Emma Vadehra Writes Piece for The Progressive on How Washington’s Lack of Diversity Hurts Democracy – Next100

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Emma Vadehra Writes Piece for The Progressive on How Washington’s Lack of Diversity Hurts Democracy

If policy leaders want to restore faith in government, they should start from within.

Next100 founder and former executive director Emma Vadehra wrote an op-ed for The Progressive on how young voters lacking faith in government is connected to how the policy field not always practicing what it preaches when it comes to diversity, equity, and inclusion. Emma writes:

“Our nation’s most influential political offices, government agencies and policy organizations are unable to effectively advance a more equitable and just society because they themselves are not built equitably or justly.”

 

Read “Washington’s Lack of Diversity Is Hurting Democracy” here.

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Emma Vadehra Education + Early Years

Emma Vadehra was the founder and former executive director of Next100. She previously served as chief of staff at the U.S. Department of Education under Secretaries Arne Duncan and John B. King, Jr. and as senior education counsel for the late senator Edward M. Kennedy. She is an education policy wonk, an advocate for progressive policy change, and a believer in the next generation.

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