In September, TEP’s Vice President of Policy and Advocacy, Aaron Jenkins, attended the Congressional Black Caucus Annual Legislative Conference in Washington D.C. This event gathered policy experts, leaders, education practitioners, and advocates to discuss problems and solutions to address racial equity issues. Mr. Jenkins attended and participated in education-focused sessions including, “Advancing a Race Equity Education Policy Agenda,” hosted by …
TEP Questions Candidates at Presidential Forum
Last month, Zakiya Jackson of The Expectations Project gathered in Atlanta with other faith leaders for the Presidential Conversations Series, brought together by the Black Church PAC and Pastor Michael McBride. At this event, we heard directly from five candidates running for president in 2020. While there, Zakiya joined Pastor Traci Blackmon in facilitating intimate roundtable conversations with the candidates. …
Access to high-quality pre-K expanded statewide in Indiana
Following information sessions and advocacy training in February and March, a group of Indianapolis clergy mobilized around two bills facing the Indiana General Assembly (IGA) in the 2019 legislative session. This past Spring, clergy and community leaders traveled as a group to meet with members of the Indiana House of Representatives. During these meetings, pastors advocated for an expansion of …
TEP Leads Advocacy Training for Indianapolis Clergy
In March, Zakiya Jackson and Aaron Jenkins of The Expectations Project traveled to Indianapolis, IN to provide advocacy and education training to The Indianapolis Ministerium, a group of local clergy focused on education issues. The Ministerium invited clergy to the training, the goal of which was to train local leaders on advocacy and connect clergy in order to develop specific …
Faith and Community Leaders Convene in Indianapolis
In February, The Expectations Project (TEP) joined The Indianapolis Ministerium, a group of ministers from Indianapolis, IN meeting regularly to learn about taking action on issues that matter to the faith community. The Ministerium began their work this year with education as their focus area and, with TEP’s participation and support, hosted an event focused on Early Childhood Education (ECE). …
TEP Participates in Inaugural Gathering of Harvard’s LIFE Institute
The Expectations Project’s founder and president, Nicole Baker Fulgham, and chief of staff, Brian Acker Housman, recently had the unique privilege of participating in the inaugural gathering of a new program at Harvard, the Graduate School of Education’s LIFE Institute (the Leadership Institute for Faith and Education). LIFE’s inaugural gathering brought together 80 people from 57 organizations in 12 states. …
All Our Children Conference Spotlights Education Equity
Last month, from January 16-18, over a hundred educators and faith-rooted advocates gathered in Columbia, SC for a conference that focused on spotlighting education equity and providing resources for advocates and volunteers to help the movement grow. The event was hosted by All Our Children, a network of congregations engaged in partnerships with under-resourced urban public schools. The Expectations Project (TEP) …
Webinar Draws 1,000 People To Learn About Faith-Rooted Advocacy
More than 1,000 people registered for a webinar hosted by The Expectations Project called Messengers of Hope: Faith and Action in the Trump Era. The October 12 webinar featured Nicole Baker Fulgham, our Founder and President, and Joshua DuBois, President Obama’s White House Director of Faith-Based and Neighborhood Partnerships. Attendees learned about: 1) The biblical foundations for advocacy; 2) Educational …
Hope on the Hill: A Day of Prayer and Action
In the midst of high-stakes negotiations on Capitol Hill over President Trump’s proposed cuts to the national education budget, how will we as people of faith respond? Last year, The Expectations Project launched Hope for Students, a national movement of people of faith committed to shining a light on educational inequality. Today we’re unveiling the next step in this campaign: Hope on …
“We Can’t Tutor Away a Systemic Issue” | Backstage interview at The Justice Conference
Thousands of faith-rooted leaders gathered at Willow Creek Church earlier this month at The Justice Conference, an event aimed at inspiring dialogue and action around biblical justice. Before leading a breakout session on early childhood education and speaking on a panel from the mainstage, our very own Zakiya Jackson was interviewed about how people of faith can advocate for education …
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