Even before the pandemic and the recent outcry against systemic racism, ExpandED and its partners were thinking about how to apply an equity lens to social-emotional learning. Today, the National SEL Demonstration Initiative is delivering on this promise -- and showing results -- in five cities across the U.S.

It’s 3:30 on a Wednesday during the pandemic and students are logging into an afterschool STEM class run by Community Counseling and Mediation at P.S. 238 in Midwood, Brooklyn. One by one a group of a dozen eighth graders appears on the grainy screen, each one greeted with a warm welcome by the two instructors who run the STEM program.

Curious. Passionate. Talented. Gracious. These words reflect the qualities present in a room full of Pathways Fellows, all of whom are people of color who have embarked on the journey toward becoming teachers.

To support organizations in their efforts to connect with high schools, ExpandED is launching a learning series for work-based learning providers. Please join us!