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Education

Education Always Has an Agenda

In 1926, Carter G. Woodson helped found Negro History Week, which eventually became Black History Month. His was a pioneer in addressing how education was intentionally withheld from enslaved people and Black Americans to keep them subjugated and living in fear – the effects of which we continue to experience to this day.

Education, Equity

We Know What Works

Gloria Ladson-Billings is an educator who transformed K-12 education by asking, “What’s right with Black students?” instead of “What’s wrong with Black students?” Her research focused on identifying and advancing culturally relevant pedagogy in classrooms across America.

Education

Segregation Never Ended

Inequities that were intentionally created must be intentionally repaired, and to this day, Black people in America’s education system continue to fight against segregation in public schools, despite segregation being legally outlawed decades ago.

Education, Equity

HBCUs Do More With Less

HBCUs have significantly less public and private resources than other higher education institutions and comprise less than 3% of the nation’s institutions yet produce significantly higher educational results for Black Americans than other institutions.

Education

Education is the Practice of Freedom

African American writer and educator Bell Hooks was a pioneer for education by encouraging the creation of learning communities where everyone is valued, students are active participants, curriculum does not reflect biases, and learners can critique knowledge that does not connect with their experience.

Education, Family

Lessons From Home: Beyond the Handoff Model of Education

It is officially Handoff SZN. Parents everywhere are waving goodbye to school buses and feeling the reverb of slamming doors in carpool lines.