🏫 For many of us, our fondest school memories are shaped by great teachers—those who inspire, motivate, and leave a lasting impact. Research shows that teacher diversity plays a crucial role in this, as it not only fosters racial equity but also has a significant impact on student performance. Over the last three years, Daniel Stinfil, senior portfolio manager for LISC Charter School Financing , has worked to identify and acknowledge best practices for advancing racial equity in schools, with the goal of highlighting these as key characteristics that also strengthen a school’s creditworthiness. Read more: https://lnkd.in/eXzQuYNF
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Learn more about the importance of teacher diversity in our schools!
🏫 For many of us, our fondest school memories are shaped by great teachers—those who inspire, motivate, and leave a lasting impact. Research shows that teacher diversity plays a crucial role in this, as it not only fosters racial equity but also has a significant impact on student performance. Over the last three years, Daniel Stinfil, senior portfolio manager for LISC Charter School Financing , has worked to identify and acknowledge best practices for advancing racial equity in schools, with the goal of highlighting these as key characteristics that also strengthen a school’s creditworthiness. Read more: https://lnkd.in/eXzQuYNF
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Teacher diversity plays a crucial role in promoting racial equity, and research shows it has a powerful impact on student success. Read our latest article to learn more about why teacher diversity is so important for our schools!
🏫 For many of us, our fondest school memories are shaped by great teachers—those who inspire, motivate, and leave a lasting impact. Research shows that teacher diversity plays a crucial role in this, as it not only fosters racial equity but also has a significant impact on student performance. Over the last three years, Daniel Stinfil, senior portfolio manager for LISC Charter School Financing , has worked to identify and acknowledge best practices for advancing racial equity in schools, with the goal of highlighting these as key characteristics that also strengthen a school’s creditworthiness. Read more: https://lnkd.in/eXzQuYNF
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💭 Why is equity important in Atlanta’s school system? 💬 Equity in education goes beyond equal distribution; it involves providing each student with the resources and support they need to thrive, regardless of their background, socio-economic status, or zip code. In the context of Atlanta’s public school systems, ensuring equity means addressing historical disparities and creating an inclusive environment where every student has an equal opportunity to succeed. Learn more: https://lnkd.in/eievBxx7
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I co-published an article with my research team! The Freedom Dreaming in Education Collective (FDEC)—an intergenerational research team—studies how Black gender-expansive youth in New York City understand and envision abolishing the racialized New York City youth punishment system in and outside of schools. Our article discusses the theory our research is rooted in to address the education literature gap regarding youth perspective, theory building, and critical praxis on abolition in the context of schools. The article is below for anyone interested in reading our work!
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From LSE Social justice, community engagement, and undergraduate STEM education: Participatory science as a teaching tool In this new article Vance-Chalcraft et al. examine the intersection of participatory science, social justice, and higher education to teach about social justice in science! https://lnkd.in/eyfdVjrh
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From LSE Social justice, community engagement, and undergraduate STEM education: Participatory science as a teaching tool In this new article Vance-Chalcraft et al. examine the intersection of participatory science, social justice, and higher education to teach about social justice in science! https://lnkd.in/eyfdVjrh
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SCHOOL CHOICE: The majority (64%) of voters say they know what school choice means, according to a recent Scott Rasmussen national survey. Of those who say they know what school choice means, 64% have a favorable opinion. Just 24% unfavorable. Since day one, we at the America First Policy Institute have been fighting for educational freedom! Through experience, research & education, our Center for Education Opportunity dedicates itself to fostering transformational action so that every child can achieve the American Dream! 🇺🇸 Learn more here: https://lnkd.in/eNd2Cprr
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How do we advocate for policies to better support low-income and first generation college-aspiring students? “I Felt Like I Never Fit In”, an article in the latest issue of VUE, examines college access and persistence at an alternative high school through the experience of Monica, a founding student at an alternative high school co-directed by Norm Fruchter. Voices in Urban Education (VUE) is an open-access journal highlighting the work of leading education writers and thinkers, as well as essential but frequently underrepresented voices in educational scholarship, such as students, parents, teachers, activists, and community members. VUE Volume 52, Issue 1-Chasing Equity: Fighting For Justice in New York City Schools is a compendium of 35 essay’s authored by the late education advocate, Norm Fruchter. Each of Norm’s essays address various topics related to educational equity and school transformation. Read “I Felt Like I Never Fit In” and other articles in the latest issue of NYU Metro Center’s Voices in Urban Education (VUE), here: bit.ly/41PuJEz #NYUMetroCenter #NYUSteinhardt #VoicesInUrbanEducation #VUE #NormFruchter #Education #LowIncome #Students #FirstGeneration #CollegeAspiring #CollegeAccess #Persistence #HighSchool #highschoolstudents #AlternativeHighSchool #EducationalScholarship #Compendium #Equity #SchoolTransformation #Essay #blogpost #Journal #SocialJustice #EducationalJustice #Equity #Advocate #UnderrepresentedVoices
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How do we advocate for policies to better support low-income and first generation college-aspiring students? “I Felt Like I Never Fit In”, an article in the latest issue of VUE, examines college access and persistence at an alternative high school through the experience of Monica, a founding student at an alternative high school co-directed by Norm Fruchter. Voices in Urban Education (VUE) is an open-access journal highlighting the work of leading education writers and thinkers, as well as essential but frequently underrepresented voices in educational scholarship, such as students, parents, teachers, activists, and community members. VUE Volume 52, Issue 1-Chasing Equity: Fighting For Justice in New York City Schools is a compendium of 35 essay’s authored by the late education advocate, Norm Fruchter. Each of Norm’s essays address various topics related to educational equity and school transformation. Read “I Felt Like I Never Fit In” and other articles in the latest issue of NYU Metro Center’s Voices in Urban Education (VUE), here: bit.ly/41PuJEz #NYUMetroCenter #NYUSteinhardt #VoicesInUrbanEducation #VUE #NormFruchter #Education #LowIncome #Students #FirstGeneration #CollegeAspiring #CollegeAccess #Persistence #HighSchool #highschoolstudents #AlternativeHighSchool #EducationalScholarship #Compendium #Equity #SchoolTransformation #Essay #blogpost #Journal #SocialJustice #EducationalJustice #Equity #Advocate #UnderrepresentedVoices
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“We need a hard reset on educational equity and racial justice in schools. We need equity now. Not next week, not next month, not next year, but in a much more urgent fashion, as in now.” Tyrone C. Howard. UCLA education professor Tyrone C. Howard has written an important new book defining equity, making clear what it is, why it's important, and why it is urgently needed in our current moment to meet the needs of our most vulnerable students. Well worth a look. Learn more from my latest at https://lnkd.in/g6gfdriG
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