PEDC Launches Newly Designed Website! www.paeddiversity.org This was a collaborative project where our team worked hard to enhance the website to be more accessible, intuitive, and welcoming for every visitor. Explore the new website today and let us know your thoughts in the comments!

📣 Big win for future teachers in Pennsylvania! This $30 million investment in student-teacher stipends announced in the PA state budget. At PEDC we’re hopeful, but know more support is still needed to address the educator shortage. Read Full Response - rb.gy/oaa7rn #PABudget #StudentTeachers

We are excited to announce @cnnvalencia.bsky.social Nick Valencia (CNN Correspondent & Peabody Award Winning Journalist) as a new panelist for our upcoming event Beyond Borders. Wed, Nov. 12 | Virtual | 5:30-7pm ET | Register Here - zoom.us/meeting/regi... ACT 48 Credits Available!

TOMORROW: What’s the “Big Beautiful Bill” & why does it matter for educators? Join PEDC’s July 29 Statewide Meeting, 9–11 AM ET, w/ Danica Petroshius & Dr. Ed Fuller. Unpack FY2026 federal funding & PA diversity data. Register: zoom.us/meeting/regi...

At PEDC, we don’t just talk about equity, we intentionally live it through our 💛, our 🧠, and our 👣. Our Community Agreements guide how we lead, listen, and grow. Over the next few weeks, we’ll be sharing them one by one. ✨ What makes a space safe-to-be-brave for you? #PEDCCommunity #Belonging

This moment is hard. Don’t do the work alone. Join a community committed to equity & justice in education. PEDC New Member Orientation 📅 Thurs, June 5 | 9–10am ET Zoom 🔗 zoom.us/meeting/regi... All are welcome here. #TeacherSky #EduSky #JusticeInEducation #EducatorsofColor #CRSE

Our students are watching. They see who we hire. What we teach. What we ignore. Let’s rise to meet this moment. #PEDCSummit #ThePowerOfSolidarity

If we want schools to be liberatory spaces, we have to name who’s still being left out—and who we want to bring in. Join Dr. Pedro Noguera + hundreds from PA and beyond at the #PEDCSummit, June 24–26. Free + virtual: www.paeddiversity.org/summit2025 #EducatorDiversity #JusticeInEducation

Join the PEDC SWPA Hub on Fri, June 13 at 9 AM for a session with Dr. Brittany Aronson on strategies for navigating DEI policy shifts in education. Register: zoom.us/meeting/regi... #ProtectDEI #NavigatingEOs #DiversityInEducation

100 days ago, one national story began. 99 days ago, we began our story of solidarity—on the National Day of Racial Healing. Since then, nearly 200 educators, admins, families and allies have registered for the 2025 PEDC Summit. All welcome! 📅 June 24–26, 2025 ✍🏾 Register here: lnkd.in/e95VPZbZ

Join us for: 🎯 Fostering Inclusive Environments in School Communities: Using Student Voice Guest speaker: Ashia Philippe 🗓️ May 9 | 🕘 9:00 AM 🔗 Register: www.paeddiversity.org/public-calen... Let’s listen, learn, and lead together. #StudentVoice #DEI #InclusiveEducation #PEDC

Want to help shape education policy while staying in the classroom? Apply now for the 2025-26 Teach Plus PA Teaching Policy Fellowship, a unique opportunity to advocate for equity in education and make your voice heard beyond the classroom. Apply online by May 5: teachplus.tfaforms.net/328395.

Thank you, @repbellmon.com for joining us in the Rotunda in Harrisburg, and for your support to pay our student teachers and increase the #PAEducatorPipeline. $50M for an educated PA sounds like a good deal to us! #EduSky #EducatorPipeline #PaEdDiversity #PAEdPolicy #PayStudentTeachers

🌍 Today’s PEDC leadership team meeting kicked off with this check-in: What does an inclusive world look like to you? The answers moved us. 🧡 A world where people are free to be fully themselves. 🌿 Where no one—person or planet—is exploited. 👁️Where everyone is seen & valued, and dignity is a given.

Save the Date: Tues, April 29 🗓️ Join our next PEDC Statewide Meeting with two time options (AM + PM) to join the conversation. 💡 Get a first look at the Concurrent Sessions selected for our June 2025 Summit. Hope to see you there! #EducatorDiversity #EquityInEducation #PAeducation #SummitPreview

Advocacy Week isn’t the end—it’s just the beginning. 🙋🏾‍♀️ Join us Friday, April 18 (9–10 AM ET) for a special virtual meeting of PEDC’s Southeast Regional Hub: 🗓️ Don’t miss it—register now! 🔗 zoom.us/meeting/regi... #SEPAeducators #GreaterPhiladelphia #PaEdPolicy #PaEdAdvocacy

Do you know a Philadelphia high school student who is interested in becoming a teacher? Invite them to Inspire to Teach, a forum for local students to access resources and be inspired!

A group of Democratic state attorneys general sued the Trump administration in an effort to stop it from cutting off more than $1.1 billion in funding meant to help address the long-term effect of the COVID pandemic on elementary and high school students reut.rs/3XXkTQm

We had a great week advocating for student teacher stipends and increasing the educator workforce support in PA! Many thanks to over 100 advocates & students who made it to #Harrisburg and to those who participated in their districts.

🌟 Let's transform education in Pennsylvania! #CollectiveAction #EducatorDiversity #EquityInEducation #PAEd