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Education Department Debate Is About Creating Anti-LGBTQ+ Worldview

Abolishing the Education Department focuses on creating an anti-LGBTQ+ worldview and dismantling crucial programs supporting marginalized students.

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DEI Is The New N-Word

This coded, derogatory narrative framing changes not only the use of DEI but also the definition within the mainstream conversation — and we’re seeing the impact.

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DEI Is The Boogeyman Of Far Right Fairytales, But What Is It In Real Life?

DEI aims to address inequities and promote diversity and inclusion in schools and workplaces. This blog addresses misconceptions and the importance of DEI.

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Balancing Act: The Intersection of Faith and Education in America’s Public Schools

Public schools can create an environment that encourages critical thinking and respect for diversity by finding a balance between the secular and the sacred.

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Portrait of small group of multicultural students with textbooks and takeaway coffees in hands walking in crowd near university building at campus, chatting and smiling at each other after lectures.

Rick Hess Misses The Need For Grow Your Own Teachers Programs

Rick Hess questions the motives of ‘grow your own’ teacher programs, which are critical for diversity and empowering underrepresented communities.

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Three Ways School Districts Can Improve Inclusive Hiring Practices

School districts can enhance their hiring practices by forging new pathways for potential hires, hiring strategically, and erasing implicit biases.

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Support Superintendents: Build a Culture of Trust and Stop Turnover

School superintendents have been overwhelmed by the politicization of education in recent years, and turnover has become a significant problem.

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Forget Bruno. We Need to Talk About Shakespeare.

Forget Bruno. We Need to Talk About Shakespeare.

Florida’s book bans—targeting everything from math books to Everywhere Babies—reveal the absurdity and hypocrisy of the culture wars. If “inappropriate” content is really the issue, it’s time to take a hard look at the filth, violence, and sexual innuendos hiding in plain sight inside the classroom’s most sacred cow: William Shakespeare.

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Communities Are Demanding Excellent Educational Opportunities. It’s Time We Do Something Different.

In this moment, shaped by both the global pandemic and enduring racial inequities, excellent educational opportunities that communities are rightly demandi

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