Boulder schools lead the nation in equitable learning, but can social and political turbulence endanger such progress? asks editors at Yellow Scene Magazine.
As many Americans struggled to cope with the reality of the 2016 presidential election results, a disturbing plague began to spread in our nation’s schools. Halls suddenly echoed with hate speech; property became smeared with tyrannical symbolism; and students experienced verbal and physical harassment unlike ever before.
Now entrenched in what many education experts already referred to as “The Trump Effect,” such discrimination puts all students at risk. What’s most at stake is every student’s right to a supportive and equitable school environment regardless of income status, race, sexual identity, gender or disability.
When the right to an equal education is under threat, what can be done to protect and maintain the social progress we’ve worked so hard to attain?
In "Equitable School Environments: The Key to Student Success," reporter Michelle Polizzi sat down with our own Michelle Renée Valladares, Sara Staley, and Elizabeth Meyer to address how we evaluate schools and how we define student success to emphasize equity, safety, and much more.
Read the full article, "Equitable School Environments: The Key to Student Success" in Yellow Scene