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The Pennsylvania Educator Diversity Consortium (PEDC) is a collective action nonprofit working with our community to both increase the number of Black and Indigenous educators in Pennsylvania and beyond and culturally relevant and sustaining educators.
🗓️ Mark Your Calendars! - PEDC March Meetings
Our March Statewide & Regional Meetings are coming up, and we hope you’ll join us.
All Meeting Registration Links - shorturl.at/91a4o
#EducatorDiversity #PennsylvaniaEducation #TeacherPipeline #EquityInSchools #EducationCommunity #TeachersMatter
🗣️Join Us in Harrisburg, PA, on April 15th for our 2026 Advocacy Day at the PA State Capitol!
Register – shorturl.at/r3zjs
Student Teacher Stipend Program – shorturl.at/NKKPz
#PAEdDiversityAdvocacy #AdvocacyInAction #TeachersMatter #TeacherStipends #EducationReform #PAC-TE #PaCASE
EXTENDED DEADLINE: 2026 Summit Concurrent Session RFP Submissions NOW Due Tuesday, March 17th @ 11:59 PM.
Submit RFP Form - shorturl.at/9NOH8
Why Veteran Teachers Stay? - SEPA Virtual Focus Group on Feb. 18th
Join us this Wednesday, February 18th @ 5:30-6:30 PM ET
Register Here - shorturl.at/b4fS9
#AcrossthePipeline #VeteranTeachers #EducatorsofColor #PaEdDiversity #SoutheastPA
Join this Friday's SWPA Regional Hub Meeting - February 13th @9-10AM
Session Title: "From Pipeline to Practice: Strengthening Educator Diversity in SWPA through Policy, Practice, and Partnership!"
Register Here - shorturl.at/aoA6S
👏PEDC Applauds Gov. Shapiro’s Proposed $35 Million Investment in Student Teacher Stipends
Proposal Represents Necessary Investment in Teacher Pipeline; More is Needed to Address Educator Workforce Crisis in PA
📖VIEW Full Statement: shorturl.at/L7bbV
#FundingtheFuture #StudentTeachers #EDPipeline
Registration is Open!!
If you believe educator diversity is non-negotiable and CRSE is essential to successful classrooms, this Summit is for you.
🔗 Register now via Whova:
whova.com/portal/regis...
📅 June 23–25, 2026
⏰ 8:30 AM–3:30 PM ET
📍 Virtual
🎓 Act 48 Credits Offered
#PEDCSummit2026
TODAY & TOMORROW - SWPA DiversifyED Innovation Labs - Virtual Open House
TONIGHT’S SESSION
Date: Thursday, January 29th
Time: 5:30–6:30 PM ET
TOMORROW’S SESSION
Date: Friday, January 30th
Time: 10:00–11:00 AM ET
Register Here - shorturl.at/sCKb5
See you tomorrow! - Jan. 16th SEPA Regional Hub Meeting (9-10AM ET)
This January’s session is titled: "The Role of School Counselors of Color in Creating Spaces of Healing in our Schools."
You will hear from a leader in the field, Stephen Sharp, a School Counselor from Hempfield School District.
See You in 2026! PEDC’s “Sacred Pause”
We will be taking a sacred pause from December 20 to January 5.
As we step into this season of pause, may you find moments of warmth, wonder, and well-being.
#PAEducatorDiversity #NewYearSameMission #Rest #Restore #Rise
🗣️ Call for 2026 PEDC Summit Concurrent Submissions. - RFP OPEN!
We invite educators, students, researchers, organizers, and advocates to submit proposals that showcase bold ideas, grounded strategies, and the courage to lead change in today’s climate.
📝 Submissions Due By: March 3rd, 2026
Ring Out 2025 With Purpose — And Step Into 2026 With Power!
Join PEDC’s final statewide gathering of the year tomorrow on Tuesday, December 16, 2025
Register for either session:
Morning Meeting: 9:00–11:00 AM - shorturl.at/BUWEA
Evening Meeting: 5:30–7:00 PM - shorturl.at/rXZGU
PEDC congratulates Dr. Carrie Rowe on her confirmation as Pennsylvania's Secretary of Education.
We look forward to continuing our collaboration with Dr. Rowe and her team in support of educators and learners across the Commonwealth.
#TilAllStudentsThrive #PAEducatorDiversity
SWPA DiversifyED Innovation Labs - Virtual Open House
Join us for this first Open House to learn how you can design equitable solutions in the Southwestern, PA education system.
Date: December 18th
Time: 6:00–7:00 PM
Register Online: shorturl.at/3mQKJ
#DiversifyEd #EducationForAll #PAEducation
“What Do New Teachers Need?”
