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Brown's Promise
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Fighting to advance educational equity through integration. We collaborate with partners to use research, litigation, and advocacy to create diverse, well-resourced schools for all children.
www.brownspromise.org
We’re even more grateful to be doing this with friends and partners in our work, Elizabeth Horton Sheff, Raul Fernandez, andRaymond Pierce.

If you’d like to join us in March, you can register for SXSW EDU here! www.sxswedu.com/news/2025/sx...

See you in Austin!
SXSW EDU 2026 Registration is Now Open!
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October 23, 2025 at 7:18 PM
We joined 100+ organizations calling on governors to reject the federal voucher tax credit.

We should protect every child’s right to a fully funded public education.
🖊 Join us and sign at the link below before November 3rd!

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October 7, 2025 at 7:33 PM
If you're in the D.C. area on 9/25, we encourage you to register and join us at 1p.m. to hear from GeDá as she discusses Brown v. Board, modern school segregation, & our work to address school resource inequities.

Visit the website here for more information:
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September 24, 2025 at 8:12 PM
Why? Segregated schools often have fewer resources, harsher discipline, and less experienced teachers.

The silver lining? Poverty doesn’t predestinate students to academic failure. We can integrate and equitably fund schools!
September 22, 2025 at 7:23 PM
Student A: Grows up in poverty, but attends typical schools ➡️only about 6% less likely to graduate on time

Student B: Grows up in poverty AND attends schools with concentrated poverty ➡️ 30 percentage points less likely to graduate on time.
September 22, 2025 at 7:23 PM
That’s how we give every child a fair shot at a great education!

Learn more at our webpage here: www.brownspromise.org/concentrated...
September 16, 2025 at 4:44 PM
This isn’t accidental. School and district lines are often drawn based on poverty and race.

The solution?
✅ Integrated schools
✅ Full and fair funding
✅ Equal access to teachers, curriculum, and other key resources
September 16, 2025 at 4:44 PM
We’ll discuss the history of magnet programs, how leaders can implement them to fight declining enrollment, and examples of bright spots where they are making an impact!

September 9th, 2025, at 12 pm ET

Register here: us02web.zoom.us/webinar/regi...

We hope to see you there!
August 19, 2025 at 1:54 PM
Follow the link below to vote for “Demanding Diversity when Diversity is 'Illegal” in the panel picker— help us bring this conversation to Austin!

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August 18, 2025 at 5:21 PM
🚩 Tech is used to monitor more than teach
🚩 Educators of color are often stuck with discipline
🚩 Unrest spikes when leadership changes

Their ask?
✅ Pay teachers more
✅ Share resources across districts
✅ Listen to their needs

We're grateful to hear from the students at the heart of our work!
August 13, 2025 at 2:26 PM
School diversity is not:
❌Illegal (despite what this White House would have you believe!)

Let’s talk about it, and how we can keep up the fight in these difficult times. Vote to help us get to SXSW EDU 2026.

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August 11, 2025 at 4:21 PM
🗳 Cast your vote and help us get to Austin!
Follow the link below for more information — and like/share to give us a boost.

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August 7, 2025 at 1:26 PM
We couldn’t be more excited about the chance to share a stage with living legacy Elizabeth Horton Sheff, racial justice scholar and organizer @Raul Fernandez, and CEO of the @Southern Education Foundation, @Raymond Pierce!
August 7, 2025 at 1:26 PM