The latest news and perspectives on the fight for educational equity, from the voices of students and more.
As Pride Month has come and gone, it’s important that we reflect and celebrate the amazing progress that has been made, while remembering the ongoing fight for true LGBTQ equality, especially within our education system. This past Pride, the LGBTQ community and allies across the world commemorated the...
Back in January my cousin asked for help on her high school project, and all I needed to do was answer three questions.
I opened up the document and read the first question: “Have you ever been discriminated against? If so how did that...
June 10, 2020
Dear Denver Public Schools Board of Education Directors,
We represent 11 organizations, many of which work with students, parents, and teachers in the Denver metro area, and we are writing to express our unwavering support for the Black Lives Matter Resolution....
What drew you to organizing?
As a young child, I learned about the incarceration of my family during WWII and the whole experience they had to go through during that incarceration and after the war. It made life very difficult for my family. In spite of these...
The #OurTurn2020 Graduation Party on June 05, 2020 will be a celebration for our members and network and their family and friends to share in the milestone that graduations represent, especially for so many first-generation high school and college graduates! It is an honor to create a virtual event with...
For students who have experienced marginalization inside the classroom, finding belonging can be challenging. We know that students of color are reading history books written from the perspective of colonizers. Students who speak English as a second language are being othered because of communication barriers. Students who have...