Black female high school student in class with multiracial classmates.

I Teach High School Math: How I Lead with Equity in Mind

Geometry teacher and teacher of the year Jennifer Selder discusses how to lead with equity in the classroom and bring optimism to teaching in a post-COVID world.

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Rocketship Public Schools.

Rocketship Grows Educators Who Love Their Students Like My Granny Loved Me

Through its DEI commitment, Rocketship Public Schools grows educators committed to eliminating the belief gap in Black, Brown and other students.

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A New Strategy for Driving Educational Equity

There’s a strong relationship between student attendance and neighborhood characteristics such as school walk distances and limited transportation options.

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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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Here’s What the Milford 11 Have to Teach Us About the Roots of Critical Race Theory

Back in 2018, I ran across a story from the 1950s that seemed to illuminate some of the ugly political fights we were living through.  True to the zeitgeis

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3 Ways Racism Is Damaging To the Health and Wellness of Black Students

3 Ways Racism Is Damaging To the Health and Wellness of Black Students

Many educators and researchers approach the relationship between education and health as a linear one, where greater academic attainment leads to better st

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1984 Is Not Just a Dystopian Novel Anymore

1984 Is Not Just a Dystopian Novel Anymore

The parent and community groups across the country who are scared of losing their power and control are convincing legislators to create laws that match th

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Equity in Sports Is About More Than the Olympics

STUDENT VOICE: Equity in Sports Is About More Than the Olympics

In late December, the International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF) announced that the Women’s World Championship for players 18-years-old and younger would b

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This Year I Celebrate Uncomfortable History Month

This Year I Celebrate Uncomfortable History Month

Mary Turner was 21 years old and 8 months pregnant on May 18, 1918 when a white mob seized her, bound her feet, hanged her from a tree upside down, burned

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