Expectations Project

Feels like a good time to remind folks that you can (and should) find us on IG. instagram.com/expectationspr…

This Women's History Month, we're naming it clearly: funding public education, teacher wages, the freedom to teach the truth, and the dignity of the profession are gender issues. The fight for our educators is the fight for women. 📚✊🏽✊🏾✊🏿 🖼️ : Paula Champagne Illustrations

We say this with compassion and gentleness: Black Excellence alone cannot and will not free us. Have you read our Black History Month blog yet? We hope it fuels founder Carter G. Woodson's vision of Black history. ✊🏿✊🏾✊🏽✊🏼 🔗 : bit.ly/4qpQTru

New on the Blog: Why now is as good a time as any to triple down on the right to a public education. TEP celebrates Black History Month by hi-lighting the intersection of the liberation struggle and the U.S. Department of Education. expectations.org/perspectives/p…

As we close our reflections on 2024, we look to a year of partnerships in 2025 that will continue challenging the status quo and brokering dreams into reality for children in public education.

Our message to every elected leader in 2025: Public goods like quality public education for all are non-negotiable. For the next 100 days—and beyond—we’ll raise our voices louder than ever to ensure every child has the opportunity to thrive.

In 2024, TEP’s thought leadership bolstered movement work. Together, we’re shaping the future of education justice into 2025 and beyond. 📚

Indigenous communities have shaped U.S. public education with advocacy, cultural preservation, and innovative teaching. From Native languages to holistic learning, their legacy enriches education for all children, driving equity for the future. 💚 💛 #NativeAmericanHeritageMonth

📚 This #AmericanEducationWeek, we celebrate public schools—the heart of our communities—and the educators shaping our future. Read our blog post: "Affirming the Profession and Dignity of Teachers" for more about championing educators. bit.ly/4grMalt 🖼️ : @makerchamp

Being discerning about the information is important, especially during elections. Our newest resource, which offers tips for recognizing and resisting disinformation, can help you to spread accurate information, both online and offline. Learn more: lfj.pub/3Y2uTXQ

Hi. I don’t know quite how to say this, but the thing that happened in this conversation was so electric and holy, I honestly believe to watch/listen to it is to be altered. It’s an experience you won’t regret, but won’t come back from either. I would go door-to-door to get people to listen to it. No hyperbole, I’ve never had a more important conversation than “Death, disinformation & revival” with Lauren Barnett. In the wake of the recent loss of her mother (whom I revere), we are invited to consider that the stakes of how we discern/commute/transmit information, may ACTUALLY be life and death. This conversation wanders onto such sacred ground...and yet is somehow, really, really funny!? She shares from her experience of grief, honoring the legacy of her mother, while calling into question the impact of alt media on mental health and spirituality, the emotional toll of civic engagement, and the role of algorithms in creating division—particularly how they affect our elders. Along the way, we talk about her experience coming up in my youth group (better known now as Steph Curry’s youth group, ha); as well as her crucial work with @expectproject, the challenges facing public education, and the pervasive influence of misinformation and Christian nationalism. What more could you ask from one conversation? Listen wherever you listen to podcasts or watch on the Zeitcast YouTube channel, let me know what you think (I really want to know!), and if it upends you the way that it did me-please consider sharing this. I can’t help but throw my heart out on this one, because I know that to see & hear these things, is to wake up. And make sure to follow @expectproject! youtu.be/FpkKRqTLJGw?si…

Amidst a flood of misinformation, let's tap into our collective wisdom as we cultivate together a new future and a better world. This series is designed to educate and empower people of faith and their communities during this election season and beyond! expectations.org/digdeeper

Listening to this song while I reflect on @shamarikreid’s invocation to us @expectproject last night during our Fall School. He invites us to nurture our physical, spiritual and emotional well being. Whew. It was a precious time. open.spotify.com/track/3ygam4iP…

Day 2 of our annual Fall Event starts at 7p Eastern with a fantastic lineup of speakers and panels! You're welcome to attend tonight even if you could make it last night! Join Us (free): events.zoom.us/ev/Anduiyqk93x…

Our annual Fall Event starts tonight with a fantastic lineup of speakers and panels! It's totally free to register and attend as we discuss a pro-child agenda and communal encouragement during a frequently exhausting election season. Register: events.zoom.us/ev/Anduiyqk93x…

Join TEP and special guests for a two-session virtual event centered on digging deeper into key issues, building power for a pro-child agenda, and communal encouragement during a critical election season. REGISTER (free): bit.ly/4djpjpe

🌎 Today is World Teachers' Day! 🌍 We are celebrating teachers around the world today. Thank you, teachers! You are are making a tremendous difference. 🙏 Visit bit.ly/3xql5Kx to learn more!

Join TEP and special guests for a two-session virtual event centered on digging deeper into key issues, building power for a pro-child agenda, and communal encouragement during a critical election season. REGISTER (free): bit.ly/4djpjpe

NEW: We've updated our 'See Children Thrive - Voter Guide.' ☑️ Take a look at how each of the major parties' tickets plan to approach education and child thriving as they campaign ahead of the 2024 Presidential election. 🗳️🇺🇸 #candidate-comparison" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">expectations.org/voter/#candida…

As #HispanicHeritageMonth begins, we're grateful for opportunities to help promote, inform, and improve education policy and practice. In 2020, only 9.3% of the nation’s public school teachers identified as Hispanic or Latino, compared to 28% of students in public schools. If you're in one of the many communities struggling to attract and retain educators that reflect the diversity of your students, we can help!