As the COVID-19 pandemic wanes, America faces a critical opportunity to close gaps that leave many workers behind, say Joseph Fuller and Rachel Lipson. What will it take?
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The National Alliance for Public Charter Schools Announces Honorees for the 30 Under 30 Changemakers Awards
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, the National Alliance for Public Charter Schools (National Alliance) honors 30 exceptional young leaders who are connected in some way to charter schools and are using their ideas, talents, and platforms to advance educational and economic opportunity and promote equality and social justice. The 30 Under 30 Changemakers Awards shine a spotlight on individuals from across the country who are making a meaningful impact in their community via the Arts, Writing, and Sports; Education and Politics; Leadership; Science; and Social Justice. The students, teachers, and advocates who make up our 30 Under 30 Changemakers reflect 30 years of the tremendous success of these innovative, student-centered public schools. I am grateful for our Changemakers and the thousands of teachers, leaders, and families across the nation who work tirelessly to s
Global Atlanta
May 10, 2021 | Staff
Angela Jackson
Editor’s note: Since its founding in 2016, Georgia State University’s Center for Urban Language Teaching and Research, or CULTR, has become a key convener for vital discussions on enhancing inclusive language instruction among underserved communities and institutions in metro Atlanta and beyond.
A touchstone event each year is the Global Languages Leadership Meeting, a networking luncheon that allows local organizations from the business, education, nonprofit and government sectors to showcase how they’re making use of global and linguistic competencies in their daily activities.
Past attendees including
Mercedes-Benz, Cox Automotive, the French Consulate in Atlanta, Marriott International, Metro Atlanta Chamber and more have come together to discuss the importance of language learning and cultural competence as essential skills for an emerging global workforce.
Sonal Shah Tapped to Lead the Asian American Foundation
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Sonal Shah was President Obama’s first director of the White House’s Office of Social Innovation and Civic Participation.
The Asian American Foundation
Sonal Shah, a professor and founding executive director of the Beeck Center for Social Impact and Innovation at Georgetown University, has been named president of this new foundation. Shah was President Obama’s first director of the White House’s Office of Social Innovation and Civic Participation.
The foundation was created with an initial $125 million in donations from its board of directors, and it intends to raise additional money to make grants to Asian American and Pacific Islander organizations and causes over the next five years.