Washoe County School District creates “Equity Guidebook”
The Washoe County School District has an “Equity Guidebook” to help “continually build district-wide capacity around Equity, Diversity, Inclusion, and Social Justice.” The guidebook describes…
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Ethnic studies course teaches students the ‘theoretical foundations of Critical Race Theory.’
Coachella Valley Unified School District’s ethnic studies course teaches students Critical Race Theory and how to apply it to “understand how race is socially constructed.” Ethnic studies became…
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Georgia State University Professor and Atlanta Public School Counselor Promoted “White School Counselors Virtual Summer Affinity Group”
In April 2022, a professor of school counseling at Georgia State University announced that she would be hosting, alongside an Atlanta Public School teacher, a “White School Counselors Virtual…
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Ethnic studies course features poster of Che Guevara on wall, includes content focused on ‘White Supremacy’ and ‘Privilege’
An ethnic studies classroom in the Pasadena Unified School District features a poster of Che Guevara with the words “Hasta La Victoria Siempre,” or “always until victory.” In a…
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Atlanta Public Schools Center for Equity and Social Justice Features Zinn Education Project in Its Guidelines for Teaching Controversial Issues
The Atlanta Public Schools Center for Equity and Social Justice has a teacher resource called Guidelines for Teaching Controversial Issues. The document begins with a letter from …
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School District of Lancaster Started Equity Initiatives in 2018, Deep Equity Training in 2020 and It Continues Today
The School District of Lancaster, located in Lancaster, Pennsylvania, began adopting equity initiatives as early as 2018 and then adopted Corwin Press’s Deep Equity Training in February 2020. Deep…
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All-girls boarding Madeira School hosts queer author talk during “queer history” class
On Oct. 26, 2022 The Madeira School, an all-girls elite boarding and day high school in McLean, VA., hosted author and alumna Leslie Absher for…
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Iowa City Community School District urges families to read “A Racial Justice Guide to Thanksgiving;” includes updates on “Intersectionality,” “Transgender Day of Remembrance,” “Restorative Justice”
In its monthly Cultural Diversity & Equity Newsletter, the Iowa City Community School District included resources for commemorating Native American Heritage Month including lesson plans, take-home work, and other…
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High school Leadership Academy for Social Justice teaches students to view systems of oppression through ‘social justice movement lens’
The Leadership Academy for Social Justice, a special program of Walt Whitman High School in Montgomery County, Maryland, includes in its mission statement: “Students will interrogate and…
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