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Congrats 2021 elects

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CONGRATULATIONS 2021 SCHOOL BOARD ELECTS

Thank you to the incredible candidates and their teams across the state for standing up for education equity in Washington State.  We look forward to working with you as fierce advocates in your new positions as school board members. 

We are proud of equity-minded voters accross the state who made these victories possible.

 

 

 

Our Leadership: Steering Committee Members

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WOC in Education Committee members are….

  • Supporters of the movement through involvement and service in the WOCE community and financial contributions
  • Strategic advisers through service on sub-committees and participation in community networking events
  • Potential candidates for political office

The WOC in Education Steering Committee consists of a core group of leaders who manage the day-to-day operations, events, candidate recruitment and fundraising. 

  • Keisha Scarlett
  • Erin Okuno 
  • Roxana Norouzi
  • Amber Banks
  • Shelby Cooley
  • Leslie Dozono
  • Lauren Hipp
  • Alexandra Manuel
  • Isabel Muñoz-Colón
  • Jessica Norouzi
  • Kia Franklin 

Interested in joining? New members of the Steering Committee must be selected based on adopted criteria and approved by a simple majority of current members. Members may opt to remain publicly anonymous. Contact woceducation@gmail.com for more info. 

Updated Oct. 18, 2022

2021 Endorsements

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Thanks to your support, WoCE endorsed the following candidates for school boards across the state. Please take a moment to read visit their campaign websites, learn more about their candidacies, donate and vote for them.
Our endorsed candidates:

 

Support the endorsed candidates by telling your networks about their elections, and making a  donation. 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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2021 endorsements

The Womxn of Color in Education Committee is proud to announce our endorsements for 2021 school board candidates. These  candidates represent our vision for shifting power to people of color to improve educational systems to ensure all kids succeed in school and life.  With a fierce commitment to equity and closing gaps, we thank them for their courage to step up for our children and communities and welcome them to the WoCE family.

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2019 Endorsements

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The Womxn of Color in Education Committee is proud to announce our very first endorsements for school board candidates in the 2019 election. These five candidates represent our vision for shifting power to people of color in the work to improve educational systems to ensure all kids succeed in school and life, with a fierce commitment to equity and closing gaps! We thank them for their courage to step up for our children and communities and welcome them to the WoCE family. 

Congratulations, candidates!

Womxn of Color in Education (WoCE)

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We are a group of Womxn of Color committed to working collectively to network, recruit, train, and support Womxn of Color in decision-making roles in education. 

Why is WoCE focused on school boards as our first priority?

All children have the right to an education that cultivates their intellectual development, while ensuring they are engaged, motivated and inspired. In our local schools, children furthest from opportunity have access to inferior educational opportunities. School board members have the opportunity to rebalance power toward communities of color, advocate, create policies, make decisions and ensure resources are allocated through a racial equity lens.

We can’t leave to chance the future of our children in the often well-meaning, yet inequitable, decision-making hands of our mostly white-run school boards. Diverse school boards make better schools for all children.