Equitable, responsive education for all. Midwest & Plains Equity Assistance Center is a technical assistance and research center located at Indiana University-Purdue University, Indianapolis. We provide technical assistance, resources, professional learning opportunities, and conducts research related to equity, civil rights, and systemic school reform. The Center serves as a resource to educational agencies across the nation. To achieve our mission, we seek to: Improve effectiveness and distribution of effective teachers and principals. Improve school engagement, environment, and school safety, as well as family and community engagement in schools. Increase and support data-based decision making related to use of research-based, culturally responsive curricula and instructional practices in classrooms, schools, and districts. Build coalitions between higher education, PreK-12 systems, communities, and families. Promote equity by addressing needs of historically underserved students, including students from diverse racial and ethnic backgrounds. Address the disproportionate representation of minority students in special, gifted, and advanced placement (AP) programs as well as STEM education. Support, develop, and disseminate effective approaches to school dropout prevention and reentry. Support districts transitioning to unitary status in desegregation cases.