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By Suzanne Bouffard
Categories: Reaching all studentsJune 2021
Equity is a focus in every issue of The Learning Professional and in all of Learning Forward’s work. In recognition of the urgency of this work, in 2021 we are devoting two full issues to how educators can leverage professional learning to achieve equity for all students, starting with this issue on Action for Racial Equity. This year, @LearningForward is devoting two full #TheLearningPro issues to how educators can leverage PL to achieve #equity for all students, starting with this issue on Action for Racial Equity. Share on X Since the publication of The Learning Professional’s 2018 issue on equity — one of the most widely read in our publication’s history — a lot has changed and not enough has changed. Bias, discrimination, and racism are as
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Suzanne Bouffard is senior vice president of communications and publications at Learning Forward. She is the editor of The Learning Professional, Learning Forward’s flagship publication. She also contributes to the Learning Forward blog and webinars. With a background in child development, she has a passion for making research and best practices accessible to educators, policymakers, and families. She has written for many national publications including The New York Times and the Atlantic, and previously worked as a writer and researcher at the Harvard Graduate School of Education. She has a Ph.D. in developmental psychology from Duke University and a B.A. from Wesleyan University. She loves working with authors to help them develop their ideas and voices for publication.
Categories: Reaching all students
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