Leslie Ellis, program specialist for the Council on Teacher Education, and a Ph.D. student in Education Policy, Organization & Leadership, has received a Division A Foster-Polite Scholarship from the American Educational Research Association (AERA).
She will present her paper, Preparing 'Fierce Advocates’ for Racial Equity: Examining Educational Leadership Preparation, at the paper session titled Building Equity-Centered Leadership: Readiness, Reflection, and Systemic Support.
Ellis will be honored at the Division A business meeting at the AERA Annual Meeting, April 8-12 in Los Angeles, CA.