Will Old Donation School Ever Be Fully Integrated? Part 1: Change Is Slow
Photo by Phil Reid on Unsplash If you saw my seven-part blog series last summer or my follow-up post, Two Steps Forward and One Back,...
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- Jan 8
Do NOT Put Your Hands on Their HEADS
How did you feel when the Crown Act was passed in the House of Representatives on March 18, 2022? Now, what were your emotions when the...
Meghan Raftery
- Oct 27, 2022
The Myth of “They”
The life of a self-authoring educator can be pretty lonely. Self-authors forge their own pathways through existing systems by creating...
Sebrina Lindsay-Law
- Oct 20, 2022
Maturity Is Not Measured by Your Age!
I have been in many discussions, conversations, and dialogues with individuals. Whether these actions took place face to face, by...
Doug Wren
- Sep 26, 2022
Two Steps Forward and One Back
Anyone who has read my summer blog series or the letter I wrote recently to the editor of Virginia’s largest daily newspaper knows where...
Meghan Raftery
- Aug 21, 2022
Ban Or Understand? Policies That Respect Emerging Adults
Imagine you just got a promotion at a company where you’ve worked for 11 years. You’ve been a loyal employee ever since your first day...
Sebrina Lindsay-Law
- Aug 17, 2022
The Time Is Now!
Since Brown v. Board of Education, there has been legal precedent for equitable educational opportunities regardless of demographics,...
Meghan Raftery
- Aug 15, 2022
Raising (White Male) Antiracists – Part Two: Decolonize Your Mind
True confession: I did not recognize my Whiteness until I was well into my thirties. I cringe to admit this, but it is true. When I was...
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- Aug 14, 2022
Confronting Implicit Bias: How Are We Showing Up For ALL Students?
What do you see when you look at your students? It should come as no surprise that perception dictates the way we see and interact with...
Meghan Raftery
- Aug 11, 2022
Raising (White Male) Antiracists – Part One: Biodiversity
When I think of the most compelling reasons I want to become more culturally competent, number one on the list is to help raise children...
Frances Knight Thompson
- Jul 26, 2022
Civility Through The Lens Of Race – Courageous And Compassionate Conversations
We move through the world differently from one another. The generational and historical treatment of Black people in our country, since...
Doug Wren
- Jul 25, 2022
Put Students First. Seek Growth. Be Open To Change. (Part Seven – Finale)
When I posted Part 1 over seven weeks ago, I said it was the first installment of a multi-part blog series. At that time, I didn’t know...
Doug Wren
- Jul 7, 2022
Put Students First. Seek Growth. Be Open to Change. (Part Six)
Welcome to Part 6 of my blog series. So far, we’ve covered how a large school district uses universal screening, standardized testing,...
Doug Wren
- Jun 30, 2022
Put Students First. Seek Growth. Be Open to Change. (Part Five)
The purpose of this blog series is to analyze the reasons behind the underidentification of certain identity groups in a large school...
Doug Wren
- Jun 22, 2022
Put Students First. Seek Growth. Be Open to Change. (Part Four)
So far in this blog series, I’ve shown the discrepancies between the proportion of Black, Latine, and economically disadvantaged students...
Doug Wren
- Jun 13, 2022
Put Students First. Seek Growth. Be Open to Change. (Part Three)
Welcome back to my blog series. In Part 1, I explained that the series is an update to my June 2021 article, Promoting Privilege:...
Doug Wren
- Jun 9, 2022
Put Students First. Seek Growth. Be Open to Change. (Part Two)
In Part 1, I explained that the purpose of this blog series is to provide updates to my June 2021 journal article. In the article, I...
Doug Wren
- Jun 2, 2022
Put Students First. Seek Growth. Be Open to Change. (Part One)
My most recent journal article, Promoting Privilege: Selecting Students for a Public Gifted School, was published one year ago this...
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- Feb 9, 2022
This Is How YOU See Me? The Dehumanization of Black Bodies In OUR SCHOOLS
“I’m going to curl my lower lip back and let my upper row of teeth come down and rest on my lip.” “Gently blow air through a very small...
Meghan Raftery
- Oct 1, 2021
Intercultural Competence: A Journey, Not a Destination
If you’ve been around Edjacent for a while (before it even had a name), you may recall a blog post I wrote in June 2020 called You Should...
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