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Publications
Battle Over How to Teach Race and Racism in America’s Schools
Discusses teaching about race and racism s part of anti-racist efforts in schools.
[News segment featuring Takiema Bunche Smith, GSE ’97, in ABC News]Never Too Young To Support A Cause: Supporting Positive Identity Development Through Social Justice Curriculum in Preschool (pdf)
Outlines strategies to foster positive identity development in preschoolers through social justice curriculum.Black Lives Matter at School: An Uprising for Educational Justice
Highlights the goals and impact of the Black Lives Matter at School movement in advancing educational justice.New York City Pre-K Leadership Study (pdf)
Shares findings from a study of NYC pre-K leaders, highlighting how they support teachers and what factors enable or hinder efforts to improve learning for all children.The Center on Culture, Race & Equity: A Case Study on Systemic Change (video)
Explores the Center’s partnership with DC Public Schools to address educational disparities affecting African American boys.Community Empowerment and Change in Early Childhood: Education Diplomacy Within a United States Context
Discusses the importance of a child’s earliest years and the need to improve early childhood programs and services for marginalized populations.All Hands In Interactive Resource Guide 2017 (pdf)
Provides tools to support authentic family engagement among parents, educators, and community leaders in pre-K settings, created in partnership with the Highbridge Advisory Council and BronxWorks.Providing a Head Start: Improving Access to Early Childhood Education for Refugees
Examines barriers and solutions to expanding early childhood education access for refugee children. -
Resources
- Culturally Responsive-Sustaining Framework (New York State Education Department)
- Courageous Conversations About Race
- Culturally Responsive-Sustaining Education Guidelines (New York City Department of Education)
- Culturally Responsive Teaching and the Brain (Hammond)
- Advancing Equity in Early Childhood (NAEYC)
- A Lesson from Ferguson: How to Explore the Topic of Race in Class