Pennsylvania Educator Diversity Consortium

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

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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

Listening now. 👂🏽

Thank you for sharing this important discussion to clear up myths and clarify the law around equity in schools.

We’d love to hear your vision.

💬 What does a more inclusive world look, feel, or sound like to you?
Tag your post with #InclusiveWorld so we can learn from and uplift each other.

Let’s keep imagining—and building. ✊🏿✊🏾✊🏽

#EquityInEducation #EducatorDiversity #CollectiveImpact #PEDC

🌍 Today’s PEDC leadership team meeting kicked off with this check-in: What does an inclusive world look like to you?

The answers moved us.
🧡 A world where people are free to be fully themselves.
🌿 Where no one—person or planet—is exploited.
👁️Where everyone is seen & valued, and dignity is a given.

🕠 5:30–7 PM ET → zoom.us/meeting/regi...

Full Agenda coming soon!

🕘 9–11 AM ET → zoom.us/meeting/regi...

Save the Date: Tues, April 29 🗓️
Join our next PEDC Statewide Meeting with two time options (AM + PM) to join the conversation.

💡 Get a first look at the Concurrent Sessions selected for our June 2025 Summit.

Hope to see you there!

#EducatorDiversity #EquityInEducation #PAeducation #SummitPreview

🗣 Advocacy & Equity: The Future of Educational Equity Policy

We’re talking:
✅ How policy affects teacher diversity & CRSE
✅ What we learned from Advocacy Week 2025
✅ How to keep the momentum going

Advocacy Week isn’t the end—it’s just the beginning. 🙋🏾‍♀️

Join us Friday, April 18 (9–10 AM ET) for a special virtual meeting of PEDC’s Southeast Regional Hub:

🗓️ Don’t miss it—register now!
🔗 zoom.us/meeting/regi...

#SEPAeducators #GreaterPhiladelphia #PaEdPolicy #PaEdAdvocacy

🗓️ April 16 | 5–8 PM
📍 The Hive at Spring Point, a modern, welcoming space, located on 15th Street, Philadelphia

⚡ Spots are limited — RSVP now at www.eventbrite.com/e/inspire-to... or scan the QR code.

Dinner is provided and we'll be giving away prizes!
Invite a high school student you know is interested in becoming a future teacher to join us for this free and inspiring event. Families and caregivers are welcome.

🎓 Meet reps from:
West Chester University of PA
Neumann University
Community College of Philadelphia

🎤 PLUS:
Get creative with Dietz Tray-Digga Hopson of The Hip Hop Foundation and host on UTM Radio in an empowering and creative Cypher Workshop — no experience needed, just bring your voice and curiosity.

🚨 LIVE PERFORMANCE ADDED! 🚨

Philly’s own Dell-P — as seen on BET, MTV, and SWAY in the morning — is bringing the 🔥 to Inspire to Teach next week! dellp215

Do you know a Philadelphia high school student who is interested in becoming a teacher? Invite them to Inspire to Teach, a forum for local students to access resources and be inspired!

Democratic state AGs sue to restore COVID-related programs for K-12 students A group of Democratic state attorneys general on Thursday sued the Trump administration in an effort to stop it from cutting off more than $1.1 billion in funding meant to help address the long-term effect of the COVID-19 pandemic on elementary and high school students.

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We were joined by students from Widener University, Temple, ESU, high school students from SLA Beeber (Philadelphia), and more!

🏷️Please tag yourself or your group if we missed you.

We were thrilled to be joined in Harrisburg with partner organizations PAC-TE and PaCASE. Together we're advocating for our students, educators and classrooms!

We appreciated your time and engagment @repreginayoung.com!