The 2023 SEF Issues Forum Miles To Go: Fulfilling the Promise of Racial Equity in Education
Nov. 14-17 in Charlotte, NC
RegisterAccepting applications Sept. 1 - Oct. 1 Now hiring for educational justice legal fellowship
Law students and early-career attorneys invited to apply
Learn morePresident Raymond Pierce's latest Forbes column How Our Nation’s Schools Can Live Up To ‘Brown’s Promise’
Introducing the Brown's Promise initiative
Read moreSEF receives $4.5 million to expand student-support initiatives Outcomes Based Contracting
Three-year grant to strengthen student-support services
Learn MoreWork with the Southern Education Foundation We are hiring
Learn moreThe Equity Assistance Center-South Resources for equity
The Educational Justice Professional Learning Series
Watch the recordingsAdvocating for a more just education system Our public policy priorities
SEF’s latest education justice agenda
Read moreChild care essential to the future of the South SEF urges support for early childhood education
The latest blog from SEF's Fred Jones
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Originally founded in 1867 as the Peabody Fund, the Southern Education Foundation is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization supported by partners and donors committed to advancing equitable education policies and practices that elevate learning for low-income students and students of color in the southern states. Our work is achieved through analyzing and amplifying promising ideas through research, government affairs, civic engagement and leadership development. We develop and disseminate research-based solutions for policymakers and grow the capacity of education leaders and influencers to create systemic change within K-12 and post-secondary education.