The Education Equity Center fosters a national approach to achieving racial equity in education through convening, capacity building and systems change.
Missouri, USA
Joined November 2020
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Chinese authorities are going door to door and paying people older than 60 to get vaccinated against COVID-19. abcn.ws/3GlpiEl
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A little🧵on the great Pedagogy of the Oppressed:
ALT Title: Pedagogy of the Oppressed by Paulo Freire. Photo of Paulo Freire on a yellow and peach background showing a classroom.
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How can educators and students co-create "reservoirs of hope and optimism?"
Read Angela Davis' words with students and discuss ways you might make a collective effort to highlight one another's gifts and help each other thrive as a class community.
#AngelaDavis #LiberatEDSEL
ALT “It is in collectivities that we find reservoirs of hope and optimism.” - Angela Davis
ALT Read Angela Davis’ words with your students. What do you think Angela Davis means? How can we, as a classroom community, co-create reservoirs of hope and optimism? What “collectivities” contribute to our shared well-being? What do you need to feel a sense of hope and optimism?
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Here is the FINAL legislative update of this session!
missouriequity.com/pal-legac…
Stay tuned to this space for any relevant updates this week.
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Spread the word and join us for the March For Education and Equity Fair. Come learn, participate, and meet fellow equity champions! Now is the time for us to send the message that equity education is necessary and needed.
march4education.com
#LetThemLearn #ListenLearnLove
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“I left because, despite the commitments to racial equity that the school organization boasted about … that did not include the fullness of my humanity as a Black woman.” We must all center the health and wellness of Black women everywhere.
learningforjustice.org/magaz…
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Our Youth Creative Leadership Fund is a program designed to support young people in producing their own creative projects that address racial and health inequities in their communities.
Get your application in before May 1st! creativereactionlab.com/yclf
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We polled MO parents and found 62% support teaching about institutional racism. Opposition to CRT may be based on misunderstanding about its components. More from @erhinesmith and @CameronAnglum in @educationweek: sluprime.org/latest-news/do-…
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These students helped overturn a book ban. Now they’re pushing for a more inclusive education. washingtonpost.com/lifestyle… @antiracist_ed
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🥁WE CREATED A MOVEMENT -- Now we are taking it NATIONWIDE 🥁
The Missouri Equity Education Partnership is launching a national March for Education. It will kick off Teacher Appreciation Week and be held on Saturday, April 30, 2022. SAVE THE DATE! #letthemlearn
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"I don't have the ability as a school system to disrupt all of the societal woes, but as an educator, I should be aware of what trauma looks like. I should be able to respond to it..."
- @UCSharonica superintendent of @UCitySchools ow.ly/3iaH50HIs6V #K12 #EdChat #SuptChat
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This time of year and the upcoming Black History Month are often rife with harmful lessons that ask students to recreate or trivialize the trauma of their ancestors. Educators can and must teach these histories with humanity. Here’s why.
learningforjustice.org/magaz…
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What can state & district leaders do to get Black & Latino students greater access to Non-Novice teachers? @EdTrust has 5-step #RoadmapForSuccess to get you started edtru.st/3GGwCHM #teachers
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Thank you to everyone who joined our Community of Practice info session yesterday! We've extended our application deadline to December 21st - if your organization offers summer programming for students, consider applying today: scp.submittable.com/submit/2…
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#BlackStudents make up about 15% of #PublicSchool students in the U.S., while only 7% of teachers are Black. Why is this important? Our NEW infographic explores the relationship between #educator #diversity and outcomes for #BlackStudents: ies.ed.gov/ncee/edlabs/regio…
ALT REL Northeast & Islands "Educator Diversity Matters: Black teachers improve outcomes for Black students" infographic PDF screenshot.
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If you discuss Thanksgiving with students or colleagues this week, we hope you will disrupt common myths or incomplete histories surrounding the holiday and uplift Indigenous perspectives. Consider these resources.
learningforjustice.org/the-m…
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These youth are the reason our STEM future looks bright. Thank you @edequitycenter for inviting STEAMaster to join the celebration. We had fun making buttons for everyone!
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Congratulations, keep doing the great work. – at Old Jamestown, MO
You won't want to miss We Made It! on 11/18:
Get inspired by our featured speaker, @UCSharonica! Get creative using @made_stl's 3D Printer, Puzzlemaker, Lego Buffet, & Laser Cutter! Sip on @4HandsBrewingCo & groove to DJ @crimdollacray! Tix here:
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