DNAinfo: “[P.S. 42 in the Bronx] is not only implementing restorative circles in every classroom, but it’s now made restorative circles part of its weekly staff meetings, as a way to build trust among teachers, strengthen their relationships and also reinforce the importance of the circles in everyone’s daily teaching practice.”
EdSource: “Changing Minds aims to provide information to make it easier for teachers to have ‘calm, compassionate and empowering’ interactions with students who have experienced trauma, and to encourage schools to become supportive places for everyone, including staff.”
Education Post: “Last month, [7-year-old] Jordan West partnered with the White House Initiative on Educational Excellence for African Americans (Initiative) to host an AfAmEdLit(eracy) Princess Party for girls who are affected by homelessness, in foster care or in the child welfare system.”
The Hechinger Report: “Californians voted yes on that state’s Proposition 58, known as the Multilingual Education Act. Based on a measure proposed by State Sen. Ricardo Lara (D), the new law largely eliminates the red tape involved in creating a bilingual education program.”
The Los Angeles Times: “California voters elected Kamala Harris, the daughter of immigrants from India and Jamaica, to the U.S. Senate on Tuesday, tearing down a color barrier that has stood for as long as California statehood.”
Mic: “Ilhan Omar will be the first Somali-American to serve as a legislator. ... Omar is a 34-year-old Muslim American. She wears a hijab and represents Minnesota’s future: younger, more urban and more racially and ethnically diverse.”
National Public Radio: “[Kate] Brown was not the first LGBT person to serve as a governor — former New Jersey Gov. Jim McGreevey came out as gay in 2004 and resigned months later. But she has now become the first openly LGBT person to win a gubernatorial election.”
The New York Times: “Catherine Cortez Masto, a Democrat, won the Nevada Senate contest on Tuesday to become the first Latina senator.”
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