Improving Equity in Education

One Student at a Time

 

Bringing PEARL to Your City Project for Equitable Access in Remote Learning

The shift to online learning during the peak of the COVID-19 pandemic highlighted the drastic inequities between school districts and within individual schools. Project for Equitable Access in Remote Learning (PEARL) exists to bring equal opportunity to all students in remote learning. Whether it is because of financial or technological inequities, If students in your community are not receiving the support they deserve to learn remotely, PEARL can help. Contact us today to learn how we can bring PEARL to your community to help students access equitable learning opportunities.

A Better Future for our Kids

PEARL was conceived by a group of community activists who believe in advancing equity in education for every child. Our vision is to help close the equity gap in schools, now and in the future, due to learning loss, technological challenges and disparate resources.

Achieving Academic Success

Our mission is to help students achieve academic success, complete their educational track and reduce learning loss, including gaps made worse during the pandemic.  PEARL’s tutors provide four hours of academic assistance per week in order to help students navigate remote and asynchronous learning.

Why PEARL?

PEARL gives students access to experienced tutors and teachers who can support them in subjects areas they struggle with. Our tutors provide four hours of academic assistance per week in order to help students navigate remote and asynchronous learning. We are dedicated to closing the educational equity gap, and bringing high-quality learning to students everywhere.

Our Team

PEARL was initially launched at Southeast Raleigh Magnet High School in Raleigh, Wake County, North Carolina, during the COVID-19 pandemic and can be duplicated in many other settings. Students are selected to participate in PEARL by school administrators and educators. Groups of 3-4 students work with a college or graduate student instructor who is mentored by a retired teacher, as part of a layered support team. Each school week, PEARL tutors help navigate assignments, asynchronous and remote learning, and work collaboratively with classroom teachers and school administrators to identify and resolve learning issues.

Kate Deiter-Maradei
Christopher Burwell, Sr.
Keith Poston

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    Keith Poston is President of WakeEd Partnership, a PEARL partner.  Growing up and in his career, Keith has been inspired by countless teachers:

    “Teachers inspire me. I’ve been fortunate to have so many wonderful teachers in my own education journey, but also my mother, my sister, my father-in-law, the teachers my daughter has had in her educational experiences and the literally hundreds of educators I’ve had the opportunity to get to know through my work. I keep them top of mind every day and how I can best support and advocate for them.”     

    WakeEd is a nonprofit focused on public schools in Wake County that has been proud to partner with PEARL over the past year in their work to make sure every student has the kind of support and encouragement needed to succeed. Particularly during this difficult time of COVID-19, this kind of support for students who were at greater risk of falling behind has been critical.


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