Happy Soul Food Friday!
This week:
The Difference Between Equality and Equity:
Support Education: Back to the Future with the Brave New Library that is more about “connections” than “collections”…
Speaking of Equity, Access and Connectivity, Schoolkids Don’t Just Need iPads. They Need Data Plans!
Who Are YOU? Who Who? This might surprise you…
The Difference Between Equality and Equity:
Education must be about equity and access, and the Education Synergy Alliance is working to provide both!
A recent trip up north for members of the ESA team was illuminating. San Francisco Unified elevates these principles in every session. They talk about it explicitly, measure it, and hold themselves accountable for it both in internal planning, and in frequent dialogs with the public. This is an image they are using across the district to foster dialog about equity:
Support Education: Back to the Future with the Brave New Library that is more about “connections” than “collections”
Support your local library! They are working to transform their place in 21st century society. We were proud to be part of one celebration of curation at the iconic UC San Diego Library…
Speaking of Equity, Access and Connectivity…
Locally, Vista Unified, Qualcomm Education, UC San Diego and Mission Fed totally agree and are working on “The Connectivity Convening” in November for communities nationally to ensure connectivity for all families to stop the digital divide from getting any larger!
This article will spark some interest…
Schoolkids Don’t Just Need iPads. They Need Data Plans
By Issie Lapowsky
http://www.wired.com/2015/09/qualcomm-education-homework-gap/
Who Are YOU? Who Who…
Thanks this week go to Laura K, Meredith S, Sandy T and the ESA team, UC San Diego Alumni building the future, Vicki M/B, Devin V, Alan D and Steve for advancing connectivity for all communities, and to Larry H for keeping the soul food coming!
Pay It Forward!
Love,
Neville
“What we do in life, echoes in eternity”
Happy Soul Food Friday! 