Dr. Elisha Smith Arrillaga

Today it was announced that I’ll be leaving my post at @EdTrustWest and will be the managing director at @utdanacenter. This was tough, but COVID has shown us life happens quickly. Ultimately, the call to advance math equity and to be close to family was what felt right.

So thrilled to see @vlnzl representing our @utexascoe @utaustin @Edfunders this morning and discussing her own amazing asset based work with students here in Austin

Excited to hear from @JoinBMe @Edfunders on asset framing this morning!

Also loved the speech @DrRichReddick !!!

I’m thrilled to teach @utexascoe this fall! Great Opening Convocation @VictorSaenzPhD and great running into current students!

In 2018, nearly 40% of schools had 0 seniors enrolled in advanced math! "More than 200k students left high school w/o the benefit of any advanced math. These students were more likely to be Black, Latino and low income than students taking advanced math" ow.ly/CAfB50JbqzW

Congrats to the Tides Foundation on the new The Advancing Girls Fund! "[The fund] prioritizes BIPOC-led and serving organizations, programs, and strategies that are girl-led and reflective of girls’ and young women of color’s lived experiences." ow.ly/kvfN50J8bxA

Fresh Lifelines for Youth (FLY) is hiring a Chief Program Officer. ow.ly/SqgT50J8bMC

This free, 8-day interactive event, showcases fed funded projects aimed at improving STEM and computer science education. Videos share strategies to broaden participation, increase access, and equity... Voting and discussions end on May 17th at 8 PM EDT. ow.ly/eIQB50J7LyT

A Texas-sized thanks to Sharks (@JRDeshazo, @LibbyDoggett, @BillMcCamley, Emmy Hill @UFCU, Roland Galang @CongressAveVC); Coaches (@TalaMatchett, @ESArrillaga, Tom Hedrick & Marissa Epstein)...

Wonderful op-ed in @hechingerreport about the over-reliance on taking calculus in high school. #mathpathways @utdanacenter ow.ly/fYVK50J1oj0 #Echobox=1651770443-1" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">hechingerreport.org/opinion-it-may…

I was honored to speak in Florida recently on a topic near and dear to my heart: the urgency of math in preparing students for the jobs of the future. twitter.com/ImpactFla/stat…

We’re in DC for the next few days to attend the #CBMSForum, working with states on mathematics alignment.

@ImpactFla @tianarpitts @marva_pittman @TawannaRowe13 @MathChainz @JLS90GatorGirl @SRamanteach I love this!!!

We're all MATH people here at the 2022 Impact Florida Education Summit! #committoimpact @tianarpitts @marva_pittman @TawannaRowe13 @MathChainz @JLS90GatorGirl @SRamanteach @ESArrillaga

Thanks @_Strong_Start for the opportunity for me to write about the importance of math in diversifying the tech workforce #mathequity #techequity strongstart.org/2022/04/offeri…

Congratulations to @UTDCDenise on this honor! We're so glad to have you on our team. twitter.com/utdanacenter/s…

TY @ImpactFla for the opportunity to keynote and learn from educators across the state today! We are all math people 😊

All rise for the Honorable #JusticeKBJ.

Excited to be asked to participate in today's @usedgov STEM Roundtable discussion! It's been great to share and to hear about STEM partnerships across the country to diversify the STEM workforce. #stemequity #stemeducation #studentsfirst

Spending the next two days as a Center working together to plan for the year.

Wonderful news for @literacy1st and the readers they serve. twitter.com/literacy1st/st…