Equity in Education

“The revelation about public education is simply this: We can’t have an “all education matters” approach to the challenges of black education. One that doesn’t require states or districts to meet the needs of kids who, too, are fighting to be free and equal, but instead demands that they conform to systems that have not historically worked for them in the name of the public good. All education cannot matter until black education does.” (Derrell Bradford for The 74).

Resources to Build Equity in Our Schools

(7/29) The slides for the Leading for Racial Equity session that De-Lea Deane Allen, VP of Equity at Achievement First, facilitated at our All Leader Training in June. Some of the thinking captured here has been informed by a year of valuable consulting support with the National Equity Project.
Bright Star Schools created and shared a Race and Equity Toolkit, which includes resources for different academy levels.
Beloved Community shares some thoughtful reflection: What It Means to Be Equity Champions During Crisis: Part I and Part II
Reopening Schools Safely Can’t Happen Without Racial Equity (CNN)
A Tale of Two Schools and The Way They Teach - Or Fail To Teach - About Racism (Boston Globe)
As States Cut Budgets, Racial Funding Gaps Between Districts Could Widen (Education Dive)
Reopening: Moving Towards More Equitable Schools (EL Education)
Eyes White Shut: Now Are You Ready to Work? (Medium)
The Building Equitable Learning Environments (BELE) Framework, which recently launched, is an equity-focused guide for transforming student experiences and learning outcomes. Learn more about this framework and how to use it to redesign learning environments in this introductory Medium post
For Years Before George Floyd’s Death, Schools Were Urged to Cut Ties With Police. Inside the Student Campaign That Convinced Minneapolis to Act -- And Sparked a Nationwide Trend (The 74)
From Zoom to the Streets, Students and Schools Find Teachable Moments in Protests of Police Violence (Washington Post)
A Guide to Equity and Activism for Educators (Edutopia)
Race and Equity (The Hetchinger Report)

Grow Your Knowledge: History of Race and Racism in America (and Ed)

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