Equity through the lens of data
Equity through the lens of data
January | February 2021
Digital citizenship for education leaders
In 2015, digital citizenship was a growing effort across classrooms in the Los Angeles Unified School District. However, there was no system in place to ensure district-wide support at all levels.
In 2015, digital citizenship was a growing effort across classrooms in the Los Angeles Unified School District. However, there was no system in place to ensure district-wide support at all levels.
By Vanessa Monterosa
Why early intervention matters
The best way to close an achievement gap is to prevent the gap from occurring in the first place. Early intervention helps ensure students reclassify at an early level and establishes proficiency early in the child’s career.
By Angel Barrett and Cynthia Castrellon
How to implement an equity series
The role of conversations about race to develop cultural proficiency cannot be a “top-down” transformation effort. Teacher leaders and instructional coaches needed to be brought into equity work from the start.
The role of conversations about race to develop cultural proficiency cannot be a “top-down” transformation effort. Teacher leaders and instructional coaches needed to be brought into equity work from the start.
By Ryan Haven
Equitable civic empowerment in schools
School leaders should consider the need to re-envision the working relationships between adults and youth to achieve equitable civic empowerment. This is necessary adaptation to cultural, social, and technological shifts.
School leaders should consider the need to re-envision the working relationships between adults and youth to achieve equitable civic empowerment. This is necessary adaptation to cultural, social, and technological shifts.
By Jennifer Elemen, Olivia Santillan and Laura Guajardo
What’s the data behind the data
Overlooked adult data metrics directly contribute to the problematic trends we regularly find in our school data. Once we systematically examine and address these underlying issues, we can create better outcomes for historically underserved students.
Overlooked adult data metrics directly contribute to the problematic trends we regularly find in our school data. Once we systematically examine and address these underlying issues, we can create better outcomes for historically underserved students.
By Tovi Scruggs-Hussein
Mirrors + windows for every student
Books provide students with views of the world and mirrors for their own lives and experiences. Ensuring diversity and representation in books early in education and rethinking “literary canons” can help students at every age improve their skills and feel seen, head and accepted.
By Michael Tapia