“The mission of the Mid-Atlantic Equity Consortium (MAEC), a not-for-profit corporation, is to create learning environments free of race, gender, class, ethnic and cultural biases so that students of all backgrounds have equal opportunities to flourish. [The] organization provides technical assistance to superintendents, principals, teachers and parents in the mid-Atlantic region on effective instructional strategies, violence and harassment prevention, prejudice reduction, parent involvement, teacher training, compliance with educational laws and regulations, and other issues related to school improvement.” Publisher’s description