Monthly update from The Nellie Mae Education Foundation
Of Note
A Monthly Update from The Nellie Mae Education Foundation
Updates And Ideas
NMEF Community Advisor, Marquis Victor reminds us of our purpose: to fight for educational equality, centering our youth and community-based organizations.
Ten months since the majority of U.S. schools shuttered to slow the spread of the coronavirus, there is still no federal data on how many have reopened their doors for in-person learning.
As we prepare to celebrate Black History month, we encourage you to check out the work our partners at the Abolitionist Teaching Network have done to organize resources to acknowledge, celebrate, and teach about Black history!
Check out this resource to understand what BLM at school is about and to access resources that support Black lives at School during Black history month and every day!
Our grantee partners from the NAACP and The Schott Foundation call on the new Administration to learn from the past and allow for an education stimulus.
This year started off with an attack on our democracy by White Nationalists at the United States Capitol. Read how the Nellie Mae Education Foundation condemned such actions.