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70 years after Brown: Resources for educators

70 years after Brown: Resources for educators

This year, the nation marks the 70th anniversary of the U.S. Supreme Court’s historic Brown v. Board of Education decision. On May 17, 1954, the high court unanimously ruled that racially segregated public schools were unconstitutional, and that separate schools for Black and White students were inherently unequal in the…

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70 years after Brown: Resources for educators
70 years after Brown: Resources for educators

This year, the nation marks the 70th anniversary of the U.S. Supreme Court's historic Brown v. Board of Education decision. On May 17, 1954, the high court unanimously ruled that racially segregated public schools were unconstitutional, and that separate schools…

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Eshé P. Collins Is New Director of the Equity Assistance Center-South at SEF
Eshé P. Collins Is New Director of the Equity Assistance Center-South at SEF

ATLANTA— The Southern Education Foundation is pleased to announce that Eshé P. Collins is the new Director of the Equity Assistance Center-South (EAC-South). This center provides equity-focused assistance and training to public school districts and other governmental agencies to promote equitable education opportunities. An…

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The EAC-South Addresses Educator Recruitment and Retention in Latest Webinar
The EAC-South Addresses Educator Recruitment and Retention in Latest Webinar

On National Teacher Appreciation Day, the Equity Assistance Center – South (EAC-South) showed its reverence for teachers with a webinar focused on educator recruitment and retention. Speakers highlighted steps school districts can take to recruit and retain teachers and to address…

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EAC-South Webinar Offers Ways to Boost Student Attendance
EAC-South Webinar Offers Ways to Boost Student Attendance

By Kyra Watts, EAC-South at SEF Communications Associate On April 25, the Equity Assistance Center-South (EAC-South) and the Student Engagement Attendance Center (SEAC) presented the first webinar in its free Educational Equity Indicators Professional Learning series, How to Improve Student Attendance & Engagement:…

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U.S. Department of Education Awards $8.4 Million, 5-Year Grant to Southern Education Foundation
U.S. Department of Education Awards $8.4 Million, 5-Year Grant to Southern Education Foundation

ATLANTA — The U.S. Department of Education has selected the Southern Education Foundation (SEF) to receive a five-year, $8.4 million grant to manage the Equity Assistance Center (EAC) for the Southern region of the United States. SEF will now manage the federal Equity…

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