Public education is an essential common-good service and a cornerstone of democracy. This series of articles and resources can help us recognize damaging policies and practices and formulate strategies to ensure equitable public education.
Education Justice Now
Back to School: Creating a Nurturing School Culture
This back-to-school season, educators, parents and caregivers can commit to partnering to support all young people. A nurturing school culture that prioritizes well-being along with learning is essential for keeping children in school and ending pushout — a critical step in dismantling the school-to-prison pipeline. Building and sustaining relationships in nurturing ways can help to create the sense of safety and support young people need for learning. The effectiveness of these practices increases when combined with strong family, school and community partnerships.
This resource offers strategies for fostering family-school-community partnerships and being intentional about classroom relationships. These practices can be a starting point for educators to build classroom community and for parents and caregivers to build partnerships and advocate for nurturing school culture.
Creating School Culture That Nurtures Young People
This resource builds on an understanding of holistic child development and offers strategies for fostering family-school-community partnerships and being intentional about building classroom relationships.
Advocating for Public Education
We all have a crucial role in advocating for children’s right to quality public education and equal access to learning.
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Episode 6: Resistance Means More Than Rebellion
For a more complete picture of enslaved people’s experiences, we need to expand our understanding of resistance. Kenneth S. Greenberg, Ph.D., examines the numerous ways enslaved African Americans incorporated resistance into every aspect of their lives, offering a lens to help students see how enslaved people fought back against the brutality of slavery.