EEC Statement on SPS Proposal to Close Schools
The Equity in Education Coalition demands Seattle Public Schools prioritize an excellent education for our kids by equitably allocating funds to schools that serve our children instead of closing their […]
Seattle schools closures impact on inequity and inclusion (Seattle’s Child)
Families and educators have peppered the debate about upcoming Seattle school closures with questions about equity and inclusion. We turned to Sharonne Navas, co-founder and executive director of the Seattle-based Equity in […]
Sharonne Navas awarded Maxine Mimms Educational Empowerment Award
This past Sunday, along with a night of performances, Songs of Black Folk awarded their Outstanding Public Service Awards. This recognition is intended to highlight and encourage the “next” generation […]
Equity in Education Coalition Launches ConnectWA App
Seattle, WA – The Equity in Education Coalition (EEC) is proud to announce the launch of the ConnectWA app, a groundbreaking mobile application designed to serve as a comprehensive resource hub […]
EEC Announcements 10/2020
Back in March — when COVID started to shut our state down — the EEC Team had zero clue as to how long we would be away from one another […]
EEC Statement on Re-opening Schools
The Equity in Education Coalition demands a public school system that centers children first. There has been a lot of news in WA state around COVID-19 recently, and all with […]
No Justice No Peace No Racist Corrupt Police
No Justice No Peace The staff and Board of the Equity in Education Coalition are enraged at the lynching of yet another black man in our country. We demand, alongside […]
Fresh EquiTEA: Bye to Binary Thinking
By Sharonne NavasWe are plagued by binary thinking, always putting things in terms of two options that are mutually exclusive. That is, all the possibilities are either option A or option […]
Fresh EquiTEA: Hey Nick Hanauer! Racism is a Big Part of Income Inequality.
Local Seattle billionaire and philanthropist Nick Hanauer’s piece in the Atlantic, Better Public Schools Won’t Fix America, has so many great points; points that are particularly resonant coming from a […]
Fresh EquiTEA: Why Decolonizing Education is Important
Let’s start off with the definition of decolonizing education. Decolonization is “the dismantling of colonial systems that were established during the period of time when a nation maintains dominion over […]
Fresh EquiTEA: Ancestry and 23andMe as Tools of the Colonizer
By Sharonne NavasWhether it’s ancestry.com, MyHeritage DNA or 23andMe, taking ancestry determination tests have grown more and more popular each year.I think it’s fascinating that for a country that is constantly denying […]
Fresh EquiTEA: Your Office has White Supremacy Culture.
By Sharonne NavasOrganizational Leaders and HR folx — we need to talk.In the past four months, I have gotten about 15 requests from HR directors and Board Leaders to meet and talk about openings […]