social justice and education

"'Doing equity' means coming to terms with some uncomfortable truths. The first of these is that our educational system is inequitable by design in that it was created to serve the needs of a privileged few at the expense of historically marginalized children and families. The second is that the decades of education reform that followed the passage of Brown versus Board of Education have done little to disrupt our inequitable status quo. Equity matters now more than ever. It will take many years to fully comprehend the extent of damage caused by the COVID 19 pandemic, but a singular truth became evident very early on: some groups of Americans, i.e. those who are BIPOC, poor, and otherwise disenfranchised, experienced disproportionate levels of harm and this pattern was replicated in our schools. While policy makers lament the learning losses that occurred we have literally lost children who are still unaccounted for in the wake of the pandemic"--Provided by publisher.

"Featuring reflective activities and lesson ideas that can be adapted for educational settings from higher education to the K-12 spectrum, community centers, and libraries, this resource presents ten chapters that explore such timely issues as how to deal with controversial topics in the classroom, the effects of misinformation/disinformation on civics in society, why the media underrepresents certain people in their programming, the digital divide and where libraries fit in, how injustice exacerbates public health issues, and global conceptions of social justice and media literacy examined through various world events"--Provided by publisher.

A collection of papers fostering cultural competency in school libraries.

"Social Justice in the Hands of Educators, examines the critical pedagogy necessary to transform our systems, our schools, and our world by providing educators with concrete strategies to design and deliver a culturally responsive, sustainable and equitable education for all students. The framework of the book is built around the alignment of social justice and Universal Design for Learning (UDL). While UDL is fundamentally about providing students access to a quality education, an equally important component is valuing student voice. The authors use the Parkland High School (FL) survivors/student activists (Cameron Kasky, David Hogg, and others) as powerful exemplars of the concepts of choice and voice"--.

"This book's focus is on taking action in the world and making students better-prepared citizens"--Provided by publisher.

Presents a teaching and learning model for all students, especially youth of color, that focuses on identity development, skill development, intellectual development, and criticality.