Join us on Dec. 10th at 5:30 PM ET for our next Across the Pipeline Conversation.
This VIRTUAL focus group is a space to share stories, build community, and help shape the supports new teachers deserve.
#EducatorsOfColor #TeachInPA #EducatorVoices #EquityInEducation
PEDC Launches Newly Designed Website!
www.paeddiversity.org
This was a collaborative project where our team worked hard to enhance the website to be more accessible, intuitive, and welcoming for every visitor.
Explore the new website today and let us know your thoughts in the comments!
📣 Big win for future teachers in Pennsylvania!
This $30 million investment in student-teacher stipends announced in the PA state budget.
At PEDC we’re hopeful, but know more support is still needed to address the educator shortage.
Read Full Response - rb.gy/oaa7rn
#PABudget #StudentTeachers
We are excited to announce @cnnvalencia.bsky.social
Nick Valencia (CNN Correspondent & Peabody Award Winning Journalist) as a new panelist for our upcoming event Beyond Borders.
Wed, Nov. 12 | Virtual | 5:30-7pm ET | Register Here - zoom.us/meeting/regi...
ACT 48 Credits Available!
TOMORROW: What’s the “Big Beautiful Bill” & why does it matter for educators?
Join PEDC’s July 29 Statewide Meeting, 9–11 AM ET, w/ Danica Petroshius & Dr. Ed Fuller.
Unpack FY2026 federal funding & PA diversity data.
Register: zoom.us/meeting/regi...
At PEDC, we don’t just talk about equity, we intentionally live it through our 💛, our 🧠, and our 👣.
Our Community Agreements guide how we lead, listen, and grow. Over the next few weeks, we’ll be sharing them one by one.
✨ What makes a space safe-to-be-brave for you?
#PEDCCommunity #Belonging
This moment is hard. Don’t do the work alone.
Join a community committed to equity & justice in education.
PEDC New Member Orientation
📅 Thurs, June 5 | 9–10am ET
Zoom 🔗 zoom.us/meeting/regi...
All are welcome here.
#TeacherSky #EduSky #JusticeInEducation #EducatorsofColor #CRSE
Our students are watching.
They see who we hire.
What we teach.
What we ignore.
Let’s rise to meet this moment.
#PEDCSummit #ThePowerOfSolidarity
If we want schools to be liberatory spaces, we have to name who’s still being left out—and who we want to bring in.
Join Dr. Pedro Noguera + hundreds from PA and beyond at the #PEDCSummit, June 24–26.
Free + virtual: www.paeddiversity.org/summit2025
#EducatorDiversity #JusticeInEducation
Join the PEDC SWPA Hub on Fri, June 13 at 9 AM for a session with Dr. Brittany Aronson on strategies for navigating DEI policy shifts in education.
Register: zoom.us/meeting/regi...
#ProtectDEI #NavigatingEOs #DiversityInEducation
We're aiming for 230 registrants — people like you, dedicated to educator diversity and educational equity — by tomorrow. Can you help us reach that milestone?
Please register and share 🙏
#DontWait #PEDCSummit2025 #100DaysOfSolidarity #CRSE #Belonging #EducatorDiversity #StrongerTogether #Healing
100 days ago, one national story began.
99 days ago, we began our story of solidarity—on the National Day of Racial Healing.
Since then, nearly 200 educators, admins, families and allies have registered for the 2025 PEDC Summit.
All welcome!
📅 June 24–26, 2025
✍🏾 Register here: lnkd.in/e95VPZbZ
Join us for:
🎯 Fostering Inclusive Environments in School Communities: Using Student Voice
Guest speaker: Ashia Philippe
🗓️ May 9 | 🕘 9:00 AM
🔗 Register: www.paeddiversity.org/public-calen...
Let’s listen, learn, and lead together.
#StudentVoice #DEI #InclusiveEducation #PEDC
Want to help shape education policy while staying in the classroom? Apply now for the 2025-26 Teach Plus PA Teaching Policy Fellowship, a unique opportunity to advocate for equity in education and make your voice heard beyond the classroom.
Apply online by May 5: teachplus.tfaforms.net/328395.
Thank you, @repbellmon.com for joining us in the Rotunda in Harrisburg, and for your support to pay our student teachers and increase the #PAEducatorPipeline.
$50M for an educated PA sounds like a good deal to us!
#EduSky #EducatorPipeline #PaEdDiversity #PAEdPolicy #PayStudentTeachers
YES! Thank you for joining us in the Rotunda and for speaking up about the importance of paying our student teachers.
#WeNeedMoreTeachers #EduSky #PAEdDiversity #PAEdPipeline