Tag: school climate

4 Ways Education Leaders Can Respond to Anti-Black Rhetoric

article-cropped April 03, 2023 by Phelton Moss

From about 1925-1961, Nannie Helen Burroughs, an educator and activist who started her own school in Washington, DC, required her students to take both an oral and written Black history…

Censorship is About Power, Not People

article-cropped March 22, 2023 by Ameshia Cross

Amid the fierce debate surrounding what should and should not be taught in classrooms, some far-right-leaning lawmakers have introduced legislation and taken significant steps to limit educators’ ability to discuss…

How Changing Racist Names of School Buildings and Mascots Affects School Climate

article-cropped August 11, 2021 by Danielle Berry

For the past few years, the nation has been undergoing a racial reckoning. Among other efforts, this has resulted in many schools changing their names and mascots. Racist school and…