Imagine walking into a classroom where students' identities are affirmed and reflected in the curriculum, where students are held to high expectations and given the ...
“Being culturally responsive is about looking at a curriculum, and saying, ‘What are the changes that we need to make to be able to present ...
Read full articleAs you welcome students, families, and staff back to school, what kind of culture and climate are you creating in your own building or in ...
Read full articleWhen the news about Uvalde broke last week, I was in a meeting with a dozen school leaders of color. We had come together as ...
Read full articleOur hearts are heavy. Over the weekend, violent hate crimes ravaged communities in Buffalo, NY and Dallas, TX. In Buffalo, a white man opened fire ...
Read full articleWhen Aaron Jennings became Chelsea School District’s first ever Equity, Diversity, and Excellence Officer in the fall of 2020, he embarked on a listening and ...
Read full article"It's not possible to learn the long, painful, complicated, beautiful, resilient, and magical history of being Black in the United States in 28 days - ...
Read full articleWishing you a joyful holiday season from our team at The Leadership Academy. Please take a minute to watch a holiday message from our President & CEO ...
Read full articleFor Leahy School Principal Ethel Cruz of Lawrence, MA, the superintendency once seemed like an unattainable goal. Cruz’s perspective shifted, however, thanks to Influence 100, ...
Read full articleThe only time my 15-year-old daughter stepped into her high school in the 2020-21 school year was for her state exams. Every other day of ...
Read full articleDearest educational equity champions & leaders, I wanted to take a moment to congratulate you. You have led your school or school system to the ...
Read full article“Are you teaching our children critical race theory?” “Are you indoctrinating our children?” School and school system leaders are increasingly getting these questions from parents and politicians as schools take on ...
Read full articleAs state and school system leaders consider how to spend the billions of dollars devoted to K-12 education through the Elementary and Secondary School Emergency Relief Fund (ESSER) provisions of the American ...
Read full articleAs we move beyond the details of Adam Toledo’s death and learn more about his life, it's critical to examine how systemic racism and oppression, in particular the ...
Read full articleNothing can bring back George Floyd. Nothing can fill the hole in the hearts of his loved ones. But the murder of George Floyd and ...
Read full articleWe say their names, just as we must say the names of all victims of hate. #SayTheirNames is not just a hashtag. It’s a demand ...
Read full articleThe education world has lost a giant. Richard Elmore spent his career as a researcher and professor highlighting the importance of ongoing learning for educators and education leaders
Read full articleA new synthesis of two decades of research has found that equity-focused leadership promotes more equitable school outcomes. These findings point to what The Leadership ...
Read full articleThe last week has been one of hard and heart-wrenching conversations. Like many of you, we and our education leader partners have been grappling with ...
Read full articleHappy holidays from The Leadership Academy. We look forward to continuing the journey toward culturally responsive education in 2021.
Read full articleListen to and learn from others. As we reflect on this unspeakably challenging year, we realize we have spent a lot of time trying to do just that. We’ve learned so much from ...
Read full articleEducation leaders hold the power to transform the lives of young people. Whether they lead a school or an entire school system, a culturally responsive ...
Read full articleWhile 2020 has been full of challenges, The Leadership Academy has so much to be thankful for.
Read full articleThe election is over. In about 10 weeks, we will have a new President and Vice President – the first woman and woman of color in that ...
Read full articleWe are devastated by the loss of our dear friend, supporter and partner, Layla Avila.
Read full article“The obligation of anyone who thinks of himself as responsible is to examine society and try to change it and to fight it—at no matter ...
Read full articleAs a school year of unprecedented uncertainty gets underway, I have been deeply moved by the courage and commitment we are seeing from education leaders across the ...
Read full articleImmediate harm reduction. Comprehensive community safety and restorative justice. Resourcing healthy community practices. These actions are at the center of protesters’ cries for law enforcement reform across the country, as seen in ...
Read full articleCOVID-19 has increased racism and xenophobia towards the Asian-American community. COVID-19 has ravaged Native American reservations. COVID-19 has increased unemployment in the Latinx community. COVID-19 ...
Read full articleAs with any pandemic, any crisis, fear is bringing out the worst in people.
Read full articleIn this piece we focus on a few moves we have found are essential for facilitating continuous professional learning for leaders in a virtual world.
Read full articleAs education leaders navigate their communities through one of the greatest crises in this nation’s history, it is crucial that they plan for what comes after.
Read full articleDear Friends and Colleagues, We are writing first to check in on your health, safety, and well-being. Over the last week, we have spoken with ...
Read full articleAs I write this, we all continue to determine how to respond to the coronavirus situation in ways that will best keep the people we ...
Read full articleOver the last two weeks, members of my team and I have taken a deep dive in two school systems we have been partnering with for some time – Des Moines, IA, and Lexington One, SC. It was a humbling and inspiring experience that I will not soon forget.
Read full articleAt the NYC Leadership Academy, we are always looking to learn from other experts in education leadership and equity to inform and sharpen our work. That means we are ...
Read full articleWhat does the data tell us about what’s happening in schools today and has been happening across systems for decades? To help facilitate these conversations, we’ve developed this quiz on the race-based disproportionalities hampering schools and students across the U.S.
Read full articleJust as it is critical to bring together a diverse set of students to enhance learning, it is also imperative to recruit, retain, and properly develop and support a diverse pipeline of effective school and school system leaders.
Read full articleAs someone who has spent years working with schools on South Dakota’s reservations, I believe that this kind of intentional, culturally responsive educational leadership is what we need to disrupt the inequities baked into the Indian education system.
Read full articleWelcome back and congratulations on a new school year! I hope your summer had the right mix of professional learning, planning, and relaxation. While the ...
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