Race

How racial equity might manifest itself in schools

• Disproportionate school disciplinary practices for students of color.
• Segregated student assignments between and within schools.
• Inequitable access to advanced, college-preparatory coursework.
• High teacher turnover and inequitable teacher quality assignments for high-minority enrollment schools.
• Role of implicit bias and lack of cultural competency lead to lower expectations and differing treatment for students of color in the classroom.
• Parents and families from underserved communities are disengaged with schools.
• Inequitable opportunities-to-learn lead to lower student achievement, low graduation rates and high in-grade retention rates for students of color.

Examples of technical assistance and training available through the IDRA EAC-South

• Assess discipline policies and practices and make recommendations to ensure loss of learning time is reduced, school climate improves and equity is achieved for all students.
• Co-collaborate on equity plans to address current civil rights compliance issues.
• Provide professional development to school leaders and educators on cultural competency and implicit bias and co-create train-the-trainer models.
• Co-develop and assist with the implementation of school desegregation plans.
• Develop tools for monitoring and ensuring fidelity of implementation of district and/or school improvement plans.

See our resource page for tools on educational equity and race. Highlights are below.