Racial Justice

The Denver school board backed the superintendent’s decision to fire Kurt Dennis. The popular McAuliffe principal spoke out about safety concerns, then was accused of mistreating students.
Two former teachers at the Newark School of Global Studies felt their “worth as a teacher and human being has been diminished” after experiencing harassment and racial hostility by students and supervisors last school year, according to legal claims.
McAuliffe’s interim principal is on leave as an investigation into the school’s seclusion room continues.
New Jersey students of color shared the impact of attending schools that did not reflect their cultural backgrounds and the challenges they faced.
Design Works High School students will spend their freshman year studying how housing and environmental issues affect their community.
The filmmakers and the students didn’t want to focus solely on how LGBTQ+ youth are marginalized or oppressed. They also wanted to focus on joy.
‘We definitely have noticed that a silencing is happening in our schools,’ said one student.
I was told that topics such as white supremacy and intersectionality would make it difficult to sell the curriculum.
Pioneer of school desegregation says resolving racial differences requires telling the truth about history — ‘good, bad, or ugly.’
If passed into law, it will extend some protections to students facing expulsion and require hearing officers to undergo training in trauma, adolescent brain development.
Larry Krasner’s report also found that 95% of girls arrested in the city are children of color.
We must use our power to uplift our community, not tear it down.
Gov. Phil Murphy and Newark leaders announced 26 schools in New Jersey will teach AP African American Studies next year.
Michele Phillips, a Memphis-based leader of the group, says ‘we’re sticking to our script’ on emphasizing lessons of history, but Tennessee law has had a ‘chilling effect’
Florida has banned AP African American History. Here’s why that matters and what teachers can do about it.
“The way I lead today has a lot to do with my experiences from the outcomes of the Keyes case,” Principal Michael Atkins said.
As an Arab-American teen who wears a hijab, the privileges that come with being white do not align with my experiences.
Students at a southeastern Colorado high school spend several days learning about the Sand Creek Massacre because of a unique agreement with an Oklahoma tribe.
If the lawsuit is dismissed, it will end a high-profile dispute that earned Denver Public Schools significant criticism.
There are still many open questions about how both would approach policy for schools.
Healing Through Justice, a partnership between Communities United and Lurie Children’s Hospital, uses activism to heal trauma and will now be able to help 3,000 more young people.
Black trauma doesn’t have to be channeled into some inspiring lesson.
Video from a meeting between students and district staff reveals tensions in the dispute over the podcast trademark, which is now the subject of a lawsuit.
Four Black students allege that Denver Public Schools unlawfully tried to trademark the name of their Know Justice, Know Peace podcast.
The report’s author suggests a long-term funding solution is needed as federal COVID relief funds offer only a short-term remedy.
Students used to a relatively easy trip from the University City Townhomes to school may find their routines disrupted.
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