Education

Education

The NAACP National Education Program strives to ensure that all students have access to an equal and high-quality public education by eliminating education-related racial and ethnic disparities in our public schools



  

 

Through advocacy training, policy development and guidance, building collaborative networks, and direct action, the National Education program works to assure an equitable start for all Americans.

Blog Posts

Trouble in North Carolina

Last week, the first of several pieces of legislation to aggressively restrict your right to vote passed the North Carolina House.

Finding Our Way Back to First: Reclaiming World Leadership By Educating All America’s Children

The NAACP addresses educational challenges of the 21st century, and devises a plan to reclaim world leadership through educating all America's children.

It’s Time to Double Down on What Works

President Ben Jealous just returned from the White House where President Obama made a special announcement -- through Executive Order he has established a new initiative to improve educational outcomes for African Americans

NAACP’s Beth Glenn Talks African American Youth and Education

As a part of their series of profiles in advance of the NAACP Leadership 500 Summit, The Loop 21 sat down with NAACP Education Director Beth Glenn to discuss the organization's role in developing and educating African American youth, and her role at L500.