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‘Equity is meeting young people right where they are’: ONLINE EXCLUSIVE
Baruti Kafele is an acclaimed speaker, author, facilitator, and coach who works with educators around the U.S. on developing equity-centered leadership. He will be a featured columnist for The Lea..
What educators can learn from equity officers in local government: ONLINE EXCLUSIVE
Founded more than a century ago as an organization for local government leaders, the International City/County Management Association (ICMA) has grown in many ways over its history. Of particular inte..
Close the gap between intent and impact: ONLINE EXCLUSIVE
As an equity-centered leadership coach, I’ve been reflecting on what it means for me and the leaders I partner with to lead change for students at the margins in this particular moment in time. W..
Set a SMARTIE goal to target inclusion and equity
Goal setting is a critical part of the strategic planning process for individual educators and teams at the school and system level. SMART goals are a well-known and often-used framework for ensuring ..
Through the lens
Many of the articles in this issue of The Learning Professional demonstrate Learning Forward’s Standards for Professional Learning in action. Use this tool to deepen your understanding of t..
Data points
500,000 fewer educators in the workforce Employment in the education sector has decreased in recent months, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Since February 2020, empl..
Restorative practices benefit both teachers and students
As awareness has grown about the harmful effects of exclusionary discipline, especially on the Black and Brown students who are disproportionately suspended and expelled, so, too, has interest in alte..
My word of the year is ‘transformation.’
As we wrap up 2021 and look ahead to 2022, the word that is top of mind for me is transformation. Transformation involves disrupting and dismantling longstanding educational structures, polic..
How to coach while performing ‘other duties as assigned.’
I’m hearing from coaches everywhere that they are feeling especially stressed and overwhelmed right now. It’s not because of their coaching roles per se, but because of the “other duties as assi..
Addressing students’ humanity is an equity issue.
When the U.S. shut down during spring 2020, my youngest son was in 8th grade. He had no closure to his school year or his middle school career, and then he began high school from home. This year, h..
