ED Surge

DECEMBER 12, 2022

The silence from colleagues and school leadership was particularly invalidating. The voices above represent just a handful of the 80 Asian American K-12 educators who gathered with EdSurge Research in the summer of 2022 to connect in small groups and reflect on their experiences working in U.S. schools in recent years.

K-12 144

K-12 Ancestry Education Geography 144

ED Surge

JANUARY 11, 2023

Last year, I had the privilege of learning and leading as the 2022 Hawaiʻi State Teacher of the Year and a CCSSO National Finalist. While 21% of teachers in Hawai’i are Japanese, only 10% have Native Hawaiian ancestry. After being thrown into the public arena, my image, my story and my classroom were displayed and open for critique.

Ancestry 135

Ancestry Heritage Cultures History 135

The Hechinger Report

SEPTEMBER 19, 2023

Saykhamphone, who has Laotian and Nigerian ancestry, said there are not many other Black or Hispanic students in her accelerated International Baccalaureate (IB) classes, even though 85 percent of the student body is Black, Hispanic or Asian. Related: States were adding lessons about Native American history.

History 98

History American History Ancestry Pedagogy 98