“Teach my white son about racism: Utah schools should not try to spare my son’s feelings by avoiding the truth of our history” by Paul Kuttner
Paul Kuttner, FLDC member, wrote, “Teach my white son about racism: Utah schools should not try to spare my son’s feelings by avoiding the truth of our history.” in the Salt Lake Tribune. He writes, “The Utah State Board of Education’s new rules on educational equity in schools include language demanded by legislators and parents […]
New Terrains for Familiar Places: Re-Conceptualizing Families Engaged in Educational Changemaking
Former FLDC research assistant Charlene Montaño Nolan recently completed her dissertation New Terrains for Familiar Places: Re-Conceptualizing Families Engaged in Educational Changemaking. Read Charlene’s dissertation here. Read More
Just Schools virtual book launch with Ann Ishimaru, Muhammad Khalifa, and Megan Bang
FLDC members Ann Ishimaru, Megan Bang, and Muhammad Khalifa discussed Ann’s book Just Schools and the challenges and possibilities for building more equitable forms of collaboration among nondominant families, communities, and schools in a recent webinar. Watch the recording here! Purchase
How to Engage with Families During COVID-19 Stay-at-Home Schooling
Check out this blog post, How to Engage with Families During COVID-19 Stay-at-Home Schooling, about FLDC member, Southeast Seattle Education Coalition (SESEC). In the post by Riddhi Divanji and Ella Shahn, SESEC Executive Director Erin Okuno shares, “we need to slow down and take time to build relationships. Relationships are the glue that holds our […]
Dismantle the School-to-Prison Pipeline, Remove Officers from Schools
Mark Warren, FLDC member, was interviewed by Stephen Abbott with Organizing Engagement about the school-to-prison pipeline and why it must be dismantled. “Mark Warren is a professor of public policy and public affairs at the University of Massachusetts Boston’s McCormack Graduate School. Warren studies how broad-based alliances, grassroots organizing, and multiracial political action can advance […]
Organizing Engagement Interview with Keith Catone
Keith Catone, FLDC member, was interviewed by Organizing Engagement. “As the founding executive director of the Center for Youth and Community Leadership in Education (@CYCLE_RWU) at Roger Williams University, Keith Catone is committed to partnering with communities and schools seeking to build collective power to fight for and win education policies and practices that create equitable […]
Equity and Equality in Education: SESEC Summary Report
This summary report, submitted by emily warren & Jondou Chen, documents Phase 2 of the Equity and Equality in Education (EEE) Project led by the Southeast Seattle Education Coalition (SESEC). Over a two year period from Fall 2017 to Summer 2019, the Southeast Seattle Education Coalition (SESEC) convened the Equity and Equality in Education (EEE) […]
