Today is Decision Day! State employees gathered to celebrate and recognize the multiple pathways chosen by Virginia's students after high school. #DecisionDay2024
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Did you catch the inspiring discussion with the UC Irvine and University of California, Riverside LIFTED teams? They detailed how they're revolutionizing education by providing four-year degrees in prison. Key nuggets include: 🎓For maximum success, in-prison education programs should be a statewide initiative. 🎓Ongoing state investments for currently incarcerated students are essential. 🎓Universities have an opportunity to let systems-impacted scholars run the programs. 📹 Watch the recording and discover how the groundbreaking LIFTED model can be scaled: https://lnkd.in/eu6xH7KA
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When I (Erin O. Crosby, Ed.D.) worked in West Dallas, residential gentrification was a daily reality with real consequences for residents. But what happens when school choice policies lead to campus gentrification in neighborhood public schools? Too often economically-constrained Black and Brown families lose an already fragile level of agency, voice, and belonging. They can lose their schools. That’s a problem we can and should change. This research brief (written by yours truly, Erin O. Crosby, Ed.D., at SMU Simmons School of Education & Human Development) tells the story of one gentrifying school navigating the consequences of choice policies. I hope contextualizing school gentrification alongside the stories of Black and Brown mothers and school leaders challenges each of us to learn more, and that the policy recommendations lead to equitable change. #schoolgentrification #radicalbelonging #schoolchoice
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70 years ago, Brown v Board of Education ended the legal segregation of schools. Despite overwhelming evidence that diverse, integrated schools are better for all students, far too many children in 2024 attend classrooms apart from their peers of different economic and racial backgrounds. Our new survey with Morning Consult shows Americans are concerned about persistent school segregation, and want our leaders to step up and do more to diversify schools. Learn more: https://bit.ly/44HEvtS
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"The new report from the Schott Foundation for Public Education, “Black Males in Public Education,” looks at ways in which 15 large school urban districts across the nation are addressing disparities in high school graduation rate and academic support, with a focus on outcomes for Black male students. One of those districts is Newark Public Schools." Learn more at NJ Education Report: New Report Examines Outcomes of Black Boys in Newark https://lnkd.in/eMAy66q4 #NJEdReport #NJSchools #LauraWaters
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📣📣Often wonder what you can do to be a champion for Black folks? Guess what: here's an action step you can take right now! Follow the link below to send a letter to your legislators to ask them to focus on and prioritize Black student success. As the mother of a former Black student and a future Black graduate student, we need you to take action. Do something!
Black Student Success Week is just the beginning. If you care about continuing this movement and taking this discussion seriously, join me in signing this letter and contacting your state legislator today. Here’s the action plan: 1) SIGN the letter (linked below) 2) SHARE this post on social media and ask your networks to sign too. 3) KEEP TALKING about Black Student Success every day - in your colleges, communities, families, and professional networks. #BlackStudentSuccessWeek #BSSW2024
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70 years ago today, the Supreme Court declared school segregation unconstitutional in the landmark Brown v. Board decision. As we commemorate the 70th anniversary of this historic event, we honor Brown’s promise of equitable education by setting a blueprint for action. We worked with an inspirational group of colleagues to lay out a vision of an equitable education system that mirrors America’s rich diversity. We’re calling for: ✅ State Policy change: Rethinking district lines and enshrining equitable funding ✅ Actionable Research: Studying segregation’s impacts on school funding and access to key resources, and exploring effective integration tactics ✅ Strategic Advocacy and Litigation: We must use every tool in the toolbox to achieve integrated, well-resourced public schools, including community- based litigation and advocacy. We can turn this vision into reality together! Check out the link below to read the shared vision document https://lnkd.in/g9vt3EQz
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Black Student Success Week is just the beginning. If you care about continuing this movement and taking this discussion seriously, join me in signing this letter and contacting your state legislator today. Here’s the action plan: 1) SIGN the letter (linked below) 2) SHARE this post on social media and ask your networks to sign too. 3) KEEP TALKING about Black Student Success every day - in your colleges, communities, families, and professional networks. #BlackStudentSuccessWeek #BSSW2024
Call on Legislators to Support Black Community College Students
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"As schools grapple with chronic absenteeism, the arts are an important way to reengage students. A 2021 EdVestors study of BPS students demonstrated that increased access to arts education improves student and parent engagement, reduces absenteeism, and strengthens school climate." - Marinell Rousmaniere, EdVestors President and CEO. Access the The Arts Advantage: Impacts of Arts Education on Boston Students, a longitudinal study based on more than 600,000 K-12 student-level observations here: https://lnkd.in/g4iQpKS
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“Reparations is a pathway to #justice, the destination is justice reparations are only a half step on the way there” - @citizenstewart @citizenstewart and @blovesoulpower are back, and this time they’re tackling the reparations debate with a fresh perspective. Get ready to have your mind blown! Reparations ain’t the finish line, it’s the starting gate. Sure, it’s about acknowledging the horrors of slavery and #JimCrow, but it’s also about building a path towards true justice. What does justice even look like in this context? Is it just a payout, or is it something deeper, more systemic? Calling all parents, students, and educators! Let’s get real about reparations. Is it a stepping stone, or are we missing the bigger picture? What kind of policies and programs could help bridge the racial wealth gap and create a more equitable future? Share this post, tag someone who needs to join the conversation, and let’s move beyond the debate to chart a course for real, lasting justice. #ReparationsAndBeyond #JusticeIsTheGoal #BuildingABetterFuture #reperations #reperationsnow #blackeducation #bettinalove #citizenstewart https://lnkd.in/e3QCwEYd
The Truth About Education Reform and Black Children’s Future (ft. Dr. Bettina Love)
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I was in the first integrated middle school class in Howard County, MD. -- literally 10 years after Brown v. Board of Education. Contrary to popular belief, integration was a gradual and often halting process. You may remember the words in the SCOTUS decision "with all deliberate speed". Public school integration gave rise to private so-called Christian schools to stem the tide of racial reconciliation. After middle school, my parents enrolled me in a predominantly Jewish school, where racism was not as keenly evident. Despite the initial progress made in desegregating schools following Brown, we have seen a steady reversal in recent decades, with schools becoming increasingly segregated once again along racial and socioeconomic lines. The data is stark. This resegregation is not a natural or inevitable phenomenon, but rather the result of specific policies and practices, including the dismantling of court-ordered desegregation plans, discriminatory housing policies that reinforce racial divides, disinvestment in federal programs supporting integration, and legal decisions limiting strategies for fostering diversity. As the UCLA Civil Rights Project warns, we are "betting our educational and social future on inaction" when decades of research shows the immense benefits of integrated schools for all students. The undoing of Brown's promise and the resegregation of American schools is an ominous development that perpetuates racial and socioeconomic inequalities. It demands urgent attention and concerted efforts from policymakers and society to reverse this damaging trend and uphold the ideal of public education as a great equalizer.
70 years ago today, Thurgood Marshall's leadership in Brown v. Board set a precedent for justice, paved the way for desegregation in public spaces, and laid the groundwork for equal educational opportunities for all. Education has a transformative power, and I'm proud that our Administration has made historic investments in public education that will resonate for generations. Every child in Maryland, regardless of zip code or background, deserves a pathway to a brighter future. Photo Credit: Bettman/Corbis photo courtesy of the Library of Congress.
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