Racial Educational Justice 

🌟 What the Social Justice Standards Are (for K–2)

The Social Justice Standards provide a road map for anti-bias and equity education from kindergarten through high school. They organize learning expectations into four domains that build understanding and skills over time.

📌 The Four Domains

1. Identity – Understanding and valuing who you are
   • Recognize positive aspects of self and community membership
   • Use language to describe identity in respectful ways
   • Understand that people have multiple identity traits and experiences

2. Diversity – Recognizing similarities & differences
   • Talk about ways people are similar and different
   • Show comfort with and respect for all people
   • Express curiosity about others’ experiences

3. Justice – Noticing fairness and unfairness
   • Recognize bias and unfair treatment (even at a simple level)
   • Begin to understand fairness in rules and treatment of people
   • Learn about people who worked for fairness and equity

4. Action – Choosing to act with fairness
   • Show empathy when others are excluded or hurt
   • Begin to speak up when something isn’t fair
   • Work with others to make spaces more fair and inclusive

🍎 What Kindergarten Social Justice Learning Looks Like

For young kindergarten learners (K–2 band), the standards focus on simple, concrete, and age-appropriate outcomes that connect to play, community, and everyday interactions. This includes being able to:

• Name ways people are similar and different
  (e.g., “We all like different things, and that’s okay.”)

• Understand that everyone deserves respect and fair treatment
  (e.g., noticing when someone isn’t included and feeling concern).

• Recognize unfairness in simple contexts
  (e.g., “It isn’t fair when only some classmates get a turn.”)

• Talk about real stories of fairness and fairness-making
  (teachers often bring in historical or community examples at a very basic level).

• Work together to make their classroom equitable and kind
  (e.g., creating fair classroom rules with adult support).

🌈 Examples of Kindergarten Social Justice Outcomes

These are not official “tests,” but examples of what children might be expected to demonstrate in a kindergarten classroom informed by social justice frameworks:

✔ I can talk about what makes me unique and what I share with others.
✔ I can describe ways people are similar and different.
✔ I know when people are treated unfairly and can describe why that isn’t okay.
✔ I can show kindness and include others in play.
✔ I can help make things fair in our classroom or community with help from adults.