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While there are many more barriers than 4, these are four common objections people raise when they're trying to explain why they are hesitant about anti racist work in schools.
We have found that these are easy grabs for people, but actually reveal underlying issues, typically rooted in...
The man who was 45th president of the United States and wants to be the 47th, just did his racist thing again in New Hampshire. He decided to claim that immigrants from South America, Africa, and Asia are “poisoning” the blood of the United States. All by itself, this comment is...
The population of students in the United States working to learn English, is now 10% of public school students. This is an important number, because one of the major barriers to their proficiency is a lack of qualified educators to teach them.
First, a recent EdWeek article explains...
As a result of strong anti-southern biases among northerners and people outside of the south, anti south commentary persists in this season of keyboard warriors. In response to DeSa*tis and Abbo*t legislation, people easily want to ban Florida and Texas, for example, from the union. It’s...
"He sits there and keeps his down and just does his work. He's such a good student."
"Mary was diagnosed with cancer and we didn't even know! She's such a trooper."
"Juan barely talks and responds only when called upon."
"They're such a difficult student. They fidget all day and...
If you're staying up with the news, then you know Florida is under fire with the indoctrination in education that the current state government is passing as law. Most recently, some content was approved to be used as optional in Florida schools. The content is from an uaccredited not for profit...
I guess that the nuance in knowing the difference between a book that exposes harm and one that is harmful isn't as clear for everyone as it may be for me. Let me change that.
There are books that cause harm. Harm, in this case, refers to offense or insult. These are books that lead the...
Let me preface this entire blog post by saying that all white kids are not evil or bad. They are not our enemies. This isn't an 'all white people' blog post. This is about what is missing from education and how it's disproportionately affecting white children.
Recently, we posted on...
I know you've been watching the news and you've probably been watching our videos on social media. We can't stop talking about what DeSantis is doing, and here's why:
1. These book banning are racist and oppressive in every way. He hides behind certain vague phrases to appease his political...
