Clear Films documented the closing orientation of the 2011 Southern Education Leadership Summer Program. In 2004, SEF began a region-wide summer leadership program in recognition of the 50th anniversary of the U.S. Supreme Court’s opinion, Brown v. Board of Education, which marked the end of legal segregation of America’s schools. College students from Southern states have an opportunity to learn about the historical and contemporary issues of Brown and to become involved in effective efforts to reform and improve Southern education. SEF has now placed 130 students in nonprofits and foundations throughout the South working to eradicate education inequities.

This summer 9 students were awarded grants from the Walmart Foundation to be placed in non-profits based in the rural south. Clear Films produced a series of interviews, highlighting these specific interns, as well as key personel, advisers, and alumni. These videos will be featured online and presented to funders so that they may fully realize the importance of the program and the positive effects it has had on youth in the Southern United States.

VIsit the Youth Leadership initiative Official YOUTUBE page

About the Southern Education Foundation

Fairness and excellence are crucial challenges in Southern education. The South has America’s lowest levels of education and income largely because children who need the most help to succeed in school often get the least support. In turn, America and the South need these children to succeed to meet the nation’s growing economic imperatives. Fairness and excellence also define SEF’s mission. For almost 140 years, SEF has carried out strategic, innovative work to expand the benefits of education to all people. Today, SEF brings a sense of history and a cutting-edge perspective to their work.

For more information about this project please visit the Southern Education Foundation’s Official Website