The Training of Trainers (TOT) program, an offshoot of the Parent Organizing Project (POP), offers facilitation training and support for other communities interested in adopting the “Educate and Inspire” curriculum and creating a similar program to empower parents. The TOT is currently available in Spanish. TOT Partners: UNETE and Una Voz in Jackson County; Casa Latinos Unidos [...]
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First Ever Oregon House Education Committee hearing on ELLs Education
This post is also available in: SpanishOn Monday, May 13th, The Salem/Keizer Coalition for Equality, Stand for Children, Chalkboard Project, Adelante Mujeres and other organizations in ...
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SKCE’s Work Nationally Recognized by Education Trust
The Salem/Keizer Coalition for Equality's work was nationally recognized by the Education Trust (Ed Trust) in their 2012 Annual Report, which features a spread about ...
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Gov. Kitzhaber signs Driver’s card bill at the May Day Rally
This post is also available in: SpanishGovernor Kitzhaber signs Senate Bill 833 into law in front of thousands immigrants and immigrant rights supporters on the ...
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“Raising the Bar” Gala Inspired with Youth Testimony
On April 24th, over a hundred people gathered for the Salem/Keizer Coalition for Equality’s (SKCE) Raising the Bar Gala. The gala raised $10,000 and leveraged ...

Educate and Inspire: 2012-13 Curriculum Overview
“Educate and Inspire: The Oregon Statewide Parent Leadership Training Series” was developed with the input of hundreds of Latino immigrant and migrant parents and is still growing: our team of master teachers and parent facilitators has developed and will continue to develop new workshops in response to requests from parents. The series is by and [...]

SKCE and OAEE Legislative Day at the Capitol
On March 19, 2013, Oregon Alliance for Education Equity, a coalition between Salem/Keizer Coalition for Equality and other education policy- oriented-organizations, had its first ever legislative day at the Oregon Capitol. Parent leaders and students had the opportunity to meet legislators and go through a series of lobby training. In all, the event was a success [...]


