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WEBINAR: Reigniting Leaders for the Work Ahead
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SEF comments in support of federal Civil Rights Data Collection
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Why the E-Rate court case matters
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WATCH THE VIDEO: SELI 2025 Cohort Prospective Fellows
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Two distinguished leaders join SEF board
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AJC: Report says education miles away from equity
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Inequities persist for Black students, SEF report finds
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‘Miles to Go’ for U.S. to increase Black students’ educational opportunities
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SEF Applauds South Carolina Supreme Court Decision Striking Down Private School Voucher Program
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SEF Files Amicus Brief Supporting Enforcement of E-Rate Program Rules
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Testimony: Public Hearing on AP African American Studies in GA
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The Resegregation of America's schools
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SEF opposes school voucher expansion in NC
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Statement: Public Hearing on AP African American Studies in GA
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SEF report: Head Start funding needs overhaul to serve children more equitably
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Young Leaders from Maryland, Kentucky receive SEF Ginny Looney Servant Leader Award
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WEBINAR: Education Policy in the South: 2024 Legislative Spotlight
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Georgia’s refusal to approve AP African American Studies tied to harmful state law
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SEF supports Georgia’s approval of AP African American Studies
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Webinar: Demistifying Knowledge Brokering
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Southern Education Foundation president Raymond C. Pierce on racial segregation in public schools
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Pendley Hau named as next Lynn Walker Huntley Social Justice Fellow
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70 years after Brown v. Board of Education, many schools remain segregated: Data analysis
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Separate and Unequal Schools: The Past Is Future
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Commemorating the 70th anniversary of the Brown v. Board decision
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70 years later, schools — and moms — are still fighting segregation
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Johnson joins Southern Education Foundation as Early Childhood Education senior fellow
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Brown’s Promise, SEF join Legal Defense Fund to mark 70 years since ’Brown’ decision
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Biden budget would reinvest in education
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Southern Education Foundation remembers philanthropic leader Janine Lee
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SXSW Panel: Brown at 70: Can Separate Ever Be Equal?
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Educators bring federal sex discrimination lawsuit against Cobb Co. School District
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Education, civil rights leaders sound alarm on new data showing inequities for Black students
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2023 Issues Forum Focuses on Racial Equity in Education
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SEF launches network to expand, improve early childhood education across the South
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Eshé P. Collins is new director of the Equity Assistance Center-South at SEF
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Young leaders from GA, NC receive SEF Ginny Looney award
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Brown’s Promise launches to work on school segregation, resource equity
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SEF President Raymond Pierce's statement on U.S. Supreme Court ruling on affirmative action in college admissions
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Southern Education Leadership Initiative fellows hard at work across the region
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SEF receives $4.5 million grant to expand student-support initiatives through Outcomes Based Contracting
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Growing number of school systems leveraging Outcomes Based Contracting to boost student support
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Georgia HBCUs could make even greater impact with right focus from leaders, legislative study committee finds
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Southern Education Foundation backs major North Carolina court ruling on school funding
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Half the candidates for governor in South favor restrictions on teaching about race, SEF profiles show
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Historic declines in scores on Nation's Report Card show need to address opportunity gaps in education
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U.S. Department of Education Awards Southern Education Foundation $8.4 Million, 5-Year Grant
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PLEDGE Fellowship Program Begins for Law School Leaders, Faculty in Partnership with AccessLex Institute
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Southern Education Foundation Introduces Alan Richard as Director of Communications
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University of Georgia Student Kaitlyn Mills Receives “Ginny Looney Servant Leader Award”
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Southern Education Foundation Submits Amicus Brief Highlighting How Leandro Plan Will Benefit All of North Carolina’s Students
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Southern Education Foundation Secures $1 Million Dollar Grant for Five HBCUs to Advance Liberal Arts Education
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Southern Education Foundation Board Member Dr. Charlotte Morris Speaks at Centennial Observance of Lincoln Memorial Dedication
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Southern Education Foundation Submits Amicus Brief Opposing Federal Funding for South Carolina School Voucher Program
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SEF Statement on the Shooting at Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, Texas
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SEF Statement on the Tennessee Supreme Court Ruling on the Constitutionality of the Education Savings Account Pilot Program
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Southern Education Foundation Releases Analysis of President Biden’s FY 2023 Budget Request
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Southern Education Foundation Receives $6 Million Gift from MacKenzie Scott
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Southern Education Foundation Hires New Senior Director of Public Policy and Advocacy
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Tuskegee University President and Usher’s New Look CEO Join Southern Education Foundation Board of Trustees
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SEF Statement on the 2022 State of the Union Address
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SEF and SPLC Announce First Recipient of Lynn Walker Huntley Social Justice Fellowship
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SEF Statement on the Bomb Threats Targeting Historically Black Colleges and Universities
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To Improve Academic Achievement, Look Outside the Classroom
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AccessLex Institute and the Southern Education Foundation Announce New Diversity-Driven Fellowship Program for Law School Professionals
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Proposed Election Legislation Would Undermine Local School Governance and Suppress Honest and Necessary Classroom Conversations
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How Is COVID-19 Affecting Students at Historically Black Colleges and Universities?
