PA's new budget includes $40M for stipends for future educators during their unpaid student teaching semester. Read how our community helped make it happen: www.paeddiversity.org/news/40-million-a-look-at-this-years-budget-win-for-future-educators #EducatorDiversity

August is #BlackPhilanthropyMonth, a global movement to invest in Black-led change. At PEDC, we support Black and Brown educators year-round. Join us by investing in a more diverse educator workforce: www.paeddiversity.org/engage-with-pedc/donate-to-pedc-today

Will we see you at tomorrow's Statewide Convening? AM and PM meeting times available. We'll be learning from Jeremy Chan-Kraushar, Esq., the Director of the CRSE Leadership Institute. Register here: qr1.be/65Q86A

Pennsylvania Educator Diversity Consortium@paeddiversity.bsky.social · 3w ago

Our July statewide convening is coming up! Will we see you there? We’ll be diving deep into the PEDC CRSE Leadership Institute, a 2-year initiative to implement the state's Culturally Relevant and Sustaining Education Competencies in Philly area higher ed institutions. RSVP: https://qr1.be/65Q86A

Great news! PA's state budget includes $40M for student teacher stipends: $10M more than last year! This is a win for our community. Big thanks to everyone who took action! We still have work to do to reach full funding, so now's the time to get involved: www.paeddiversity.org #PABudget

Fair funding = students & educators thrive! Dr. Cole recently spoke w/ CBS21 about PA's adequacy funding, which helps lower-wealth districts close long-standing resource gaps. More than $1B has already reached districts & a 3rd installment is on its way! Watch Here:

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Our July statewide convening is coming up! Will we see you there? We’ll be diving deep into the PEDC CRSE Leadership Institute, a 2-year initiative to implement the state's Culturally Relevant and Sustaining Education Competencies in Philly area higher ed institutions. RSVP: https://qr1.be/65Q86A

It's Disability Pride Month, a good time to ask: which students get referred to special education, and which ones don't? Why? This month is a reminder to examine the bias behind the answer, and to act on what we find. #DisabilityPrideMonth #CRSE #EducatorDiversity #PEDC

🗓️ Mark your calendars for our July Statewide & Regional Meetings! Join us to collaborate on expanding and diversifying PA's teacher pipeline while advancing culturally relevant and sustaining education. We hope to see you! Register Here: qr1.be/FUFP49 #PEDC #EducatorDiversity #TeachersMatter

Introducing Meet the Movement, our new blog series spotlighting the people who make this work real. Our first post features Dr. Dana Bowser, who has spent her career making sure students feel like they matter. Read Here: www.paeddiversity.org/news/meet-the-movement-dr-dana-bowser #PEDC

Our 7th Annual Educator Diversity Summit last week was a joy. In our final session, PEDC member Dr. Dana Bowser (who just defended her dissertation 🎉), read an original poem. It says what we're all feeling. Read it. The work is unfinished. We are unafraid! #PEDC #EducatorDiversity #CRSE

Day 1 is done! Folks left it inspired, grateful, hopeful, motivated. Day 2 is just getting started w/ speakers from across the country, including a keynote from Nikole Hannah-Jones. Join us: www.paeddiversity.org/pedc-events/annual-summit #EducatorDiversity #CRSE

Juneteenth: June 19, 1865. Enslaved Black people in Texas learn they're free — more than 2 years late. The gap between freedom declared and freedom lived is why this history matters in every classroom, every year. Happy Juneteenth. #Juneteenth #CRSE #BlackEducators

Here are just a few of the speakers closing out Day 3 of the #PEDCSummit2026: Jacob's Puzzle Foundation's Ashton Minor Gwynedd Mercy University's Divine Davenport The Edutainers LLC's Dr. Kyle Morris-Sol Come learn with us! https://bit.ly/4oxwwtd #EducatorDiversity #CRSE

Meet just a few of our powerful speakers from #PEDCSummit2026 Day 3: Tiah Barnes Dr. Megan MacDonald Dr. Katrina Struloeff Shanae Neal Dr. Shannon Haley-Mize Dr. Dayna Muñiz Dr. Andrea Terrero Gabbadon Register: https://bit.ly/4oxwwtd #EducatorDiversity #CRSE

Summit Day 2 (6/24) will include sessions on: 1️⃣ Educator Diversity & the Teacher Shortage w/ Fatim Byrd 2️⃣ Culturally Responsive IEPs w/ Dr. Khalya Hopkins & Allison Sullivan 3️⃣ Mathematical Identity in Black Families w/ Shameeka Browne Register: https://bit.ly/4oxwwtd #PEDCSummit2026

