CREED (Center for Racial Equity in Education)

From all of us at CREED, happy Thanksgiving! 🍂🥧🦃 We are forever thankful for the support of our community, which allows us to continue this important work of pursuing education equity!  However you are celebrating, enjoy your day! 🧡

Culturally responsive teaching is one of various asset-based approaches to education, which incorporates students’ identities, lived experiences, and knowledge in the classroom as tools for effective instruction. https://lnkd.in/e7as_Hep

Last week we went to St. Louis with our Public School Strong team that consist of CREED (Center for Racial Equity in Education), Down Home North Carolina and Education Justice Alliance to attend Race Forward 2024 Facing Race Conference! It was a beautiful reminder of how critical our work is more than ever during this political time and more importantly how community and organizing is foundational to this work. Learn more about our work at: https://lnkd.in/evKwCsbb

We're excited to introduce the newest member of the CREED team, Kim Degraffenried! Kim is joining us as the Program Coordinator with over 10 years of experience in disability services, school counseling, and program coordination. She has also worked with several school districts in North Carolina, advocating for students and families while ensuring all students have equitable access to public education. Welcome to the team, Kim! 👏🏾

The North Carolina House of Representatives voted yesterday to override the veto of a bill that would increase funding for the private school voucher program by $463.5 million. Here's a reminder that the majority of NC voters OPPOSE increased funding for opportunity scholarships!

As public schools continue to shape the leaders of tomorrow, it’s our responsibility to ensure every child has access to the resources they need to explore, connect, and challenge the world around them. A healthy democracy depends on it. Thank you Jerry Wilson CREED (Center for Racial Equity in Education) HEAL Together

Read the latest edition of The REWire 📰 🔗 https://lnkd.in/e3PGDkPY

Now more than ever, we are committed to our work, our community, and first and foremost, our students. We don’t know what tomorrow holds for the state of education nationwide, but we know we’ll be here, organizing and mobilizing for education equity.

Across the country, history and social studies teachers are grappling with balancing the strictures of the public education system alongside their own visions for what their students need and deserve to know. For educators of color, particularly Black teachers who primarily educate students of color, the importance of ensuring that their lessons are reflective of all of the histories, backgrounds, and stories is magnified. https://lnkd.in/eRsqRG8j

#HBCUs are not only educational institutions—they’re powerful economic engines that fuel growth, innovation and opportunity in their communities and beyond Read UNCF's 2024 HBCU Economic Impact Report: https://lnkd.in/eGc5eTnJ