Updates

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…

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…

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…

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:…

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…