Issues Now! Conversations About Equity

In this second part of our White Privilege in schools series, we take a look at the disproportionate access to AIG services and AP classes for students of color and highlight a grassroots initiative to counteract this data.

In this first episode of a three part series about where we see white privilege in schools, we talk with Jeff May, Youth Development consultant currently residing in Houston, TX and Kailey Hill, an elementary principal in Spring Lake, NC.  We take a look at some recent discipline data and discuss how it portrays the white privilege that is so apparent in the public school system and give suggestions to teachers and administrators about how to counteract the disproportionate numbers.

On this episode, I interview two of my colleagues from Cumberland County Schools.  Kristy Newitt, the Coordinator of school counseling for the district, and Bridgett Pridgen, educator and advocate for Social Emotional Learning.  We discuss the importance of SEL in creating equitable schools and give strategies for incorporating SEL during this uncertain time in education.

In this episode of Issues Now! we talk with Graig Meyer, a NC Representative and co-founder of Equity Collaborative about the biggest issue facing schools right now, school re-opening. Can we do this equitably? 

In this first episode of Issues Now! Conversations about Equity, I interview several educators from Cumberland County Schools in North Carolina.  We delve into what equity in education means; diversity, inclusion, and equity; highlight some equitable practices taking place in our county; and discuss our why for making sure our schools are equitable, inclusive environments where each and every student can learn.