We all have a role to play in creating learning environments where every student, staff member, and family can thrive. At New Generation Equity®, we support educators and organizational leaders who are committed to redesigning systems so that factors like zip code, income, race, ability, language, or other aspects of identity never limit a student’s opportunity—but are recognized and valued as strengths. Our work is for those ready to build foundational skills in systems thinking, deepen their learning, and lead meaningful, lasting change in schools and communities.

At New Generation Equity®, we believe that all students—no matter their age, ethnicity, gender, ability, family income, or religion—deserve access to a rigorous and engaging education that prepares them to thrive. We support your students’ success by working with you to align your initiatives, curriculum, and instructional practices to create meaningful opportunities and strong outcomes for every learner.

Our behavior is informed by the environments we were raised in and influenced by society. When we know better, we can do better and over the course of your learning, you might experience discomfort around past practices, attitudes, or beliefs. That said, the environment is intentionally designed to be a safe space where everyone can reflect, learn, and explore. It is not a lecture about how you were a bad person and need to be a better person. It is about continuing to move toward educational excellence for all. That starts with you.

All you need is an open mind and a willingness to learn, listen, and participate. You don’t have to be an expert or have prior experience—that’s exactly what this space is for. We’re here to help you build or expand your skills and knowledge in a supportive, community-centered environment.

Absolutely. Transformational strategies can grow with you and your organization—no matter the size. You don’t need hundreds of employees to begin. A team of two or more is a strong start, and if you need to participate solo, that’s completely welcome too. What matters most is the commitment to learning, reflection, and action.

Transformational change means taking responsibility and intentional action on what matters—disrupting harmful patterns, reimagining how we work, and building systems that create real opportunities for everyone. This work is complex and requires learning about the ways bias, discrimination, and exclusion—such as racism, sexism, classism, homophobia, ageism, and microaggressions—show up in our institutions. By understanding these dynamics, we can begin to lead change that is inclusive, just, and rooted in possibility.

Equity–conscious leaders have an enhanced awareness and moral imperative to notice, reflect, and act to interrupt inequities (i.e., educational, social, environmental, political). They inspire passion, purpose, and action in people to actively disrupt systemic inequities. In both formal and non-formal positions of leadership, they reflect on their own identities, assumptions, and worldviews as they explore equity gaps in their organizations. Every willing person can be an equity-conscious leader.

Systems Thinking is a way of understanding how institutions that affect opportunity are arranged, and to what result. In other words, Systems Thinking examines the order of structures that give or take opportunity from particular groups of people, the timing of the interaction between these Opportunity Structures, and the relationships that exist between them. With this multi-dimensional thinking, or ‘Systems Thinking,’ we can understand the context that produces consistently different housing, air quality, health, economic, and educational outcomes in different communities, and strategize on multiple fronts to change these outcomes.

— Menendian, S., & Watt., C. (2008) “Systems Thinking and Race Primer.”

Belonging is the feeling of security and support when there is a sense of acceptance, inclusion, and identity for a member of a certain group. It is when an individual can bring their authentic self to work. Creating genuine feelings of belonging for all is a critical factor in improving engagement and performance. It also helps support business goals.

— Cornell University