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Southern Education Foundation Hires New Director of Research and Policy
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Southern Education Foundation President Praises Kentucky Court for Ruling School Voucher Law Unconstitutional
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Southern Education Foundation Signs on to Amicus Brief Opposing Kentucky School Voucher Program
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Kenita Williams Named Chief Operating Officer at Southern Education Foundation
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SEF Statement on the FL Board of Ed Decision to Provide Private School Vouchers in Districts Requiring Masks
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Civil Rights Fellowship Program for Early-Career Lawyers Opens Application Period
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Webinar - Lynn Walker Huntley Social Justice Fellowship
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Southern Education Foundation Announces 2021 Ginny Looney Servant Leader Awardee
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SEF Statement on the Passing of Civil Rights Leader and Educator Robert Moses
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Policy Brief: Social Emotional Learning Isn’t Just for Students
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SEF Webinar - Teacher Stress and Burnout: The High Cost of Low Social and Emotional Development
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New Fellowship to Provide Crucial Civil Rights Training for Early-Career Lawyers
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Southern Education Foundation Announces 2021 Southern Education Leadership Initiative Fellows
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SEF Webinar - Learn more about a new research grant opportunity from SEF and the TIAA Institute
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SEF Statement on President Biden's Intention to Nominate Catherine Lhamon to Serve as Assistant Secretary for Civil Rights at the U.S. Department of Education
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SEF Statement on President Biden's Education Equity Proposals in the American Families Plan
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SEF Webinar - Recovery and Reinvention: District and Agency Strategies for Advancing Education Equity
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SEF Statement on Increased Funding for the Federal Charter School Program
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Southern Education Foundation Submits Amicus Brief Opposing Tennessee School Voucher Plan
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Charter Schools: An Experiment In Education Worth Reviewing
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Kenita Williams Named Chief of Staff at Southern Education Foundation
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Why HBCUs Saw Huge Investments In 2020 And What’s Next
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Leading Equity and Education Organizations Oppose Georgia Voucher Bill
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Ain't Misbehavin': How Do We Handle Student Discipline?
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The U.S. K-12 Digital Divide Has Narrowed, but Must Close to Eliminate Risks to Students and the Economy
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SEF Praises Biden Choice to Lead Department of Education
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Education Equity in the 2020 U.S. Senate Runoff
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Southern Education Foundation Provides Recommendations for Equitable Education Under a Biden Presidency
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A Reset Of Public Education
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School Boards Are The Baseline Of Our Democracy
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The Digital Divide Didn’t Go Away, It Went Underground
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Education Equity on the 2020 Ballot
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SEF Urges District Court to Protect Public Schools
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How Can School Districts Support Equitable Distance Learning?
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SEF Joins South Carolina Education Groups in Criticizing Governor’s School Funding Announcement
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SEF Mourns the Passing of Reverend C.T. Vivian and Congressman John Lewis
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Federal Pandemic Relief Funding for Public Schools is Not Diverted to Private Schools
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Supreme Court Ruling in Espinoza Represents a Further Drain on Public Education Funds, says Education Equity Leader
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SEF Partners With Seven Organizations to Oppose GA School Voucher Expansion
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SEF and Legal Defense Fund Welcome Incoming SPLC President and CEO Margaret Huang
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SEF Attends NEA Foundation’s Salute to Excellence in Education Gala
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SEF Holds Informational Meeting with Georgia Legislative Black Caucus
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Southern Education Foundation Announces a New Board Chairman and Appointment of New Trustee
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Teacher Activism is Making Red State Governor’s Races Competitive
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SEF Board Member, Kenneth Jones, Named VP & CFO of the MacArthur Foundation
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Group Wants Cobb Schools to Address Racism, Bias in Classroom
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SELI 2019 Fellow, Bailey Deavers, Advocates for Educational Equity through SELI Fellowship
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Spotlight SELI 2019 Fellow, Kanesha Barnes, Develops College Magazine for S. Carolina Commission on Higher Ed
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