Second Chance Educational Alliance, Inc.

04/26/2024

Thanks for capturing this

04/24/2024

This picture is so important to me. All I’ve wanted from this work is to be joined in it by students I’ve been blessed to teach.

And here we are. Outside. Doing work alongside MIT, various state leadership, and advocates from all over our region. This photo is in a commissioned report and is thusly “immortalized.” If I had a legacy to leave behind, it is encapsulated here ❤️

04/24/2024

Hey friends! Another reminder that SCEA, in partnership with Bloomfield Public Library, Bloomfield Public Schools, and Swift Factory, is hosting a literacy advocacy event featuring social media influencer and advocate, Oliver James, who - in adulthood - is teaching himself how to read.

The foundation of an educated, democratic populace is literacy and we should do all we can to ensure that everyone in our communities has the chance to learn to read and grow to love the written word.

Register HERE: https://bit.ly/NeverTooLateWithOliverJames

💙🧡💙🧡💙🧡

04/19/2024

delivering the BOMB keynote at the Massachusetts Prison Education Consortium Spring Summit

02/19/2024

Happening tomorrow night!!

RSVP: bit.ly/SLD_FactFiction

01/10/2024

❤️❤️❤️ Hudson Link is doing all the things! What an amazing program and community partner!!

We had the family visit us today, which was fantastic! Thank you for your amazing contributions to and .

Please support their exceptional work by following them here:

01/04/2024

Thank yall for letting me know the registration link was wonky! Here is one that works!

RSVP HERE: bit.ly/SLD_FactFiction

12/17/2023

This is primarily for my Bloomfield folks but I GUESSSSSSSSSSSS I can put other people up on game as well LOL 😂 Louie Lu you can absolutely expect a call LOL

Hey folks! On February 20 (yes, yes next year 😂) I'll be hosting a webinar called "Student Loan Debt: Fact vs. Fiction". On this webinar, Ms. Satra Taylor (Director of Higher Education & Workforce Policy & Advocacy, Young Invincibles) will walk through how we have gotten to this point, the experiences of all borrowers while highlighting the specific challenges that Black borrowers face, and current repayment management options for all borrowers.

Of special note, we will also talk about student loan rehabilitation and repayment for incarcerated loved ones who may or may not be in default, as well as events happening now on behalf of this student population.

Satra's bio is below and more folks will be added to the lineup as the date approaches! Please use the QR Code to register or RSVP here: bit.ly/SLD_FactorFiction. A flyer Is forthcoming so consider this a "Save the Date"! Feel free to share widely!

Satra Taylor:
Satra D. Taylor is the Director of Higher Education & Workforce Policy and Advocacy at Young Invincibles, leading the overall strategy and positioning on higher education and workforce issues. Satra is an experienced equity advocate, levering policy, partnerships, and research as levers for social change in higher education. Satra is skilled in engaging coalitions, managing collective investments, public speaking, writing for diverse audiences, and equity-focused policy analysis.

In Satra’s previous role, she worked with the Executive team to focus the organization on executing the demands of now, not just on strategic planning for tomorrow. Additionally, Satra previously led policy strategy for a national policy and advocacy organization, culminating in the restoration of Pell grants for incarcerated students.

Satra has attained strong content expertise with a Master's degree focused on Educational Leadership and Policy from the University of Michigan and a current doctoral student studying Higher Education at the University of Maryland College Park.
A native of Cincinnati, Ohio, Satra obtained her Bachelor's in Psychology from the University of Cincinnati.

06/29/2023

Please share widely!!

01/26/2023

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10/21/2022

SCEA IS HIRING! Thanks to support from The Gates Foundation, we're expanding our team! Please pass this description on to your networks!

10/21/2022

We have had an amazing time over the past 7 days. A week ago, students Lu Mattei, Jr. and Abraham Santiago visited MIT in Cambridge, MA as appointees to the New England Commission on the Future of Higher Education in Prison. Obviously, they turned up and turned it out!

On Wednesday, October 19, students Norman Gaines and Abraham Santiago co-keynoted at a Business Luncheon hosted by our credential pathway partner, Southern New Hampshire University

Today, SCEA alum and Stamford entrepreneur and co-owner of Juice Kings Juice Bar, Renel Domond, keynoted a session at the Black New England Conference, hosted by the Black Heritage Trail and Southern New Hampshire University