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    The ability to value diversity requires extensive, ongoing learning experiences

    By Learning Forward
    December 2011
    Vol. 32 No. 6
    Culturally proficient educators continuously assess school policies, systems, and procedures to determine if they favor some groups over others. When educators discover inequities, they transform the policy or practice to be more culturally responsive. This assessment is not limited to instruction, support services, and parent involvement, but also includes other aspects such as hiring, retention, and supervision of personnel. Aware that culture affects everything in the work environment, culturally responsive educators scrutinize activities that are easily taken for granted, such as the job interview. In most schools, unfortunately, inequities in these areas go undetected, as the following example illustrates.  Two women interviewed for a position at a school with a predominantly white faculty (90%) and student body (70%). Since the number of students of color

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