MAEC News

 MAEC is pleased to announce the launch of a new state family engagement center that will serve diverse families who reside in the states of Maryland and Pennsylvania. With funding from the U.S. Department of Education, the new Collaborative Action for Family Engagement (CAFE) Center will provide great opportunities for collaboration, learning, and promoting high-impact,… Read More »

MAEC is looking to hire a dynamic professional who will work as part of the TJ team in providing technical assistance and training to assist Maryland State Department of Education in their efforts to improve early childhood services and outcomes in Maryland. This project addresses the needs of all young children but has a specific… Read More »

MAEC is saddened to announce that Dr. Rita Robinson, a long-serving member of MAEC’s Board of Directors’, has passed away. Dr. Robinson was a beloved member of our board who had an immense passion for social justice. She was a lifetime educational equity specialist and activist for multicultural education in Maryland and was recognized nationally… Read More »

MAEC is looking to hire two dynamic professionals who will support the management and development of the newly formed Collaborative Action for Family Engagement Center (CAFE). The CAFE Senior Program Associates will monitor and coordinate the delivery of high quality FSCE programming and technical assistance between four partner organizations to underserved communities across Maryland and… Read More »

“Better to light one candle than curse the darkness.” -Eleanor Roosevelt The horrific incident at the Tree of Life Synagogue in Pittsburgh, PA is a sad reminder that hatred towards others – those who are different from us – must be addressed. No one is born a racist. No one is born with hate in… Read More »

MAEC is looking for a dynamic individual to develop and deliver customized trainings, professional development, and technical assistance to schools and school districts on civil rights and educational equity issues (race, gender, national origin (ELs), socioeconomic diversity, and/or religion). This individual will also evaluate the effectiveness of training programs to provide feedback to clients and… Read More »

Engaging in data inquiry through an equity lens can help us better understand problems of practice – and identify solutions – that make schools more equitable. Watch the archive of the webinar now.

This September 20-21 MAEC will host Transition to College, a FREE 2-day program established by Families in Schools that focuses on how to enhance immigrant parents’ ability to support their child’s last year in high school as they prepare for college.​​​​​​​ Be sure to share this event with counselors, coordinators, school leaders, migrant educators, teachers,… Read More »

Presently, immigrant children who have been separated from their parents at the border are being placed in different locations across the country where immigrant rights advocates and lawyers will, case-by-case, begin to search for their families. Children who have been separated from their parents need the caring support of a community. There is little doubt… Read More »

Registration extended to July 11 but space is limited! As evidenced by a recent increase in the number of school racial harassment complaints filed with U.S. Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights, racial harassment and bullying is on the rise. To assist schools in their efforts to prevent and respond to this growing problem,… Read More »