foundation | 1250 Hancock St., Sutie 701N, Quincy, MA 02169 Unsubscribe [email protected] Update Profile | About our service provider Sent by [email protected] powered by Try email marketing for free today!