Calendar of Events

The National Equity Project is one of the most respected organisations in the United States dedicated to developing leaders who can transform educational systems to be genuinely equitable. Their Calendar of Events provides access to a range of open-registration professional learning opportunities — including institutes, courses, and workshops — designed for leaders at every level of school districts, nonprofits, foundations, government, and community organisations. The cornerstone of their offerings is the Leading for Equity (LFE) program, which since 2002 has convened thousands of leaders to explore and address issues of equity at the ideological, individual, institutional, structural, and societal levels. What sets the National Equity Project apart from many equity-focused PD providers is their depth and rigour: this isn't surface-level diversity training, but sustained, challenging professional learning that asks participants to examine systems, power dynamics, and their own leadership practice through an equity lens. Their in-person institutes provide skillfully facilitated experiences that build trust and community, while virtual courses offer weekly interactive sessions over multiple weeks. For educators and leaders who are serious about moving beyond equity as a buzzword to equity as a daily leadership practice, the National Equity Project's programming represents some of the most substantive and transformative professional learning available.

Key Takeaways

✓Frameworks for examining equity at individual, institutional, and systemic levels; leadership practices for navigating and transforming inequitable systems; skills for facilitating difficult conversations about race, power, and privilege in educational settings; strategies for building trust and community across difference

Evidence base: Grounded in over two decades of the National Equity Project's own practice and research on equity-centred leadership development. Draws on scholarship in critical race theory, systems thinking, adaptive leadership, and culturally responsive practice, informed by the work of researchers and practitioners including Gloria Ladson-Billings, Ronald Heifetz, and others.

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National Equity Project facilitators

The National Equity Project is a leadership and systems change organisation based in Oakland, California, that has been working since 2002 to develop leaders who can navigate and transform educational systems. Their Leading for Equity program has trained thousands of leaders across the United States, and they provide both open-enrolment and custom professional development for organisations.

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