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Amid the heated national controversy about CRT in schools, some Black educators are openly using the framework to help students better understand history and contextualize current events.
Education Justice Champion Honored for Tireless Work to Support Children and Civil Rights
WASHINGTON, DC - February 8, 2021 - The late Allison R. Brown, a lifelong education justice champion, will be honored posthumously with the 2021
First National Bank of Omaha Award for Outstanding Service to Public Education at the virtual NEA Foundation Salute to Excellence in Education Gala on February 12, 2021. Allison was an inspiration to all who were fortunate enough to know her, said Sara A. Sneed, president and CEO of the NEA Foundation. She was passionate and gracious, brilliant and brave, and always committed to the betterment of children, giving them a voice. We are humbled to honor her many contributions to the civil rights movement. We will look to build on her legacy and continue to advocate for education justice for all children.
Report: Black students are âdisproportionately representedâ in Providence arrest data
The Center for Youth and Community Leadership in Education at Roger Williams University is calling for the removal of school resource officers
By Dan McGowan Globe Staff,Updated December 17, 2020, 8:05 a.m.
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The report by the Center for Youth and Community Leadership in Education (CYCLE) at Roger Williams University found that 8 percent of arrests were of students at Roger Williams Middle School in Providence.Ryan Conaty/The Boston Globe
PROVIDENCE â Black students accounted for 30 percent of all arrests in Providence schools between the 2016-17 school year and the 2019-20 school year, even though they made up just 16 percent of the student population, according to a report released Wednesday by the Center for Youth and Community Leadership in Education (CYCLE) at Roger Williams University.