Educators Rising New Mexico Taskforce Whitepapers Available

For the 2022-2023 school year, PDK International/Educators Rising received a grant from the W.K. Kellogg Foundation to conduct a study in New Mexico on our Grow Your Own teacher preparation program. The result of this study has been captured in the following whitepapers, linked below.

PDK International worked in conjunction with the Educators Rising New Mexico Task Force to develop a statewide strategy to use culturally and linguistically sustaining practices to inspire and prepare the state’s current students to enter the teacher pathway. The intended audience for these papers is all stakeholders who make educational decisions that impact bi-multilingual students. Learn more about the Educators Rising New Mexico Taskforce.

The key recommendations from this study are:

  1. Affirm the value of bilingual education and bilingual teachers in New Mexico.
  2. Restructure the Educators Rising model to better support bi-multilingual and Indigenous learners.
  3. Engage all stakeholders and communities to understand how to allocate funding prioritizing bilingual education.
  4. Align state and regional policies and priorities to better support bilingual GYO pathways.
  5. Create dual-credit courses that align to Bilingual Educators Rising programming.

Our appreciation goes out to the W.K. Kellogg Foundation for the opportunity to examine the nuances of Grow Your Own programs in areas that capitalize upon bilingual education.

About PDK International
Established in 1906, PDK International supports P-20 educators, researchers, and policy makers by strengthening their commitment to the profession throughout the entire arc of their careers. We are committed to elevating the profession through the intersection of research and practice. Through our core values of social justice, engagement, excellence, and results, we encourage educators and stakeholders to elevate the discourse and change the narrative around teaching and learning to ensure that every student has a high-quality equitable education. https://www.pdkintl.org

About Educators Rising
In 2015, PDK International – in its 115-year commitment to the profession of education – launched Educators Rising, formerly the Future Educators Association (FEA). Today, Educators Rising is cultivating a new generation of highly skilled educators by guiding young people on a path from high school through college and into their teaching careers. By working with aspiring educators who reflect the demographics of their communities and who are passionate about serving those communities through public education, Educators Rising is changing the face of teaching. https://educatorsrising.org/

About W.K. Kellogg Foundation
The W.K. Kellogg Foundation was established in 1930 by breakfast cereal innovator and entrepreneur W.K. Kellogg, who defined its purpose as “…administering funds for the promotion of the welfare, comfort, health, education, feeding, clothing, sheltering and safeguarding of children and youth, directly or indirectly, without regard to sex, race, creed or nationality.…” To guide current and future trustees and staff, he said, “Use the money as you please so long as it promotes the health, happiness and well-being of children.”

The foundation receives its income primarily from the W.K. Kellogg Foundation Trust, a charitable trust set up by Mr. Kellogg in 1930 with his earnings from his cereal company. Today, in addition to its diversified portfolio, the WKKF Trust owns substantial equity in the two companies, Kellanova and WK Kellogg Co which are spin-offs from the original Kellogg Company. Kellanova, WK Kellogg Co and the W.K. Kellogg Foundation are separate, independent organizations. The foundation is governed by its own independent board of trustees and is not managed or directed by either company. https://www.wkkf.org