Statement on COVID-19 and the Urgent Need to Continue Advocating for Our Nation’s Most Vulnerable Students

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEMarch 18, 2020 Dear advocates, partners and allies— With the rapidly developing COVID-19 national public health emergency we wanted to update you on some of the ways this will impact how The Expectations Project conducts its work and on our advocacy focus in these unprecedented and challenging times.  Though the times are changing, our core mission does not. …

TEP Attends Congressional Black Caucus Annual Legislative Conference

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. …

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 …

The National Association of Evangelicals Publishes Their Education Equity Resolution

The National Association of Evangelicals Publishes Their Education Equity Resolution

The National Association of Evangelicals (NAE) is taking a bold stance on Education Equity with their recently published Education Equity Resolution. The resolution calls on evangelical congregations across America to build relationships with their public schools and find ways to support, advocate and encourage teachers, students and administrators. The resolution also highlights, as we often do, the disparity of quality …

Sign the Matthew 25 Declaration on Public Education!

Sign the Matthew 25 Declaration on Public Education!

Senate confirmation hearings will begin today for Betsy DeVos, President-elect Donald Trump’s pick to lead the U.S. Department of Education.   How should people of faith who care about our nation’s most vulnerable students think about her nomination? We’ve got you covered.   The Expectations Project has joined forces with more than a dozen prominent Christian leaders and launched a …

Here’s What We Accomplished Through Faith-Rooted Partnerships in 2016

Here’s What We Accomplished Through Faith-Rooted Partnerships in 2016

Closing the academic achievement gap is a big challenge, but people of faith have a real opportunity to make a difference. Moving the needle will only be possible if we work together. This issue is too big and too important for any one organization to tackle on its own.   In 2015-16 The Expectations Project partnered some of the nation’s …

Kirk Franklin spotlights Hope for Students at the 47th Annual Dove Awards

Gospel recording artist Kirk Franklin and The Expectations Project’s president, Nicole Baker Fulgham shared the stage at the 47th Annual Dove Awards on Tuesday, October 11 to spotlight the Hope for Students movement and unveil a new video calling Christians to learn more and take action on edcuational equity. Watch their appearance at the Dove Awards, and the new Hope …

Kirk Franklin joining forces with The Expectations Project; Designs special #HopeForStudents t-shirt

The Expectations Project is thrilled to announce that we are joining forces with Kirk Franklin, one of the nation’s leading recording artists, a strong man of faith, and now, education equity advocate. “All of our children should have the opportunity to get a great education,” said Kirk Franklin in a statement about the partnership, “I’m excited to partner with The …

American Graduate Day

The Expectations Project Indianapolis Director Featured on American Graduate Day

Every year, the Corporation for Public Broadcasting hosts American Graduate Day in an effort to raise awareness of the work being done around the country to help keep children in school. Our Indianapolis Regional Director, Dr. Jeffry Woods, was featured on this year’s Broadcast in October. We’re excited to share his interview with Shannon Cagle which originally aired on October …