Welcome
Caldera and Associates Equity Consulting is a racial equity consulting firm that helps individuals and organizations achieve their diversity, equity, and inclusion goals. With our expertise and your commitment to learn, you can become a racial equity leader within your spheres of influence. We work with educators in schools and school systems, non-, not-for-profit, and for-profit organizations, and research associations and institutes. We also collaborate with education policymakers, advocates, and influencers. Though our work is primarily in education, we support the work of those in other fields who are committed to justice for children of color.
We believe that any authentic pursuit of racial equity must begin by acknowledging that Native American, African American, Latino(x) American, and Asian American students have been mis- and under-educated in U.S. schools. Correcting and repairing decades of mis- and under-education demands that educators are equipped with the necessary tools to educate and liberate students of color. Racial equity for these students is characterized by access, inclusion, sufficient resources, and asset-based educative approaches. We are committed to excellence in 1) teaching and learning, 2) curriculum and materials, and 3) policy and advocacy.
Our CEO, Dr. Altheria Caldera, is a respected racial equity consultant who is as compassionate as she is courageous. She is a published scholar, experienced presenter, and professional workshop facilitator in her current role as a Senior Professorial Lecturer in the School of Education at American University in Washington, D.C. In this role, she works to help undergraduate pre-service teachers and graduate students develop the competencies necessary to teach diverse student populations successfully. She also serves as Adjunct Professor at the University of North Carolina-Charlotte, where she teaches courses in the Anti-Racist Education graduate certificate program. Her article, Woke Pedagogy: A Framework for Teaching and Learning has been downloaded almost 13,000 times, the most downloads in the journal's history.
Areas of expertise include, but are not limited to, the following:
We believe that any authentic pursuit of racial equity must begin by acknowledging that Native American, African American, Latino(x) American, and Asian American students have been mis- and under-educated in U.S. schools. Correcting and repairing decades of mis- and under-education demands that educators are equipped with the necessary tools to educate and liberate students of color. Racial equity for these students is characterized by access, inclusion, sufficient resources, and asset-based educative approaches. We are committed to excellence in 1) teaching and learning, 2) curriculum and materials, and 3) policy and advocacy.
Our CEO, Dr. Altheria Caldera, is a respected racial equity consultant who is as compassionate as she is courageous. She is a published scholar, experienced presenter, and professional workshop facilitator in her current role as a Senior Professorial Lecturer in the School of Education at American University in Washington, D.C. In this role, she works to help undergraduate pre-service teachers and graduate students develop the competencies necessary to teach diverse student populations successfully. She also serves as Adjunct Professor at the University of North Carolina-Charlotte, where she teaches courses in the Anti-Racist Education graduate certificate program. Her article, Woke Pedagogy: A Framework for Teaching and Learning has been downloaded almost 13,000 times, the most downloads in the journal's history.
Areas of expertise include, but are not limited to, the following:
- anti-racist education
- history of racism in schooling
- culturally sustaining writing and reading instruction
- equitable discipline policies and practices
- post-secondary education pathways
- educational policy
- urban education
- Black women faculty in higher education
- Black girlhood
- woke pedagogy
- school choice
- countering anti-Black racism
- critical race theory/Black critical theory
- English, Language Arts, Reading (ELAR) instruction
- multicultural children's literature
- ethnic studies
Our Logo
Our logo is a collage of circles. This image was designed purposely to symbolize our approach to racial equity work:
- community--circles encourage collaboration and connection with others who have similar values
- visibility and voice--circles allow everyone to be seen and heard
- equality--circles are non-hierarchical shapes that encourage equal power and mutual respect
- expansiveness--circles can always be expanded to include others who are committed to racial equity
- equity--when standing next to each other in circles, there are no margins and no centers.