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As Equity Learning Teams engage in their continued learning, they also begin to move into equity action through examining their systems and identifying an equity challenge.
An equity challenge names the inequitable experiences and/or outcomes that you want to influence. This is different from naming a problem in your approach - or a potential solution - which is what we call a design challenge. You can start with a design challenge, but will want to connect it to an equity challenge.
An equity challenge is something that:
Is specific enough that you can name particular groups, even individuals, who are most impacted (historically marginalized - e.g. by race, gender, class, language, citizenship).
You are positioned to influence in some way.
You care deeply about and is important to your work.
Design Challenge
Design Challenge
A design challenge (or opportunity) names something in your approach that is contributing to inequitable outcomes or experiences. E.g. practices, processes, policies, structures.
Often, people will initially name a focus that’s actually a design challenge (i.e. something about your approach). If so, it’s important to articulate the equity challenge (i.e. people) that addressing this design challenge is intended to impact.
equity Challenge
equity Challenge
An equity challenge articulates an inequitable pattern of outcomes or experiences for people that you want to change.
An equity challenge can be:
External: inequity for those you serve (e.g. students, families)
Internal: inequity for those in your organization (e.g. staff)
A design challenge (or opportunity) names something in your approach that is contributing to inequitable outcomes or experiences. E.g. practices, processes, policies, structures.
Often, people will initially name a focus that’s actually a design challenge (i.e. something about your approach). If so, it’s important to articulate the equity challenge (i.e. people) that addressing this design challenge is intended to impact.
Design Challenge Examples:
Design Challenge Examples:
Student voices are not at the center of decision making.
We want to increase staff engagement in equity work
Equity Challenge Examples:
Equity Challenge Examples:
Children of color are over represented in our most restrictive settings
Students in 'group x' are graduating at a lower rate that students in 'group y'
Equity Challenge Resources:
Identify an Equity Challenge: Initial Framing (Tom edit permissions to view only)
Defining Your Complex Equity Challenge (Tom edit permissions to view only)
Equity Design Workspace (Tom edit permissions to view only)
Current iterations of NWRESD Equity Challenges
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