2013 Rising Star Award Dr. Lakshmi Mahadevan is a Rising Star whose journey began halfway around the world. Dr. Mahadevan left India on her own and came to the United States to pursue her education, eventually earning degrees in both Special Education and Career Development Education. Because making a direct

Micromessaging to Reach and Teach Every Student™ Summary Micromessaging to Reach and Teach Every Student™ is a research-based, professional development program to increase educators’ awareness and understanding of the effect subtle messages and unconscious bias can have on student learning, participation, persistence, and engagement. This unique program provides participants with

PIPEline to Career Success for Students with Disabilities Colorado Department of Education PIPEline Showcase Social Media Kit The Colorado Department of Education PIPEline to Career for Success for Students with Disabilities engages teams in long-term and sustainable improvement processes through NAPE’s Program Improvement Process for Equity™ (PIPE) framework, focusing on

This new adaptation of NAPE’s Program Improvement Process for Equity™, a proven, multi-year professional development and technical assistance program model, will bring diverse district-based teams together to research, analyze, and determine participation and performance gap root causes for students with disabilities in career pathways. The U.S. Department of Labor (2017)

Equity Leadership Academy for States Building Capacity to Implement and Support the Postsecondary Comprehensive Local Needs Assessment and Local Application under Perkins V The Academy was developed to help postsecondary state agencies center equity within Perkins V and the Comprehensive Local Needs Assessment. The opportunity available to states and local

CONNECTBecome a Member Join our dynamic community committed to driving educational excellence and fostering career success! Individual Membership Affiliate Membership State Membership Individual MembershipIndividual membership is available to individuals who wish to partner with NAPE members to promote access, equity, and diversity in education and workforce development. Active Members include

Donate Today! Every donation to the NAPE Education Foundation makes a difference! “NAPE is a training that I feel is a must for all teachers. The power we have in influencing our students is something that is bigger than what I believed, and this training opened my eyes to it

Equity Champions Awards Archives Each year, NAPE and the NAPE Education Foundation accept nominations for Equity Leaders in several categories and honors the awardees during a special ceremony at the National Summit for Educational Equity. NAPE and the NAPE Education Foundation have a shared vision that every student is able

Review the Theory and Evidence. Recommendations and Strategies Conduct nontraditional student support groups and peer counseling: A group of studies found the following retention strategies to be effective: (1) access to nontraditional student clubs and team support systems and (2) participation in math clubs, competitions, and after-school programs.  Provide orientation