Resources for Equity and Multicultural Education
Equity Assistance Centers
Public schools and other educators working to reduce achievement gaps and expand educational equity can receive resources, technical assistance and consulting services through their Equity Assistance Center (EACs). The network of ten regional service centers is funded through the US Department of Education to provide technical assistance and consultation services to on issues related to race/culture, gender, national origin educational equity. There is a center within each federal region offering services and resources to reduce disparities in educational outcomes for historically underserved groups. Each EAC provides training and advisory services in collaboration with other agencies, and focused on local needs and priorities. Funding for the EACs comes through Title IV of the Civil Rights Act of 1964.
Equity Assistance Centers FY 2008-2011
Region I: CT, ME, MA, NH, RI, VT
Maria Pacheco & Sara Smith, Co-Directors
The Education Alliance
New England Equity Assistance Center at
Brown University (NEEAC)
4 Richmond Square, 4th Floor
Providence, RI 02906
Office: 401-274-9548 x 517 or 800-521-9550
Fax: 401-421-7650
e-mail: NEEAC-Info@alliance.brown.edu
Region II: NJ, NY, Puerto Rico, Virgin Is.
Dr. Velma Cobb, Director
Touro College
School of Education
Lander Center for Education Research
43 W. 23rd Street, 8th floor
New York, New York 10010
Office: 212-463-0400 x 561
Fax: 212-627-3692
e-mail: velma.cobb@touro.edu
Region III: DE, Wash. DC, MD, PA, VA, WV
Dr. Gail Sunderman, Director
Mid-Atlantic Equity Center (MAEAC)
The George Washington University
Center for Equity and Excellence in Education
1555 Wilson Boulevard Suite 515
Arlington, Virginia 22209
Office: 703-528-3588
Fax: 703-528-5973
e-mail: gsunderman@ceee.gwu.edu
Region IV: AL, FL, GA, KY, MS, NC, SC, TN
Mr. Jerry Graniero, Director
Southeastern Equity Alliance, Inc.
Southeastern Equity Assistance Center (SEAC)
1401 East Broward Blvd., Suite 304
Ft. Lauderdale, FL 33301
Office: 954-765-3553
Fax: 954-523-3340
e-mail: jerry@southeastequity.org
Region V: Il, IN, MI, MN, OH, WI
Dr. Percy Bates, Director
University of Michigan
Programs for Educational Opportunities (PEO)
1005 School of Education
Ann Arbor, Michigan 48109
Office: 734-763-9910
Fax: 734-763-2137
e-mail: pbates@umich.edu
Region VI: AR, LA, NM, OK, TX
Dr. Bradley Scott, Director
South Central Collaborative for Equity
Intercultural Developmen
Research Association (IDRA/SCCE)
5815 Callaghan Road, Suite 101
San Antonio, Texas 78228-1102
Office: 210-444-1710
Fax: 210-444-1714
e-mail: Bradley.scott@idra.org
Region VII: IA, KS, MO, NE
Dr. Charles Rankin, Director
Midwest Equity Assistance Center (MEAC)
Kansas State University
1100 Bluemont Hall, Room 401
Manhattan, Kansas 66506
Office: 785-532-6408
Fax: 785-532-5548
e-mail: crankin@ksu.edu
Region VIII: CO, MT, ND, SD, UT, WY
Dr. Manuel Escamilla, Project Director
Bueno Center for Multicultural Education
School of Education
University of Colorado
UCB 247
Boulder, CO 80309
Office: 303-492-3353
Fax: 303-492-2883
e-mail: manuel.escamilla@hotmail.com
Region IX: AZ, CA, NV
Dr. JoEtta Gonzales, Project Director
Arizona State University – The Equity Alliance
Interdisciplinary B353
1120 S. Cady Mall
P.O. Box 872011
Tempe, AZ 85287
Office: 480-965-0391
Fax: 480-727-7012
jgonza@asu.edu
Region X: AK, HI, ID,OR, WA, American Samoa, Guam, N. Mariana Islands, Republic of Palau
Ms. Joyce Harris, Director
Northwest Regional Educational Laboratory (NWREL)
Center for Classroom Teaching and Learning
101 S.W. Main Street, Suite 500
Portland, Oregon 97204
Office: 503-275-0664
Fax: 503-275-0452
e-mail: harrisj@nwrel.org