MAEC is Hiring an Associate Director of Research and Continuous Improvement
Join us in our mission to promote excellence and equity in education to achieve social justice! MAEC is currently hiring a Associate Director of Research and Continuous Improvement to join our team and lead MAEC’s initiatives to provide clients with promising strategies, data, and equity tools to improve their services to target populations in the… Read More »
Join CEE for a Community of Practice on Effective Teachers
Beginning on Monday, May 15, the Center for Education Equity at MAEC and the American Institutes of Research (AIR) Center on Great Teachers and Leaders (GTL), will be holding a virtual Community of Practice on Building Great Leaders.
Addressing Religious Liberty Within Public Schools
https://maec.org/events/cee-webinar-series-addressing-religious-liberty-within-public-schools/
Spotlight on ESSA and Family Engagement
The Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA) has put a much-needed spotlight on family engagement. Advocates for parent and community engagement see the newly revised federal ESSA as an opportunity to expand their impact on states’ academic goals, plans for school improvement, and other areas of policy. The new law, like NCLB, requires districts to set aside one… Read More »
MAEC Announced as Region I Equity Assistance Center
The Mid-Atlantic Equity Consortium is excited to announce that we have been named the Region I Equity Assistance Center by the US Department of Education. Region I now includes Connecticut, Delaware, Kentucky, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, Puerto Rico, Rhode Island, Vermont, the Virgin Islands, and West Virginia. As the new… Read More »
New Resource Available on Pregnant and Parenting Students’ Rights
The National Women’s Law Center has created a new toolkit which provides a collection of resources designed to help college students across the country exercise their Title IX rights. The Pregnant and Parenting Students’ Rights Toolkit provides A Summary of Pregnant and Parenting Students’ Rights under Title IX. FAQs on mandatory accommodations for Pregnant and… Read More »
#WeAreOrlando
The MAEC family wishes to extend our condolences, support, and solidarity to the families who lost loved ones in Orlando. We may never fully understand the motivations of the shooter, but the victims were likely targeted because of their sexuality. This reminds us of the many LGBTQ students who are targeted in schools every day.… Read More »
History in the making for Hillary and for all women and girls!
By Susan Shaffer June 10, 2016 I have been working on gender equity issues for decades and the day that a woman became the presumptive nominee for president from a major party was monumental. This confirms that gender does not dictate potential, talent, or ability to serve in any capacity. As I watched Hillary Clinton’s… Read More »
Guidance to Help Schools Ensure the Civil Rights of Transgender Students
The U.S. Departments of Education and Justice released joint guidance today to help provide educators the information they need to ensure that all students, including transgender students, can attend school in an environment free from discrimination based on sex.
Low-Income Children Need Early Childhood Education
According to a new paper by the Center for American Progress analyzing how high-quality universal preschool could impact the achievement gap found that by attending preschools low-income students could close the gap by 41%, Black children could nearly close the gap by gaining seven months of learning, and Hispanic children could completely catch up to… Read More »