Here are just a few more of the fantastic speakers who will be joining us on Day 1 of the #PEDCSummit2026: Dr. Heather Robinson, Tyrone Johnson, Dr. Heather Bennett, J.D., & Dr. Latrelle Clarrett Nicholson There's still time to register to join us: https://bit.ly/4oxwwtd #EducatorDiversity

#PEDCSummit2026 is just a week away! Day 1's morning sessions will be led by leaders like Nakeeba Wauchope, Dana Bowser, and Cydni Stwart. You won't want to miss it! Register here: https://bit.ly/4oxwwtd #EducatorDiversity

@drstaceypatton.bsky.social, Nikole Hannah-Jones, and Dr. Bill Ayers are anchoring the Virtual Educator Diversity Summit June 23–25. The work is unfinished. We are unafraid! Learn More: www.paeddiversity.org/news/unfinished-unafraid-the-visionary-leaders-anchoring-our-educator-diversity-summit

The next chapter of this work is being written by young people who refuse to look away. Join us & the @centerblacked.bsky.social on 6/16 in Philadelphia to center their voices & honor Juneteenth. Register: https://bit.ly/4umy77t #Juneteenth #Philadelphia #WeWhoEndure

PEDC's Karen Parker Thompson was on a global stage last month at the #WorldBeautifulBusinessForum making the case for equity-rooted, human-centered work. We are building something worth paying attention to — in PA and beyond! #EducatorDiversity #CRSE

Educator diversity and CRSE are being challenged, defunded, and in some places erased. We gather not in retreat, but in defiance of fear. 7th Annual Virtual Summit — Unfinished and Unafraid | June 23–25 | Virtual Register: https://bit.ly/4wEEaWn #PEDC #EducatorDiversity #CRSE #PEDCSummit2026

This Pride Month, we're thinking about what it actually takes to build classrooms where LGBTQ+ students & educators belong. Check out our CRSE Repository for tools to support culturally relevant, LGBTQ+-affirming teaching: www.paeddiversity.org/pedcs-work/crse-repository #PrideMonth #PAEducators

PEDC's 2026 Annual Summit is less than a month away! The work of building diverse, culturally sustaining schools is far from over. The work is unfinished. We are unafraid. 🗓️ 6/23 - 6/25 📍 Virtual Register: https://bit.ly/4wEEaWn #PEDC #EducatorDiversity #CRSE #UnfinishedAndUnafraid

Register today! bit.ly/4umy77t #philly #juneteenth

Pennsylvania Educator Diversity Consortium@paeddiversity.bsky.social · 3mo ago

Liberation requires endurance, courage, and young people willing to speak. Join us for an evening centering exactly that. We Who Endure: Young Voices, Courage, and the Future of Freedom June 16 | 5–7:30 PM | Philadelphia Register: https://bit.ly/4umy77tk #WeWhoEndure #Juneteenth2026

36.6% of students are people of color. 13.7% of teacher prep students are people of color. Only 6.2% of current teachers are people of color. That drop is a systemic problem that we CAN change. PEDC is working to fix it. Join us: paeddiversity.org #EducatorDiversity #PAEducation

Brown v. Board opened the door. CRSE makes sure students are truly welcomed on the other side. PEDC is working to make Culturally Relevant & Sustaining Education the standard in Pennsylvania. Learn more: paeddiversity.org #CRSE #EducatorDiversity #PAEducation

Liberation requires endurance, courage, and young people willing to speak. Join us for an evening centering exactly that. We Who Endure: Young Voices, Courage, and the Future of Freedom June 16 | 5–7:30 PM | Philadelphia Register: https://bit.ly/4umy77tk #WeWhoEndure #Juneteenth2026

On April 15, 100+ educators, students & advocates came to Harrisburg to advocate for solutions to grow and diversify the teacher workforce. Learn more about what we asked for and how you can take action: https://sbrew.link/CYTOvYLE #PaEdDiversity #PABudget #PAEducation

72 years ago, #BrownvBoard changed everything. An unintended consequence? Thousands of Black educators lost their jobs. That history is not behind us. It shows up in our classrooms today: only 6.2% of PA teachers are people of color. PEDC exists to change that. Join us: www.paeddiversity.org.

New to PEDC? Swipe to get to know us. Then head to www.paeddiversity.org to join us in ensuring every classroom reflects the brilliance and diversity of its students—and every educator feels valued and equipped to thrive. #EducatorDiversity #PAEducation