For more information: Dr. Deanna Townsend-Smith Dudley Flood Center for Educational Equity & Opportunity dtownsend-smith@ncforum.org 919-781-6833 x114 Raleigh, NC (March 28, 2024) – The Dudley Flood Center for Educational Equity […]
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School Mental Health & Safety: A Letter to Superintendents of Color
Written By: Malasia McClendon February 20, 2024 Dear Courageous Leader, Thank you for your dedication to educating our students, effectively operating our school districts, and assisting NC to eradicate inequities. […]
Mapping the movement ahead of Leandro hearing and upcoming elections
Written by: Derick Lee, EducationNCFebruary 21, 2024 “There are ghosts in our schools.” Kimberly Jones, 2023 Burroughs Welcome Fund North Carolina Teacher of the Year, opened her Mapping the Movement […]
Student Voices Reflection: Why Is It Important in Moving Forward in Education
Written by: Kesha Hood Equity in education centers around a student’s ability to access learning and obtain what is needed for their individual success. One lever that can ensure that […]
Dudley Flood Center releases ‘2023 Equity Forward Report’
by Mebane Rash, EducationNCJanuary 15, 2024 Last week, the Dudley Flood Center for Educational Equity and Opportunity released its “2023 Equity Forward Report,” which highlights “the work of the Center since its […]
Perspective | Achieving equity together
by Deanna Townsend-Smith, EducationNCDecember 6, 2023 The following is Deanna Townsend-Smith’s “Final Word” from the Nov. 11, 2023 episode of Education Matters on recent events aimed at building a network of organizations […]
Dudley Flood Center to take up work of the governor’s DRIVE Task Force
by Derick Lee, EducationNCOctober 25, 2023 For nearly four years, Gov. Cooper’s DRIVE Task Force has centered on Developing a Representative and Inclusive Vision for Education. The group is made […]
Black scholars: Teachers shouldn’t cave to pressure to restrict lessons about U.S. racial history
by Greg Childress, NC NewslineOctober 9, 2023 America’s educators must not cower before lawmakers attempting to restrict what they teach students about America’s racial history, author and education reformer Lisa […]
Color of Education Summit focuses on the path forward as a collective
by Derick Lee, EducationNCOctober 18, 2023 Dr. Dudley Flood, the namesake of The Dudley Flood Center for Educational Equity and Opportunity (Flood Center), is an educational trailblazer, who served as […]
Supreme Court Affirmative Action Ruling
By: Selena Collins | 2023 Dudley Flood Center Intern On June 29, 2023, the United States Supreme Court gutted Affirmative Action programs in college admissions. This decision marks a regressive step […]
Supreme Court Affirmative Action Ruling
By: Evelin Ortiz-Munoz | 2023 Dudley Flood Center Intern On June 29th, the Supreme Court ruled against the use of affirmative action in college admissions. The consequences from this decision […]
Rural Teacher Leader Network promotes collaboration across districts
By Cheyenne McNeill, EducationNCJuly 17, 2023 In 2021, the Public School Forum of North Carolina launched the first cohort of the Rural Teacher Leader Network (RTLN), which is designed for […]
Dudley Flood Center Continues Mapping the Movement with Event in Durham
May 25, 2023 by Chanté Russell On May 17th, 1954, the Supreme Court ruling Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka struck down the 1896 Plessy v. Ferguson ruling. This ruling made […]
Dudley Flood Center for Educational Equity and Opportunity & Public School Forum of North Carolina Statement on Proposed House Bill 187
MEDIA CONTACT:Chanté Russell, Communications Analystcrussell@ncforum.org 919-781-6833 ext. 113 (Raleigh, NC) March 14, 2023 — North Carolina’s Constitution commands that “equal opportunities be provided for all students.” Every student deserves a […]
Dudley Flood Center Inaugural Mapping the Movement Event
March 1, 2023 by Chanté Russell In conjunction with Black History Month, education stakeholders and activists from across North Carolina gathered in Durham on February 20 for the Dudley Flood Center’s first Mapping the Movement […]
Joint Reflections from Dudley Flood Center for Educational Equity & Opportunity and the Public School Forum of North Carolina
February marks the month set aside to acknowledge and celebrate the contributions of Black Americans. It is also a time for reflection on the progress made and work that remains […]
Dudley Flood Center Announces Western Rural Teacher Leader Network Cohort
For more information: Deanna Townsend-Smith Flood Center for Educational Equity and Opportunity dtownsend-smith@ncforum.org 919-781-6833 x114 Raleigh, NC (February 6, 2023) — The Rural Teacher Leadership Network (RTLN), is designed to […]
2023-2024 REEP Mentors
Tickets and Registration Now Available for Hybrid 2022 Color of Education Summit featuring Jelani Cobb
MEDIA CONTACT: Chanté Russell, Public School Forum of NCcrussell@ncforum.org 919-781-6833 ext. 103 Raleigh, NC (August 25, 2022) — Dr. Jelani Cobb, Dean of Columbia University and a staff writer at The New Yorker, […]
2022-2023 Educational Equity Fellow
The Dudley Flood Center is excited to announce that we are seeking an 2022-2023 Educational Equity Fellow! Last year our Fellows exhibited their passion for educational equity and strengthened their […]
Dudley Flood Center Launches Cohort 2 of the Rural Teacher Leader Network
For more information: Deanna Townsend-Smith Flood Center for Educational Equity and Opportunity dtownsend-smith@ncforum.org 919-781-6833 x114 RALEIGH, NC (July 22, 2022) – Last year, the Public School Forum of North Carolina […]
Dudley Flood Center Statement on Extending the Child Nutrition Waiver Authority (S. 379)
For more information: Deanna Townsend-Smith Flood Center for Educational Equity and Opportunity dtownsend-smith@ncforum.org 919-781-6833 x114 RALEIGH, NC (June 16, 2022) – The Dudley Flood Center for Educational Equity & Opportunity […]
Dudley Flood Center Reimagines Jeanes Teachers in Response to Teacher Pipeline and Diversity Issues in NC Public Schools
RALEIGH, NC (June 9, 2022) – Today, the Dudley Flood Center (“Flood Center”) announces its “reimagining” of the historic Jeanes Teachers program with the creation of the new Jeanes Fellows […]
Dr. Dudley Flood Receives North Carolina’s Highest Honor for His Historic Work Desegregating NC Public Schools
RALEIGH, NC (November 15, 2021) – The namesake and inspiration of the Public School Forum of NC’s Dudley Flood Center for Educational Equity and Opportunity, Dr. Dudley Flood, has been […]