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Equity & Access
Brooklyn Laboratory Charter Schools (LAB) Launches ‘Building Culture Back Better Guide’ for Education Equity
Educators across the country are looking for new ways to meet students’ complex and evolving needs. Brooklyn Laboratory Charter Schools released a new guide to offer schools across America practical strategies and insights to address the ongoing realities of COVID-19 and systemic racism.
Future of Learning
Rating the Value of Higher Education
There is a new way to think about the contribution of higher education--both for individuals and communities. Tom explores how equitable value can serve a higher purpose, particularly for underrepresented groups.
Competency-Based Education
Developing Racial-Cultural Literacy through Fiction Reading and Literature Guides
The beauty of literature rests in the possibilities of counter, alter, and micro-narratives that can relay the importance of inclusion to its readers. Here's how literature guides can help learners develop racial-cultural literacy.
Equity & Access
Schools Can Give America a Shot At Vaccine Equity
Today, up to 1 in 4 Americans say they won't get vaccinated. Public institutions can help curb worries about safety and side effects to promote equitable access to COVID 19 vaccinations.