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OPINION: Why attacking educators for antiracist teaching is dangerous

The Hechinger Report

Lawmakers across the country are advancing legislation banning the instruction of certain concepts related to race in public schools. These bills forbid teachers from providing instruction that wades deeply into social justice topics. The student lessons are specific to grade-level bands.

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How do you teach antiracism to the youngest students?

The Hechinger Report

They believe that kids, no matter what grade they are in, should learn history through an antiracist lens, not only learning about the role of white supremacy and racism in history, but doing so in a way that empowers them to pursue social justice. And school districts are working to expand their curricula on race.

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OPINION: We must remove barriers that keep teachers away from our profession and encourage a diverse workforce

The Hechinger Report

Schools can’t afford to lose teachers of color. And with public schools struggling to fill teacher vacancies with qualified educators, district and school leaders can’t afford to lose any more teachers,period. Districts not making layoffs need to do more to recruit and hire teachers of color.

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Innovation Study Tours Explore Equity in Diverse Settings

Digital Promise

Through the generous support of the William and Flora Hewlett Foundation and the National Public Education Fund, nine League districts traveled to Toronto: Cajon Valley Union School District. Compton Unified School District. The School Board of Broward County, Florida. Highline Public Schools.

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Introducing the Honorees of the 2021 Teacher Leader Impact Awards

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Fairfax County Public School System – Fairfax County, Va. He also develops high-quality and high-impact professional development for his colleagues. Broken Arrow Public Schools – Broken Arrow, Okla. Holden Rowe, a science teacher, is a positive leader at Broken Arrow High School.

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Why decades of trying to end racial segregation in gifted education haven’t worked

The Hechinger Report

Unusually for Buffalo’s public schools — where 20 percent of students are white and 46 percent are Black — about half of the fourth grade class was white. Nearly 60 percent of students in gifted education are white, according to the most recent federal data , compared to 50 percent of public school enrollment overall.

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Teaching for Black Lives Study Groups

Zinn Education Project

School, district-based, or statewide book study Regular meetings to discuss chapters and create individual and/or collective action plans around each of the book’s five sections. Check out their overview. The Pullman (Washington) study group was inspired by national discussions around Confederate monuments and statues.