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Meet Jania Thomas: An unapologetic high school junior and an education advocate Copy
Meet Jania Thomas: She is a high school junior. She's unapologetic, and an advocate. Advocates are parents, family members, students or community members who are interested in taking an active role in K-12 advocacy. Parent, family, [...]
Meet Jania Thomas: An unapologetic high school junior and an education advocate
Meet Jania Thomas: She is a high school junior. She's unapologetic, and an advocate. Advocates are parents, family members, students or community members who are interested in taking an active role in K-12 advocacy. Parent, family, [...]
Meet Ariane Washington: A mother, community leader, and an education advocate
Meet Ariane Washington: She is a wife, a mother, a community leader & a Believer. She's a school social worker, and an advocate. Advocates are parents, family members, students or community members who are interested in [...]
Meet Susan Sargent: A mother, a Believer and an education advocate
Meet Susan Sargent: She is a mother, a Believer, and an advocate. Advocates are parents, family members, students or community members who are interested in taking an active role in K-12 advocacy. Parent, family, and student voices belong [...]
Meet Ariane’ Powell: A 7th grader and education advocate
Meet Ariane’ Powell: She is a 7th grader. She's thankful for her village, and she's an advocate Advocates are parents, family members, students or community members who are interested in taking an active role in K-12 [...]
Meet Courtney Kendrick: An educator and education advocate
Meet Courtney Kendrick: She is a mother, an educator, and an advocate. Advocates are parents, family members, students or community members who are interested in taking an active role in K-12 advocacy. Parent, family, and student [...]
Meet Kassandra Joumpi: A tax payer and education advocate
Meet Kassandra Joumpi: She is a wife, a taxpayer, and an advocate. Advocates are parents, family members, students or community members who are interested in taking an active role in K-12 advocacy. Parent, family, and student voices [...]
Meet Rashayia Dunlap: A student education advocate
Meet Rashayia Dunlap: She's a student. She takes initiative, and she's an advocate. Advocates are parents, family members, students or community members who are interested in taking an active role in K-12 advocacy. Parent, family, and student [...]
Meet Lauren M. Island: A student education advocate
Meet Lauren M. Island: She is a student, a leader, and an advocate. Advocates are parents, family members, students or community members who are interested in taking an active role in K-12 advocacy. Parent, family, and student [...]
Meet JaVaughn Hardaway: A mother and an education advocate
Meet JaVaughn Hardaway: She is a mother, an educator, and an advocate. Advocates are parents, family members, students or community members who are interested in taking an active role in K-12 advocacy. Parent, family, and [...]
Meet Alma Estrada: An aunt and an education advocate
Meet Alma Estrada: She is an aunt. She is passionate, and she's an advocate. Advocates are parents, family members, students or community members who are interested in taking an active role in K-12 advocacy. Parent, family, [...]
Parent Connection Meetings Hosted Around City
Join us at community meetings around the city. Come just as you are. EmpowerED Families hosts Parent Connection Meetings around the city in effort to genuinely connect with parents, families, the community, and education advocates. [...]
Funding is Important for Our Schools
Funding is Important for Our Schools We are students who attend charter schools in Indianapolis. We are sharing our voices because funding is important for our schools. This is our Open Letter to the IPS [...]
Statement from Howard Fuller Regarding the Proposed IPS Referendum
A few years back for a reflection on Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Day, I wrote that there is nothing more painful than seeing so many of our children denied the quality education they need [...]
EmpowerED Families hires Kim Graham
EmpowerED Families is excited to welcome Kim Graham as Director of Organizing and Partnerships! With more than two decades of experience in Indianapolis schools, Kim knows first-hand the challenges and joys families experience during their [...]