NEA activists launch series of video “primers” for anti-racist white educators
“It is not the responsibility of people of color to educate us. We can’t rely on colleagues or friends who are people of color to make up for our ignorance.”
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“Time to move. Trump won and is coming for you.” Educators create safe spaces to listen, learn, & advocate for students
Shortly after the election, one of my Muslim students told me that her family received a note in their mailbox that said it was “Time to move. Trump won and is coming for you.”
Seattle educators get their mojo going by embracing equity in collective bargaining
Seattle educators use collective bargaining to gain big equity wins for their students.
Educators take bold steps to challenge schools and communities to have a conversation about race
“There isn’t an educator that I know that says the work we do is easy.”
The first Indian American elected to Congress talks immigration, bolstering public schools
U.S. Rep Pramila Jayapal (D-WA) sit down with Education Votes to share her thoughts legitimized hate and Education Secretary Betsy DeVos.
Students push Seattle school board to support ethnic studies as central to the American experience
The Seattle school board got the message loud and clear—if they missed it in the chants and signs demanding “Ethnic Studies Now!” from the students, educators, and parents who packed last week’s public hearing, they heard in the flood of public testimony.
Trump anti-immigrant orders meet defiance amid concern for students, families, American values
Many people do not view the immigration in Trump’s us-versus-them world view, especially when it comes to students and their families.
Schools in city after city act to reassure, protect undocumented students
The presidential election set off a firestorm of anxiety in schools, and in response districts are being increasingly vocal about protecting the rights of students.
Seattle educators dismantle tracking to close the racial divide in their classrooms
“Over the years teachers observed that students placed in regular classes were branded as student who couldn’t learn. We are failing our students of color by not showing them that school is a place where they can succeed.”
Next for #BlackLivesMatterAtSchool – challenging systemic racism in Seattle schools
“I think we’re seeing a level of social protest that we haven’t seen in a long time.”