ADVOCATES FOR EQUALITY IN EDUCATION

Education Committee - Representatives from Various Community Organizations

Priorities:

• Advocating educational justice issues impacting people of color and the disadvantaged

• Eliminating racial disparities in school suspensions

• Encouraging support for low performing schools

• Increasing parent/community awareness concerning issues involving public schools

• Increasing parent/community engagement in public schools

• Partnering with community stakeholders to create more positive outcomes for the youth of the community

• Encouraging youth voter registration

Significant Contributions:

• Suggested enhancing diversity/equity training for school personnel

• Advocated for the signing of the School Justice Partnership

• In 2019, hosted three community wide forums focusing on Eliminating Racial Disparities in School Suspensions

• Members of the Education Committee attend monthly school board meetings, provide input into school policy, communicate regularly with school district administrators and support personnel
  

Future Events:

• The Committee plans to continue hosting forums to inform and encourage community members to be more proactively involved in public education. (Depending upon COVID-19)

Cumberland County Schools

• www.ccs.k12.nc.us

• www.PublicSchoolsFirstNC.org