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Hartford Public Schools has announced nearly 400 positions will be cut due to budget concerns. FaithActs for Education released the following statement from Jamilah Prince-Stewart, Executive Director: “Students who attend school in one of the wealthiest states in the country should not be receiving an inequitable education or staring down the loss of nearly 400

My name is Duanecia Evans Clark, and I am the executive vice president of strategy at FaithActs for Education. We are Connecticut’s only Black-led, faith-based, education advocacy nonprofit. We are people of faith building power to get our children the education they deserve. I am here today to speak about HB 5436, an act concerning

Today, the Bridgeport Public Schools superintendent announced the district would close six schools. FaithActs for Education released the following statement from Duanecia Evans Clark, Executive Vice President of Strategy: “Bridgeport’s children deserve the highest-quality schools and a world-class education, and they’ve been systematically deprived of both for generations. We have been fighting for these rights

My roots and my leadership journey began here in the Elm City. And my leadership has always been about making sure my community is supported and successful. I was born and raised in New Haven and educated in New Haven Public Schools. My journey in New Haven and NHPS informed much of who I am

My name is Duanecia Evans Clark. I am the Executive Vice President of Strategy for FaithActs for Education, and I am here to speak in support of H.B. 5212. I testify before you today as a leader of Connecticut’s only Black-led, faith-based education advocacy organization representing more than 100 churches and 11,000 congregants across our

Good afternoon. My name is Bishop John Diamond, I’m the Senior Pastor of Cathedral of Faith Church of God in Bridgeport and a co-founder of FaithActs for Education. I am here to voice my support for H.B. 5212. We began this work at FaithActs nine years ago, with the dream of making sure every child

“It’s not the right time.”  As a Black woman, it’s a phrase that I hear too often, say too often, and am working hard to unlearn, debunk, and eradicate. The idea that there is a “right time” is a myth that’s used to oppress, limit, and control.  It wasn’t “the right time” to found FaithActs

In the backyard of my home in New Haven, there is a hydrangea in bloom. I’ve come to this place by way of Harlem, where I keep my roots and my childhood, and later Bridgeport, where, in many ways, I came of age.  This hydrangea, with all its symbolism of rebirth and renewal, holds special