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Pursuing Educational Equity and Opportunity: Framework for Change

The Dudley Flood Center exists to create an equitable education system by addressing the systemic inequities plaguing the educational system which limit opportunity and access for PK – 12 students and educators. After more than 60 years following the Brown vs. Education ruling, student outcomes are tied to race, ethnicity, residential differences, and the resources available between affluent and economically disadvantaged schools and districts.  Research has shown that students from traditionally marginalized racial and ethnic groups and those from lower socioeconomic groups are less likely to attend schools with qualified teachers, less likely to have access to advanced courses, and less likely to have access to postsecondary opportunities.

We must act.

Our framework is a commitment to act and provides systematic approaches to a diverse stakeholder group within and outside education to establish collective practices to eradicate systemic inequities. This unique framework elevates care as foundational to equity. To change we must act using shared guiding principles of dignity, respect, and well-being comprised of six research-based core competencies to create and contribute to building and maintaining equity.

The core competencies are:

MODELING
Infuse and instill aspiration through representation

EXAMINING
Collect, analyze, desegregate, and communicate data/outcomes

RESEARCHING
Increase historical awareness, current trends and implications 

INVESTING
Provide equitable resource allocation

PREPARING
Provide multiple pathways to eliminate barriers to success

CONVENING
Engage a diverse and representative stakeholder group

We offer support and professional learning opportunities to:

  • K – 12 schools and districts
  • Institutions of Higher Education
  • Students
  • Educators
  • Business

The Dudley Flood Center for Educational Equity and Opportunity will soon release a robust toolkit to contain resources for educators, schools, districts, businesses, and other stakeholders based on this Framework for Change.

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Raleigh, NC 27606
919-781-6833
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