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Sharing Our Admiration As we continue reflecting on this election season, we want to recognize the inspiring dedication of Zulema Gomez, our Director of Implementation, who recently ran a campaign for her local school board in California. As a non-partisan organization, we have not previously commented on her campaign to avoid any appearance of endorsement….
As we reflect on this election, NPLI reaffirms its steadfast hope and commitment to justice and dignity for every family and community. We remain unwavering in our belief that hope is not a passive state but rather that it’s a call to action. Election outcomes may shift the landscape, and while our work may be made harder, our mission endures: to uplift parent voices, advocate for children, and ensure that communities across our nation have the civic tools and knowledge to lead for a better tomorrow.
Celebrating Cultural Leadership: The Impact of the Indigenous Parent Leadership Initiative At the National Parent Leadership Institute (NPLI), we have always believed that the most effective solutions to community challenges come from those who are directly impacted. This belief is at the core of our work in equipping families with the tools and opportunities to…
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…
In collaboration with the undersigned organizations representing over a million families across the country, we as Parent Leader, are raining our collectice voice for healthy, equitable, and quality education options for our children in this upcoming school year. Read the complete document in:
Teaching and learning, for me, has always been a sort of perpetual motion machine- the act of teaching feeds me energy, just as much as it takes. And there is no teaching without learning. The more vexing the puzzle, the more interested I am. I feel the same way about parenting- it’s a beautiful journey,…
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.
Greetings from NPLI…We hope this message finds you and your family and colleagues well! NPLI understands that
