My CRE Buddy was born from years of being asked the same question: “How can I make every lesson culturally responsive?”
After many years of teaching students, training educators, conducting research, advocating for equity, and influencing policy that pushes schools to confront bias and revise their curriculum, we’re now harnessing the power of technology to help educators answer that question with one accessible and easy to use tool.
Meet our Founder, Jahque!
More than six years ago, Jahque co-developed the Culturally Responsive Education Scorecard, a tool that helped educators assess their curriculum. While the tool has been downloaded over 50,000 times and used globally, it became clear that teachers needed more than just a scoring system, they needed a soundboard to transform their lessons into engaging, student-driven learning experiences.
Later, Jahque was invited to a think tank in Canada, where a company was struggling to ensure their literacy content wasn’t reinforcing harmful narratives. This experience, along with her commitment to ensure teachers don’t have to compromise requirements for relevance, led to the idea of My CRE Buddy.
Jahque holds a bachelor’s degree from Carnegie Mellon University and a master’s degree in Education Policy from Teachers College.