National Center for the Elimination of Educational Disparities

We are all inspired by the words of our Director, Dr. Meria Carstarphen, from the latest video that will be released next week.

Episode 3 of our School of Thought podcast was just released, featuring part 1 of Meria Carastarphen's conversation with @jaree_lcswc of @kitchentherapywithjaree about nutrition in schools. Listen on Buzz Sprout or your podcast platform of choice: www.buzzsprout.com/2566613/epis...

School of Thought Episode 3 featuring Jaree Cottman of Kitchen Therapy With Jaree drops next week with a fantastic conversation about nutrition in schools. You won't want to miss it!

Keep your new year going strong with some career coaching, offered through our partner WOCEC. Sign up at docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...

NCEED Equity Exchange February 2026 Email from NCEED Reshaping the Educational Landscape EQUITY EXPRESS February 2026   Director's Desk Social Emotional Learning (SEL) and Not-So-Random Acts of Kindness -Meria J. Carstarphen People ofte

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Our February Equity Express is out now! This month we diving into Not-So-Random Acts of Kindness, Test Bias and Anxiety, and SEL Beyond the Classroom. Check you inboxes or read it at the link in the comments.

Thank you so much to Timothy Shriver for a great conversation yesterday about Belonging, and thank you to the Black Arts District of Baltimore for hosting us in your beautiful offices. We are truly excited about these episodes. Stay tuned for more!

Physical Education in our schools | Part 2 - School of Thought Podcast presented by NCEED Dr. Meria Carstarphen sits down with Coach Marvin Cornish the assistant athletic director at Morgan State university to talk about physical education in our school.  In this episode, the two expl...

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Episode 2 of our School of Thought podcast is available now! Check out part 2 of Meria Carstarphen's conversation with Marvin Cornish at the link the comments, or wherever you get your podcasts.

Part 2 of School of Thought's conversation about PE in schools drops next week. Catch up on Part 1 now: www.iheart.com/podcast/269-...

NCEED Director, Dr. Meria Carstarphen, in her own words.

The Powerhouse HBCU President Shaping the Future of Excellence

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We're honored to be called a "world-class facility" in this thoughtful profile of Morgan State University president, Dr. David Wilson. Link the in comments.

“The richest nation on Earth has never allocated enough resources to build sufficient schools, to compensate adequately its teachers, and to surround them with the prestige our work justifies.” -MLK Jr., Speech to Teachers, March 14, 1964

This #MLKDay, we are honored to launch the NCEED 2022-25 Inaugural Review on the weekend that our country celebrates service and civil rights, a pivotal moment in our nation’s history as we continue to build on Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.'s legacy.

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The premier episode of our new podcast, School of Thought with Meria Carstarphen is available now! In this episode we talk about the importance of PE and recess in our schools. Listen on iHeart or your podcast platform of choice. Link in the comments.

NCEED Equity Exchange January 2026 Email from NCEED Reshaping the Educational Landscape EQUITY EXPRESS January 2026   Director's Desk The Power of Partnership in a New Year -Meria J. Carstarphen Each January, the calendar resets, class

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The first Equity Express of 2026 is hot off the presses! This month we're talking about the power of partnerships, the importance of credit recovery for students with challenges, and links between school attendance and social, emotional and academic health. Check it out at the link the comments.

COMING NEXT WEEK! The first episode of our new podcast School of Thought hosted by Meria Castarphen. Real questions, real conversations!

Wishing everyone a joyous holiday and a very happy new year!

Our director, Dr. Meria Carstarphen, attended MD Governor Moore's recent press conference announcing more than $19 million to communities for the Engaging Neighborhoods, Organizations, Unions, Governments, and Households (ENOUGH) initiative. NCEED is a proud partner of ENOUGH grantees.

We're thrilled to announce the addition of Peggy Brookins, CEO and President of the National Board for Professional Teaching Standards (NBPTS) to our NCEED Advisory Board.

The December Equity Express is out now! We're celebrating the joy of our first successful year in publishing our newsletter, examining how schools engage with communities & families, and discussing the ENOUGH Act and the our team’s work to support it. Read more at the link in the comments.

We're wishing you all a wonderful Thanksgiving this week.

A full morning of robust discussion and digging into research, policies and approaches w/ Tulane University Early Childhood Policy Research Lab, Maryland Family Network, Maryland Center on Economic Policy
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Our Director, Dr. Meria Carstarphen, shared some insights on her background and her motivation to work with NCEED. Stay tuned for the full interview coming soon!

We are proud to announce the formation of our inaugural Advisory Board — a distinguished group of educators, researchers, and community leaders dedicated to helping us identify, address, and eliminate the root causes of educational disparities in K-12 education. Learn more at link in the comments.

NCEED Faculty had a beautiful morning celebrating the Founder's Day Matriculation Convocation at Morgan State University!

Our November Equity Express hit inboxes yesterday! In honor of Thanksgiving, this month we're talking about food insecurity, school nutrition and physical fitness, and cultivating culturally responsive educators. Check it out at conta.cc/4nq9xy0