Equity & Access
Equity and access follows schools, frameworks and leaders who put equity at the center of what they do to create a level playing field for all students and remove any implicit bias in the curriculum or way that it’s taught. In a time of highlighted inequities, this is the most important work in education.
Honoring A Legacy of Leaders: The Jeanes Fellowship
The Jeanes Fellowship, an homage to the legacy of Jeanes Teachers in the South, helps educators focus on essential conversations around identity, belonging and justice.
Community Collaboration: The Success Story of Tacoma Public Schools’ Summer Late Nights Program
Tacoma Public Schools responded to both crisis and tragedy through radical and efficient community partnerships.
Designing at the Margins
At 4.0, designing at the margins means engaging founders in how identity intersects with equity and centering the unique needs of the community they wish to serve.
Talk About It: Why Asking Questions and Sharing Ideas is a Core Part of Starting a School
Dr. Eric Oglesbee discusses key tips for how to open and lead a new school.
Understanding Interventions: Broadening The Impact of Science
Antonio Boyd highlights multiple organizations that are determined to increase representation in STEM programs and fields.
Real World Experience with NAF Advisory Boards
NAF supports high school students' ambitions by providing fair possibilities for a prosperous future and contributing to a creative, highly skilled, diverse workforce.
Balancing Design Thinking with Equity
4.0 is creating a space for members of communities to become founders, harnessing the experiences of 4.0 alumni to refine our programming, and redefining success alongside the communities those founders serve.
Feeling Invisible: A Response to the Affirmative Action Decision through the Lens of the Disruptive Excellence Framework
To achieve excellence and equity for Generation Z and Generation Alpha, we cannot accept the predicted outcomes from the reversal of Affirmative Action. Michael Conner shares more in his latest post.
Elevating Women Educators is More Important Than Ever
Women fill the significant majority of teaching roles in schools, yet they hold fewer than a third of superintendent positions nationwide. School districts must enact deliberate programs to develop female leadership pipelines.
The Importance of Amplifying New Voices in Education: Meet the 2023 EALA New Champion
When looking around the education innovation table – who is present? Leaders who center equity, inclusion, and innovation can drive transformative change in education.