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Creating Virtual Safe & Brave Space NPLI’s Director of Quality Patti Keckeisen and Policy, Partnerships & Communications Consultant Melvette Hill present at the Equity Symposium, Jan 9-10, 2021. Started by community leaders and educators from across the state, the Equity Symposium is presented by EquityCT, the organization that sprang from the first Equity Symposium. The focus…
There are no human words that can fully express what we are experiencing right now. The language of our spirits emotes a different response than mere words can represent. Our emotions are shifting from moment to moment as things unfold; as we see what we see and hear what we hear.We grieve, we hurt, we…
Benita and Jen co-presented at Big Bang 2019, with Jen’s son Francis, on the Parent Leadership Training Institute, and the importance of family voice in education.
As we reflect on 2019, we recognize the gains, big and small, accomplishing our goals to carry out the vision of NPLI. We listened to the voices and insights of parent leaders, including young adult parents as they shared the unique circumstances affecting Generation Z. We intensified our system capacity building with public-private partnerships with human…
Fact, Fiction, or Something in Between. As parent leaders engage in this democracy and work toward creating positive change and outcomes in their communities for children, it is critical to discern what is fact, fiction or subjective interpretation in the news we read, hear and experience. “What is truth?” This question has been asked for…
Did you know that November is #NativeAmericanHeritageMonth? As you spend time with family and reflect on this season of giving thanks, we wanted to share some insight from Jaclyn Roessel, from the U.S. Department of Arts and Culture. Growing up as a Diné woman, I was taught to carry on my cultural practices of reverence for…
Take Action on Immigration Policy Change: “Inadmissibility on Public Charge Grounds” A Proposed Rule by the U.S. Department of Homeland Security on October 10, 2018 ACTION: Submit public comment by December 10, 2018 (details follow below). BACKGROUND: As a core member partner of United Parent Leaders Action Network (UPLAN), the National Parent Leadership Institute (NPLI) brings this important issue forward…
The National Parent Leadership Institute (NPLI) Hosts Racial Equity Think Tank in Rochester, NY Racial Equity Think Tank Builds Parent Leaders’ capacity to address inequities in their Communities. ROCHESTER, NY — The National Parent Leadership Institute (NPLI) with the support of the Hagedorn Foundation, Abriendo Puertas, and the Einhorn Foundation, convened Parent Leaders and Parent…
Season Greetings! As we close out 2017, we purposely take a moment to reflect on our encounters in communities around the world with partners, parent leaders and new friends we’ve gained along the way. The National Parent Leadership Institute is sincerely honored and filled with gratitude that we are able to do this work alongside…
