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"Students need more support in mental health, social-emotional supports, more staff training in Restorative Training, and social services," are great steps in changing our school culture to a more positive and effective one.  Xenia

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Many factors are affecting the health, mindset, and stability of students. We must work together to honor the dignity of students’ lives. Investments in social and emotional learning, restorative practices, and mental health supports that address the trauma many children experience will build stronger relationships, safer schools, and better achievement.

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There is no question that the inequality and access to a fair education especially exists.  A lot of the examples given in the article really hits home.  I can only think back at my education and the diversity I experiences and how it shaped my classmates and I in a positive manner.  Giving each of us the unique experiences that unfortunately many are not accustomed to.  This LAUSD school back in the day was unique, had busing, and brought people of different races, socioeconomic backgrounds together.  We were all richer for it.  I would imagine the majority of us went on to higher education and were successful in their own right.  It kills me to see those students that are starved from those experiences due to lack of diversity and funding.  Lacking true educational access.

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According to the article, we need to "dismantle discriminatory policies and replace them with approaches that honor the dignity of the lives of all children."

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The article reminded me of two things.  First, it reminded me of information I have heard about the development of schools in the United States and how Thomas Jefferson had proposed having a two track system in which scholars could be distinguished from "rubbish."  It reminded me that the purpose of schools was really to create workers (not thinkers).  If what I heard was true (and it appears to be so), the author of the article has a very good point.  We need to do something to change our current system of education.  The last sentence (question), reminded me of the video I watch either in this training or another CGI training in which the speaker conveyed the message, "It starts with me."  We need to do something if there is to be any change.

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Mathematical relationships yields a better understanding rather than relationships between physical materials

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Our schools definitely need more funding for mental health, social emotional learning and support and trainings on how to conduct Restorative Justice effectively in our own classrooms.

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We need to change the current policies and replace them with policies that honor the dignity of children of color. We need to "promote innovative and education opportunities for students of color." There has been "inequitable school funding" for many years and this needs to stop. Instead of giving less to the least fortunate, we need to give more so they have a chance in this world. There needs to be more emphasis in mental health and social emotional learning, otherwise we create this vicious circle for students of color.

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The article states that enhanced achievement, critical thinking skills, and greater cross-cultural understanding are some of the benefits of providing culturally responsive education. The principles of CGI can help provide the culturally responsive environment as we welcome all the diverse ways of knowing, thinking, understanding and representing information.

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The research on the benefits of culturally responsive, integrated education for all students is well-documented and includes not only enhanced achievement and critical thinking skills, but also greater cross-cultural understanding; reduced bias and prejudice; and stronger civic participation in a diverse global economy, among others.

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I am curious to know how the areas mentioned in the article were able to boost school budgets by 20% in the depressed areas. What "new formulas" did they use, and how did they get them approved? If we could see the same results, "graduation rates were more than 20 percentage points higher, educational attainment increased, along with employment and adult wages, and the poverty gap for adults was eliminated," what are we waiting for?

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"If we know what works, how much longer will it take to act to implement policies that foster resource equity and expand educational opportunity? We cannot sacrifice the educational futures of students of color to an unjust status quo of systemic inequality."  As a community of educators we must do better and stand up for our students.

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African American students are targeted by discriminatory discipline practices in schools that assault, handcuff, suspend and expel them for minor offenses.  our school system has been complicit in perpetuating systemic racism with inequitable school funding and staffing.  Instead, we need to hire more culturally responsive and integrated education as well as mental health services.

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The importance of giving schools funds to support mental health services, social-emotional supports, staff training in Restorative Justice, and social services that are needed.

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After reading the article, "How Will Each Of Us Contribute to Racial Justice and Educational Equity Now?" what ideas have surfaced for you?