Download: MAEC's_Favorite Articles List
This #NationalLiteracyMonth, we’re highlighting some of our favorite articles on educational equity.
These articles discuss race, religion, language, and poverty, as well as how to lead work and conversations around these topics. If you engage with students in any capacity (educator, family member, administrator, nonprofit leader), these resources are for you.
Alrubail, R. (2016). Educational Equity: Equity for English-Learners. https://www.edutopia.org/blog/equity-for-english-language-learners-rusul-alrubail
American Civil Liberties Union. Ask Sybil Liberty about Your Right to Religious Freedom. https://www.aclu.org/other/your-right-religious-freedom
Anti-Defamation League. Race Talk: Engaging Young People in Conversations about Race and Racism. https://www.adl.org/education/resources/tools-and-strategies/race-talk-engaging-young-people-in-conversations-about
Anti-Defamation League.Resources on Religion and Religious Bigotry. https://www.adl.org/education-and-resources/resources-for-educators-parents-families/lesson-plans?ed_cat_id[222]=222
Anti-Defamation League. Why We Need Diverse Books, Table Talk: Family Conversations about Current Events. https://www.adl.org/education/resources/tools-and-strategies/table-talk/why-we-need-diverse-books
Center for Education Equity (Mid-Atlantic Equity Consortium). Exploring Equity Issues: Religious Liberty. https://cee-maec.org/resource/religious-liberty/
Darling-Hammond, L. & Cook-Harvey, C. (2018). Educating the Whole Child: Improving School Climate to Support Student Success. Learning Policy Institute. https://learningpolicyinstitute.org/product/educating-whole-child-report
Dowsett, J. (2014). What riding my bike has taught me about white privilege. Quartz. https://qz.com/257474/what-riding-my-bike-has-taught-me-about-white-privilege/
Gorski, P. (2016). Re-examining Beliefs about Students in Poverty. http://www.edchange.org/publications/Reexamining-Beliefs-About-Students-in-Poverty.pdf
Gorski, P. (2020). Basic Principles for Equity Literacy. http://www.edchange.org/handouts/Equity-Literacy-Principles.pdf
Kirwan Institute. Understanding Implicit Bias. http://kirwaninstitute.osu.edu/research/understanding-implicit-bias/
McIntosh, P. (2015). Extending the knapsack: Using the White privilege analysis to examine conferred advantage and disadvantage. Women & Therapy, 38(3-4), 232-245. doi:10.1080/02703149.2015.1059195
NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund, Inc. (LDF) & The National Women’s Law Center (NWLC). (2014). Unlocking opportunity for African American girls: A call to action for educational equity. https://www.nwlc.org/sites/default/files/pdfs/unlocking_opportunity_for_african_american_girls_final.pdf
Orfield, G., Frankenberg, E., Ee, J., & Kuscera, J. (2014). Brown at 60: Great progress, a long retreat and an uncertain future. The Civil Rights Project, University of California. https://civilrightsproject.ucla.edu/research/k-12-education/integration-and-diversity/brown-at-60-great-progress-a-long-retreat-and-an-uncertain-future
Pavlakis, A. E. (2018). Spaces, places, and policies: Contextualizing student homelessness. Educational Researcher, 47 (2), 134-141. doi: 10.3102/0013189X17742645
Petty, S. & Shaffer, S. (Eds.). (2016). Equity centered capacity building: essential approaches for excellence and sustainable school system transformation. The Education Trust. https://capacitybuildingnetwork.org/table-of-contents/
Teaching Tolerance. How to Speak Up at School. https://www.tolerance.org/magazine/publications/speak-up-at-school
The Aspen Education & Society Program and the Council of Chief State School Officers (CCSSO). (2017). Leading for Equity: Opportunities for State Education Chiefs. https://ccsso.org/sites/default/files/2018-01/Leading%20for%20Equity_011618.pdf
Weiss. H.B, Lopez, M. E. & Rosenberg, H. (2010). Beyond Random Acts: Family, School, and Community Engagement as an Integral Part of Education Reform. National Policy Forum for Family, School, & Community Engagement. Harvard Family Research Project. https://sedl.org/connections/engagement_forum/beyond_random_acts.pdf
Wells, A. S., Fox, L., & Cordova-Cobo. D. (2016). How racially diverse schools and classrooms can benefit all children. The Century Foundation. https://tcf.org/content/report/how-racially-diverse-schools-and-classrooms-can-benefit-all-students/?agreed=1
