Educational Justice

Students Helping Students!

Educational Justice (EJ) believes that students are key to ending inequity in education. EJ recruits and trains high achieving high school students to academically mentor under-resourced 5th-8th grade peers for a year, at no cost to their families. This one-on-one model successfully drives academic improvement in the 5th-8th graders while providing social support to these students as they navigate the challenges of middle school. High school students focus their academic success and leadership capacity in helping their peers succeed, building soft skills and a high quality experience they can use for college applications. 

Educational Justice's Impact:

EJ Outcomes for middle schoolers Include:

1.   Improved academics
2.  Social emotional learning 
3.  Improved confidence 
4.  High school readiness
5.  Meaningful peer relationship

EJ Outcomes for high schoolers Include:

1.   Skill Training - Tutoring and Mental health training (certified through a partnership with the National Alliance on Mental Illness)
2.  Leadership training 
3.  Scholarship opportunities 
4.  Improved soft skills
5.  High quality community service example for college application

The Numbers

During the 23/24 school year the EJ program recruited 514 students in the program and had 160 pairs who met regularly. Students completed 2,825 hours of tutoring and mentorship. Through survey data Scholars showed a 39% increase in confidence, and through cascade data Scholars had a 93% attendance rate and showed a 5.5 point increase in MAP reading results.