Education Justice Alliance Announces Co-Executive Director Model and New Co-Executive Director
Raleigh, North Carolina - The Board of Directors of Education Justice Alliance (EJA) is excited to announce that it will be transitioning to a co-executive director model, with current Executive Director Letha Muhammad and new Co-Executive Director Jenice Ramirez leading the organization together. Jenice will officially join the organization Jan 23, 2023.
“We are proud to welcome Jenice to EJA. Letha's diligence and consistent leadership has prepared us for this moment. As EJA continues to advocate for children and parents in North Carolina, we look forward to the growth of the organization and ask that you continue to support our exceptional leadership team." Teia Evans, board co-chair
"We believe that this new model will allow us to better serve our communities and advance our mission of creating just and equitable education systems," said Muhammad. "Jenice brings a wealth of experience and passion to EJA, and we are thrilled to have her on board as we continue to fight for justice in education."
Ramirez is an education leader who has over 13 years of experience in education from teaching in the classroom to running and growing an education non-profit focused on the Latino/e community in North Carolina. She is a mother of a North Carolina public school student and is dedicated to pushing for change in the education system to ensure that all children receive the best quality education they deserve. She is committed to centering the community in all aspects of her work and will bring that lens and experience to EJA.
“I look forward to continuing to work in North Carolina to ensure that everyone understands the importance of prioritizing an equitable education for our most impacted students. I am honored to be building with the EJA community, Letha, and the EJA team in a way that our state has never seen before.”
EJA is a grassroots community based non-profit organization dedicated to advancing educational justice and equity through policy advocacy, community organizing, and leadership development with Black and Latinx parents and students. The organization has a long history of successfully organizing with working class parents and students to advocate for education reforms at the local, state, and national levels.
For more information about Education Justice Alliance or to speak with Letha Muhammad or Jenice Ramirez, please contact them at [email protected] or [email protected].
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Education Justice Alliance anuncia modelo de Co-Director Ejecutivo y nueva Co-Directora Ejecutiva
Raleigh, Carolina del Norte - La Junta Directiva de Education Justice Alliance (EJA) anuncia que hará la transición a un modelo de co-director ejecutivo, con la actual Directora Ejecutiva Letha Muhammad y la nueva Co-Directora Ejecutiva Jenice Ramirez al frente de la organización. Juntas. Jenice empieza oficialmente con la organización el 23 de enero de 2023.
“Estamos orgullosos de darle la bienvenida a Jenice a EJA. La diligencia y el liderazgo constante de Letha nos han preparado para este momento. A medida que EJA continúa abogando por los niños y los padres en Carolina del Norte, esperamos el crecimiento de la organización y le pedimos que continúe apoyando a nuestro excepcional equipo de liderazgo". Teia Evans, copresidenta de la junta
"Creemos que este nuevo modelo nos permitirá servir mejor a nuestras comunidades y avanzar en nuestra misión de crear sistemas educativos justos y equitativos", dijo Muhammad. "Jenice aporta una gran experiencia y pasión a EJA, y estamos encantados de tenerla a bordo mientras continuamos luchando por la justicia en la educación".
Ramírez es un líder en la comunidad que tiene más de 13 años de experiencia en educación, desde ser maestra en las escuelas públicas hasta dirigir y hacer crecer una organización sin fines de lucro que se enfoca en la comunidad Latina/x en Carolina del Norte y comprometida a la educación. Ella es madre de un estudiante de las escuelas públicas de Carolina del Norte y se dedica a impulsar cambios en el sistema educativo, para garantizar que todos los niños reciban la educación de la mejor calidad que se merecen. Jenice está comprometida a centrar a la comunidad en todos los aspectos de su trabajo y traerá esa perspectiva y experiencia a EJA.
“Espero continuar trabajando en Carolina del Norte para asegurar que todos entiendan la importancia de priorizar una educación equitativa para nuestros estudiantes más impactados. Me siento orgullosa de poder construir con la comunidad de EJA, Letha y el equipo de EJA de una manera que no se ha visto en Carolina del Norte”.
EJA es una organización sin fines de lucro de base comunitaria dedicada a promover la justicia y la equidad educativas a través de abogacía de políticas, organización comunitaria, y el desarrollo de liderazgo con padres y estudiantes afro-americanos y Latinos/x. La organización tiene una larga historia de organizar con padres y estudiantes de la clase obrera para abogar por reformas educativas a nivel local, estatal y nacional.
Para obtener más información sobre Education Justice Alliance o para hablar con Letha Muhammad o Jenice Ramirez, contáctenos [email protected] o [email protected].
EDUCATION JUSTICE ALLIANCE
The Education Justice Alliance (EJA) is a non-profit (501c3) made of parents, students, and community-based organizations in Wake County, NC. EJA is working to reduce the number of public school students pushed off the academic track through unfair suspensions, harsh discipline policies, and academic failure. EJA is a non-partisan grassroots group that participates in community organizing, leadership development, and civic engagement efforts.