We were just in your feeds a week ago with Congressman Bobby Scott, but we couldn’t wait to get this episode out.

Dr. Ann Ishimaru is a professor at the University of Washington in Seattle, where her work focuses on the intersection of leadership, school – community relationships, and education equity. With a focus on both formal power structures, and on the more informal power that can come from community, she believes that leadership can play a vital role in creating equitable learning environments for all kids, particularly those who have been historically marginalized in education.

Through her research, which she has documented in a new book, Just Schools: Building Equitable Collaborations with Family and Communities, Dr. Ishimaru highlights four key principals for empowering family and community to drive positive change in schools: Begin with Parents and Community; Transform Power; Build Reciprocity; and Undertake Change as Collective Inquiry.

She joins us to discuss these themes and more.

LINKS: 

• Dr. Ishimaru’s book – Just Schools: Building Equitable Collaborations with Family and Communities
• Tips for Collaborating with Other Families from Embrace Race
• Annette Lareau – on Racialized Scripts
• Nice White Parents – from Serial
• John Diamond and Amanda Lewis – Despite the Best Intentions
• Amanda Lewis on our podcast
• Erica Turner’s guide on Equity in Pandemic Schooling

Use these links or start at our Bookshop.org storefront to support local bookstores, and send a portion of the proceeds back to us.

Register for our upcoming bookclub in early December. We’re reading Mia Birdsong’sHow We Show Up.

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The Integrated Schools Podcast was created by Courtney Mykytyn and Andrew Lefkowits.

This episode was produced by Andrew Lefkowits and Molly Wheeler. It was edited, and mixed by Andrew Lefkowits.

Music by Kevin Casey.

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