Equal Opportunities for Students
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I am Elijah Armstrong, founder of Equal Opportunities for Students. I experienced extreme education discrimination in high school, and I decided to make a platform that would allow students and … Continue Reading →
I recently wrote an editorial on the recent comments by Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos on the changes she says she wants to make to the Office for Civil Rights. … Continue Reading →
We appreciate Dr. Joshua P. Starr for doing this with Equal Opportunities for Students. He is a nationally respected education professional, and was used for the Food for Thought series. … Continue Reading →
I recently wrote an editorial that was published in Education Post. It told my side of my high school experience, and shed light on the long term impacts that educational … Continue Reading →
Penn State News interviewed me for a story about my involvement on campus, and my work with EOS. I’d like to thank Dr. Schaub for suggesting Penn State News interview … Continue Reading →
On May 11th, 2017, RedefinED Online mentioned my settlement in their piece about Florida education news. I suggest you read not only my section (which is titled discrimination suits), but … Continue Reading →
On May 10th, 2017, exactly three years after my first article with the Florida-Times Union, the same paper ran a story about the settlement agreement that was reached. Reaching this … Continue Reading →
This is the article that started it all. I was interviewed for an article in 2014, while I was still in high school, about the discrimination I was facing at … Continue Reading →