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Amplifying Historically Marginalized Voices at Decision-Making TablesNMEF knew that a truly grassroots effort would need to engage all types of stakeholders, especially historically marginalized populations who were least likely to experience student centered learning in New England schools and districts. Therefore, the Foundation explicitly selected grantees who represented organizations that were deeply embedded within historically marginalized communities and/or districts that were intentionally seeking to engage their most marginalized students and families. While each grantee partner took a unique approach to the work, they were chosen based on their potential to build and sustain trusting relationships across a broad range of stakeholder groups. NMEF believed that partnerships with these types of community-based grantees had the potential to shift power dynamics between schools, districts and marginalized communities. However, the amount of time and skills necessary to build and sustain these connections was unexpected. Indeed, trusting bonds needed to simultaneously develop between stakeholders at multiple levels: between NMEF and grantees, capacity building consultants and grantees, school/district staff and the Amplifying Student Voice and Leadership and Community Organizing grantees, and Civic and Family Engagement grantees and their local communities.

