Introduction If you are a teacher or administrator in a K-12 school, then you are probably familiar with coaches. No, we’re not talking about the person with the whistle who leads the basketball team. We’re …
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How does whiteness get in the way of equity work in schools?
Introduction Let’s talk about whiteness in schools. While educators often engage in conversations about race, these talks sometimes neglect the foundation of racism—namely, whiteness and white supremacist ideology. Though these factors are always present, a …
Zaretta Hammond Speaks on Distance Learning and Equity
Zaretta Hammond is a “former writing teacher turned equity freedom fighter.” On May 11, Hammond joined an online session of Courageous Coaching Conversations, a weekly gathering of instructional coaches and school leaders produced by PLACE, …