The Atlantic: “Even by the age of 6, boys and girls are already diverging in who they think is smart.”
Broadly: “‘If you understand racism as a system and an historical phenomenon—instead of happening in a vacuum—it’s easier to empathize, it’s easier to understand, and it’s easier to combat because you know what you’re fighting.’”
Education Post: “For Black families, school choice has always been intertwined with our self-determination, liberation and education. While forces always have tried to limit our options in America, we, in turn, have always resisted and pushed for the ability to create our own opportunities for quality education.”
Education Week: “Debate is roiling over the role of police officers in schools. How much do they protect? How much do they contribute to the so-called school-to-prison pipeline? Should they be in schools at all?”
The Hechinger Report: “The concept behind these so-called ‘trauma-informed schools’ is supported by research showing that traumatized students … maintain such high levels of vigilance and anxiety that they cannot flourish at school until they can calm themselves.”
LA School Report: “‘We would like more counselors in quantity and quality. There is a lack of counselors in schools, and that is a big problem. We need to make sure they’re familiar with the different components of the immigration status of these students.’”
Mother Jones: “By [Human Rights Campaign’s] estimate, at least 40 anti-LGBT proposals have already been introduced for the legislative sessions this year.”
The Philadelphia Inquirer: “Cherry Hill High School East students of all races made a passionate plea Tuesday night to school officials to allow the musical Ragtime to hit the stage without removing several racial slurs.”
Voices in Urban Education: “I think for many of the students who I have been blessed to serve ... they don’t necessarily feel like America is theirs. So, in my classroom, we have to have the conversation around what it means to be a full participant in this republic, in this democracy.”
The Washington Post: “‘We need the opportunity to hear directly from Mrs. DeVos how she plans to ensure equity and eliminate discrimination.’”
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