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STEM-OPS Working Groups Retreat to DC for Collaboration and Fellowship
June 17, 2022
STEM-OPS working group members from across the country converged in Washington, DC, on May 20 for a full-day retreat in EDC’s Georgetown offices. The energy and commitment were palpable among the 35 people who attended ...

STEM-OPS: Including the Voices of the Directly Impacted to Reform STEM Fields
May 12, 2022
STEM Opportunities in Prison Settings (STEM-OPS), an NSF INCLUDES Alliance, has a vision that “All persons impacted by the carceral system are able, and encouraged, to pursue a culturally responsive and equitable high-quality STEM
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How I Learned to Work WITH Students as a Co-conspirator for Educational Equity
February 25, 2022
I am a white female educator. I previously perpetuated the school-to-prison pipeline, but now I am working to dismantle it. “You wrote me up!?” slamming his backpack down, the student slumped down in his seat, crossed his arms, a
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