Equity & Access
Equity and access follows schools, frameworks and leaders who put equity at the center of what they do to create a level playing field for all students and remove any implicit bias in the curriculum or way that it’s taught. In a time of highlighted inequities, this is the most important work in education.
Designing at the Margins
At 4.0, designing at the margins means engaging founders in how identity intersects with equity and centering the unique needs of the community they wish to serve.
Talk About It: Why Asking Questions and Sharing Ideas is a Core Part of Starting a School
Dr. Eric Oglesbee discusses key tips for how to open and lead a new school.
Understanding Interventions: Broadening The Impact of Science
Antonio Boyd highlights multiple organizations that are determined to increase representation in STEM programs and fields.
Real World Experience with NAF Advisory Boards
NAF supports high school students' ambitions by providing fair possibilities for a prosperous future and contributing to a creative, highly skilled, diverse workforce.
Balancing Design Thinking with Equity
4.0 is creating a space for members of communities to become founders, harnessing the experiences of 4.0 alumni to refine our programming, and redefining success alongside the communities those founders serve.
Feeling Invisible: A Response to the Affirmative Action Decision through the Lens of the Disruptive Excellence Framework
To achieve excellence and equity for Generation Z and Generation Alpha, we cannot accept the predicted outcomes from the reversal of Affirmative Action. Michael Conner shares more in his latest post.
Elevating Women Educators is More Important Than Ever
Women fill the significant majority of teaching roles in schools, yet they hold fewer than a third of superintendent positions nationwide. School districts must enact deliberate programs to develop female leadership pipelines.
The Importance of Amplifying New Voices in Education: Meet the 2023 EALA New Champion
When looking around the education innovation table – who is present? Leaders who center equity, inclusion, and innovation can drive transformative change in education.
E.A.R.N. The Right: Empowering At-Risk Youth with Opportunity
Antonio Boyd sits with Joe Sicilio, Coach Joe and founder of EARN the Right, for a Q&A about the program.
Young Men United: Opportunity Awaits
Young Men United (YMU) is an evidence-based initiative that provides wrap-around services to college-ready high school students beginning in the tenth or eleventh year to develop barrier-free pathways for young Black men to achieve their academic and career goals.