Need a good read today, check out When the National Culture Wars Come to Your School tinyurl.com/kc6aahfw. The article is a great example of how politics impacts real people and is a great model for how we can elevate students' voices when making or evaluating policy decisions

Check out What One School Is Doing to Keep Its Teachers tinyurl.com/ybwpcwuk. It's a quick read on how human-centered approaches are helping one school retain educators. Bottom line, understanding & responding to employees' experiences is critical for organizational culture.

Addressing stakeholder resistance to a new initiative can be daunting and provoke feelings of anxiety. Read more from UPD's Chris Rogers on critical steps organizations can take to create buy-in, facilitate change, and complete their initiatives. updconsulting.com/creating-buy-i…

#Datagovernance is about shared decision making power around how data are managed. Learn more about the power of data governance to promote more equitable decision making in our online course Goldman School updconsulting.com/analytics-and-… #onlineclasses #data #equitabledecisionmaking

Research by Shelby Buckman, Laura Choi, Mary Daly and Lily Seitelman shows some pretty dramatic benefits to the overall economy in pursuing an equity agenda—to the tune of nearly $26 trillion over the 30 years analyzed! updconsulting.com/help-yourself/

You can't make quality public decisions without high quality data. Find out how to improve data quality and accessibility in our "Data Governance for Public Sector Decision Making" course with Goldman School. updconsulting.com/analytics-and-…

ADEI learning session for public adult education of MA practitioners.

As Director of Strategic Partnerships @davidjhodnett will be leading efforts to expand the reach of our unique change management approach to equity work, and to further establish our thought leadership in the DEI marketplace. #dei #changemanagement #equity #thoughtleadership

Powerful adult education student panel facilitated by our very own Ian Brown. Grateful to the students who agreed to share their stories and their time with us and to the Public Adult Education of Massachusetts team for being our parters in this work!

As a Project Director Gilary Massa will provide executive leadership and oversight to our clients and project teams. In addition she will lead our internal design team in the codification of our organizational Equity Change Management practices, tools, processes, and resources.

If folks are truly looking for ways to “make a statement” on Juneteenth AFRO News afro.com highlights several interesting ways to buy Black. And re-read Douglass Austin's Juneteenth blog to see why he was featured in the article. afro.com/buying-black-f… updconsulting.com/juneteenh-lets…

UPD supported Queens Public Library-a resource to one of the most diverse communities in the world–in their effort to increase equity for their Black employees and patrons. updconsulting.com/recent-work-2/…

Time and time again, companies fail to grasp that commitment to DEI is not optional. Scholastic is just the latest to fall into the trap. Read about it in our latest blog post. updconsulting.com/scholastic-and… #DEI #antiracism #diversity #equity #inclusion

How can organizations improve performance? Start by investing in ADEI. Diverse and equitable organizations consistently outperform their less diverse peers. Discover how your organization could benefit from ADEI in our latest blog: updconsulting.com/rebranding-ade…

At the end of Black History Month, a call to action for companies and organizations seeking real change. Read more from UPD's @davidjhodnett. updconsulting.com/black-history-… #blackhistorymonth #DEI #implementation #changemanagement #organizationalchange #equitycenteredchange

How can adult education teachers and leaders ensure their programs meet their students' needs and better position them for success? Discover a new approach to training in our latest case study. updconsulting.com/recent-work-2/…