Not exact matches
She has
worked with the People of Color in Philanthropy Affinity group, Grantmakers of Color, National Network of Grantmakers People of Color Caucus, Affiliated Tribes of Northwest Indians, Peoples Institute to Undo
Racism Taskforce for Health
Equity, Western States Center and multiple Philanthropic Organizations.
We also have to
work to dismantle institutional
racism if we really want to reach educational
equity.
We begin
working increasingly to support existing community - wide initiatives to reduce disparities that result from structural
racism, initiatives including Oakland's Promise Neighborhoods and Ready Schools Miami, helping those projects develop leadership at every level to accomplish their
equity goals.
As both a third - grade teacher and a member of the steering committee that assembled the state report, I believe that we started out with the right approach to this
work by identifying potential elements of institutional
racism, emphasizing the role that district and school leadership play in hiring and retaining teachers, and looking at the role teacher preparation and induction play in teacher
equity.
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Improving outcomes for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people includes moving from a goal of equality to
equity; teaching about
racism and unconscious bias, not just culture; and making explicit the deeper transformational
work of institutional decolonisation.
«Reconciliation Australia's vision is for a reconciled, just and equitable Australia and all our key
work is aimed at achieving
equity, particularly in education, employment and reducing the insidious impact of
racism.