National Equity Project is a nonprofit organization that focuses on increasing the capacity of people to achieve equitable and just communities through leadership development and systemic change in education.

National Equity Project

National Equity Project | 15,728 followers on LinkedIn. Co-creating a world that works for everyone. | At the National Equity Project, we support leaders to transform their systems into equitable, resilient, and liberating environments. 

We provide consulting and coaching to help leaders and teams make informed decisions and take more effective action. We design and facilitate professional learning experiences for educators and other leaders to reimagine and redesign their systems for equity.

Susie Wise

Equity and Inclusion | Engagement Professional

Claudia Medina

Co-creating narratives for equitable, caring, and future-ready public education. ✨

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Accounts Payable/Payroll

Edrina Flowers

Hey Peeps, Drop in on a sister as I live chat with my LeadersSpring Communty! I was a LeaderSpring Fellow early in my tenure as ED and my cohort experience proved to be a grounding, vulnerable and sacred community to learn and practice conscious leadership!

LaShawn Routé Chatmon

Motivation is a game-changer in education, especially when students are in the driver's seat. Chris Unger 's new Getting Smart Blog explores Horizon 3 learning environments that prioritize student interests, shifting from traditional education models to a focus on intrinsic motivation. By engaging with real-world experiences and personalized learning, schools like Big Picture Learning , CAPS Network , and One Stone Inc. empower students to pursue their passions. This approach not only boosts engagement but also equips learners with critical skills for the future. Explore how Horizon 3 schools are redefining success in education and the impact of aligning education with student interests: https://lnkd.in/gPJdgB_h LearnerStudio | Incubate Learning | Sujata Bhatt | Antonia Rudenstine | reDesign | Mike Duncan, Ed.D. | Battelle for Kids | Katie Martin | Devin Vodicka | Learner-Centered Collaborative | Building 21 | Next Generation Learning Challenges (NGLC) | Inkwire | Playlab AI | Kathleen Osta, LCSW | LaShawn Routé Chatmon | Tom Malarkey | National Equity Project | Northeastern College of Professional Studies #GettingSmart #HorizonThree #H3 #H3Learning #IntrinsicMotivation #StudentCenteredLearning #PersonalizedLearning #FutureOfEducation #EducationRevolution #StudentAgency #DeepLearning

Getting Smart

In this moment we are called to embrace complexity; to stand against words and actions that dehumanize and cause harm, while also working to expand the circle of human concern to include everyone. We can demand justice without dividing the world into us and them. How might we create communities where everyone experiences and honors our inherent interconnection? Can we stay curious and caring, even when we feel angry, scared, and unsure? Amid the threats and uncertainty, there are still opportunities to reimagine and redesign our future, not by retreating to familiar patterns, but by being courageous, compassionate, and creative in the ways we come together now, and in the days to come. #Belonging #LeadingForward #LiberatoryDesign #EquityLeadership

Ford Foundation President Darren Walker wisely recognizes that “effective leadership requires managing nuance and complexity..." The ability to support people through uncertainty is the core work of a leader, yet it is where leaders have typically received the least preparation and support. We offer these practices to help leaders respond more skillfully to the complexity and uncertainty of these times: 🌀 Distinguish between complicated and complex problems. Complex challenges require leaders to create the conditions for innovation, instead of providing an answer. Solutions emerge through people coming together to try new things and engage in continuous learning and ongoing adaptation. 🤯 Expand mental models. Leaders must continuously challenge their inherited assumptions about what is needed and how meaningful change happens, while creating conditions for others to do the same. 🫱✨🫲 Hold the problem space open. Resist the rush to solutions in favor of engaging multiple perspectives that allow deeper insights and unexpected innovations to emerge. As Walker reminds us, "there is no leadership without risk," and the greatest risk we face are systems that marginalize and exclude. Leaders must be willing to risk the messiness of inclusive and democratic processes with uncertain outcomes. We need leaders with the courage to dismantle inequitable systems and redistribute power, and the ability to create spaces where everyone belongs and has agency to shape our shared future. #EquityLeadership #Horizon3 #HowWeLead

It is always catalytic to listen and learn from professor john powell . The National Equity Project Berkeley crew came out this week to see john in conversation with his co-author Stephen Menendian discussing their important book, Belonging Without Othering. Thank you to the Othering & Belonging Institute at UC Berkeley for hosting the event; we were honored by a couple of shout outs to our work in the talk. At NEP, we have shared the targeted universalism and othering and belonging frameworks with so many of our partners and have seen the transformative power of people coming together to co-create a “future story” where everyone has a place. 💫 One especially provocative moment for us: “Part of the reason that I shifted from talking about equity to targeted universalism is I felt that the practice of equity, most of the time was that there was essentially good and bad people. It was a binary...” https://lnkd.in/dX2dYru6

🚀🌕 We are grateful for the support of Remake Learning ! Thank you for supporting our National Moonshot idea for co-designing a future where every young person in every community thrives. In collaboration with several California CORE Districts , Policy Analysis for California Education , and Transcend , the National Equity Project will lead youth-adult design partnerships to challenge one-size fits all approaches to curriculum in California schools. https://lnkd.in/guBaiU5D

🍂 Fall & Winter Equity Events are here! 🍂 Join the National Equity Project for virtual sessions that will equip you with the tools to lead for equity and create more inclusive learning environments. Don’t miss out—register here: https://lnkd.in/ezVTFTJV

📣 Join us for #ThursdayTalks on November 21st at 12 PM PST! We’re honored to have LaShawn Routé Chatmon, Executive Director of National Equity Project, for an insightful discussion on her leadership journey. About LaShawn: LaShawn Routé Chatmon is the founding Executive Director of the National Equity Project, leading the organization’s transition from the Bay Area Coalition for Equitable Schools (BayCES). Under her leadership, the National Equity Project has become one of the leading voices in a movement to change the conversation and approach used to achieve racial equity in education. She previously served as director of the high school redesign initiative, where her team pioneered new school design processes, principal network development and site coaching that transformed educational experiences and outcomes for teachers and students in Oakland, CA. LaShawn earned a B.A. in political science from the University of California, Berkeley; a Masters of Arts in Teaching from Brown University; and an Administrative Credential from California State University, Sacramento’s Urban Leadership Program. Learn more here: https://lnkd.in/gkpXKbZU

🗓️ Coaching for Equity Course | Feb 4-25, 2025 🗓️ Ready to transform your coaching practice? Join us for the Coaching for Equity course and learn how to support educators in creating equitable learning environments. This four-week virtual course will equip you with practical strategies to center equity in every coaching conversation. Secure your spot here: https://lnkd.in/gXhJCQ6k

When testimony about the utility of your organization’s Leading for Equity Framework and Liberatory Design methods and modes receive credit in a room full of funders as helping to advance a foundation’s internal equity journey to operationalize and measure what matters; you show up and say thank you for acknowledging our partnership and work! You also reflect back that tools and processes are only as good as the leader’s thoughtful design and implementation! Charmaine Mercer (far right) is a brilliant, strategic equity leader with an organizer’s mindset and a spirit of joy and determination. Proud of your work and our partnership with the William and Flora Hewlett Foundation . Joined in the photo by the indomitable Denise Forte !💛 #learningjourneys #edfunders2024

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