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OPINION: Black-white disparities in education correlate with teachers’ implicit biases, but it will take more than education reform to solve the issue

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A more diverse workforce in districts at all levels can challenge the structural forces that contribute to the unconscious prejudices of those already working in schools. David Quinn is an assistant professor of education in the K-12 education policy concentration at the USC Rossier School of Education.

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Don’t get rid of gifted and talented programs in the name of integration. Integrate them.

The Hechinger Report

The Seattle School Board is taking steps to dismantle a gifted and talented program at one of its middle schools to make room for a more racially inclusive curriculum. But, too often, gifted and talented programs create separate tracks that end up creating segregated systems within schools.

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Book Bans Threaten Public Education

Zinn Education Project

Young and Jeffrey Sachs explain in the Tulsa World , By wielding censorious punishments on school districts, students, and teachers for imagined violations, [Oklahoma state] has undermined educational freedom on an unprecedented scale. In those cases, outlined below, grassroots efforts helped to protect students’ right to learn.

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Teach Truth, Teach Banned Books

Zinn Education Project

Young and Jeffrey Sachs explain in the Tulsa World , By wielding censorious punishments on school districts, students, and teachers for imagined violations, [Oklahoma state] has undermined educational freedom on an unprecedented scale. In those cases, outlined below, grassroots efforts helped to protect students’ right to learn.

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How Trump executive orders on immigration, transgender rights may affect schools

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Related: A lot goes on in classrooms from kindergarten to high school. Keep up with our free weekly newsletter on K-12 education. Its not clear how broadly such an order would be applied and how it might affect schools that respect transgender and non-binary students gender identities or use inclusive curriculums.