Jhania Stradford and Victoria Streets, Youth Leadership Institute (YLI) alumni and Gwinnett County sophomores, continued their advocacy training this summer by participating in Generation Citizen’s (GC) Democracy Education Youth Summit in New York City. The goal of the summit was to teach young people why and how to be politically active in their institutions and…
Youth Leadership Institute is excited to tell you about two powerful young voices, graduates of last year’s YLI program – Malia and Sharena Johnson. Both have recently been published in the Huffington Post expressing their views on the challenges of race in today’s America. Malia and Sharena are 15 year old twins, but when you…
Friends of Gwinnett SToPP – if you have been curious about our Parent Leadership Training, but worried about the commitment of an eight-month program, we have good news for you! Starting this year, we are offering each training session ala carte to Gwinnett parents interested in learning about education advocacy. Whether you are an…
Congratulations to the graduates of this year’s Parent Leadership Institute. Over the course of six months the participants met with national policy makers, legal experts, educational experts and data analysts to get a complete picture of national educational trends and what they mean on a local level. Each participant has been involved in the…
Do you want the red pill or the blue pill? To participate in the Parent Leadership Institute, you have to have the courage to take the red pill and learn the extent of the challenge you face advocating for your children. Last weekend, the new class of advocates kicked off with a two-day retreat…
If you are passionate about equality and social justice for children and you believe in the power and potential of public school education, join us. We are accepting applications for the 2014-2015 Parent Leadership Institute class and we need you. We provide training in education advocacy that is unparalleled in the country. We walk you…
It just takes dedication and a willing spirit. When Gwinnett SToPP came up with the idea for a Parent Leadership Institute we didn’t know what kind of response it would receive. How many people would be willing to undergo months of education and training, just to start then reaching out to their neighbors? But if…