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EEP is hiring a Special Assistant
on May 04, 2010 by The EEP Team
EEP seeks a Special Assistant to play an integral role in growing the organization. EEP is a start-up organization poised for significant, national growth. This position will provide high-level support to EEP’s Director, serving as advisor, project manager, and critical link in communication between the Director, EEP stakeholders, and the broader public. The Special Assistant will be involved in all aspects of the organization – program, administration, strategy, budget, networks, leadership, growth, etc.
The ideal candidate for this position will possess highly developed interpersonal and influencing skills, superior organizational skills, fine-tuned attention to detail, strong judgment and tact, ability to juggle multiple projects and details while driving toward deadlines, and the ability to thrive in a fast-paced, entrepreneurial environment.
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Interview: Ellen Winn, Director, Education Equality Project
on May 03, 2010 by Douglas Crets (EdReformer)
I spent an hour talking with Ellen Winn today. Ellen runs the Education Equality Project in New York, a non-profit advocacy organization focused on closing the achievement gap. Our conversation traveled through a few strains and trends in the education reform movement. We took notes together and here’s what I came away with after talking to her.
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New Get the Facts feature
on Jan 19, 2010 by The EEP Team
In honor of MLK Day, we have launched a new Get the Facts feature on our website. Get the Facts includes more than 30 facts about the achievement gap, accompanying charts/graphs, and links to source information. The facts clearly show that Dr. King’s doors of opportunity remain closed for many low-income and minority students.
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EEP ANNOUNCES APPOINTMENT OF AMY WILKINS TO BOARD OF DIRECTORS
on Jun 03, 2009 by The EEP Team
The Education Equality Project, a leader in the civil rights movement to eliminate the racial and ethnic achievement gap in public education, today announced that Amy Wilkins, Vice President for Government Affairs and Communications at The Education Trust, has joined the Education Equality Project's Board of Directors.
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Rallying for Equal Education
on May 21, 2009 by Norma Porter (The Washington Informer)
Jenkins said that when Rev. Al Sharpton called people to the District to rally for education reform, she packed up her family and rode on a bus for 15 hours to attend the Education Equality Project's (EEP) Call to Action rally.
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At White House Demonstration: Education Achievement Gap Leaves Advocates Divided on Solutions
on May 20, 2009 by Pharoh Martin (The Wilmington Journal)
A day before the 55th anniversary of the Brown V. Board of Education Supreme Court decision that made segregated schools illegal, Reverend Al Sharpton led a rally for education equality, but solutions are still not clear.
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Education Equality Rally
on May 18, 2009 by CNN Video
On the 55th anniversary of the landmark Supreme Court decision, Brown v. Board of Education, public schools are still separate, still unequal.
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EEP Signatories team up to rally for education on tour
on May 18, 2009 by Richard Sisk (New York Daily News)
With a boost from President Obama, the Rev. Al Sharpton and new "Odd Couple" pal Newt Gingrich kicked off a five-city roadshow aimed at bridging the achievement gap for minorities in schools.
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The Fight For Educational Equality in America
on May 16, 2009 by Tom Vander Ark (Huffington Post)
Handed down 55 years ago, the Warren Court's decision stated that "separate educational facilities are inherently unequal." As we remember the anniversary of this important decision, we can
celebrate some progress but should feel a profound sense of shame for
the vast inequities that low income and minority children continue to
face growing up in America.
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D.C. rally for equal schools
on May 14, 2009 by Herbert L. White (The Charlotte Post)
Civil rights activists will mark the 55th anniversary of the end of segregated public schools with a rally in Washington.
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