Not exact matches
WBFO's senior reporter Eileen Buckley had a chance to meet with long - time Civil Rights
leader Andrew Young to discuss his views on racism,
racial equity and poverty.
Superintendent Valeria S. Silva,
leader of the Saint Paul Public School (SPPS) District, addresses the role of and need for
racial equity in the educational setting.
She has taught elementary school, worked on Capitol Hill, and been a
leader in protest and activism for
racial and social
equity.
Dr. Shaun R. Harper, whose groundbreaking research on campus climate and
racial equity has made him a
leader in the field of education, is leaving the University of Pennsylvania and will join the Rossier School of Education at the University of South...
For me, Valeria, it took a few years to build a solid team of courageous
leaders who were faithful to the district's goal of achieving
racial equity, who were working for kids no matter what.
The yearlong process involved more than 175 education, government and business
leaders from across the state focused on three key topics related to expanding educational opportunity in North Carolina: addressing the impact of childhood trauma on learning; increasing
racial equity; and supporting low - performing schools.
More than merely stating a goal or mentioning
equity in a mission statement, districts must begin to operationalize their stated dedication to
racial equity by placing district
leaders in charge of elevating the issues, providing anti-racism training, monitoring data for
racial disparities, and holding schools accountable for
equity outcomes.
School and system
leaders must develop the capacity to name, reflect on and act to pursue
racial equity.
Courageous educational
leaders move districts and schools toward creating and implementing systems that will ensure educational and
racial equity for every student, in every classroom, every day.
«The Chronicle of Philanthropy» featured Gary Laermer in Other Notable Appointments «Raikes Has New
Racial -
Equity Leader; Disney Foundation Names Executive Director»
Michelle is also on the faculty of BUILD's
Equity Leader's Action Network working with
leaders from across the country acting on specific
racial inequities in state early childhood systems — in early learning, health, mental health, nutrition, and family support — and especially at the intersection of these systems.
Four early childhood
leaders from North Carolina's Smart Start network have been selected to participate in the Equity Leaders Action Network (ELAN), a group dedicated to advancing racial equity in early childhood s
leaders from North Carolina's Smart Start network have been selected to participate in the
Equity Leaders Action Network (ELAN), a group dedicated to advancing racial equity in early childhood sy
Equity Leaders Action Network (ELAN), a group dedicated to advancing racial equity in early childhood s
Leaders Action Network (ELAN), a group dedicated to advancing
racial equity in early childhood sy
equity in early childhood systems.
Operationalize the state's
racial equity theory of change to assure that decisions are being made about the state's early childhood system through a
racial equity lens and strengthen linkages with the state's tribal
leaders and communities.