Black educators challenged by ‘racial battle fatigue’
For more than a year, black Americans “have experienced a perfect storm of social and emotional stressors,” and during…
Diversity Dialogue: Inside the socially conscious music and mind of Devon Gilfillian
By Chris M. Junior It’s been common lately for entertainers to capitalize on an awards-show audience by weaving societal…
Next Freedom School session to analyze the 2020 election’s racial politics
The Rutgers AAUP-AFT discussion series Freedom School will hold a virtual session titled “Analyzing the Racial Politics of the…
ACE supplement builds upon race, ethnicity report
Join the American Council on Education at noon ET on Nov. 10 for the online release of “Race and…
Youth bias task force’s recommendations target N.J.’s education system
The New Jersey Interagency Task Force to Combat Youth Bias has issued its final report, which has 13 education-related…
Online summit covers how to address racism in schools
Registration is open now for the free Education Week online summit “Big Ideas: What Does It Mean to Be…
New Rutgers institute to study racial justice
Rutgers University on Sept. 24 said it has received a $15 million grant from New York’s Andrew W. Mellon Foundation…
Local 1766’s Scott, Bullock form End Inequality at Rutgers
Two Rutgers URA-AFT (Local 1766) members who are among the plaintiffs in racial discrimination lawsuits against Rutgers University have…
Guest columnists: Racism in U.S. education is a ‘spiritual virus’
Bold steps are required to root out racism, “a more insidious spiritual virus” than COVID-19, as schools prepare to…
‘Many Threads, One Fabric’ series on institutional racism begins Aug. 6
An interview on Aug. 6 with historian, professor and author Ibram X. Kendi will mark the launch of “Many…
Biden addresses challenges, offers solutions to U.S. problems in AFT Convention 2020 talk
Joe Biden joined AFT President Randi Weingarten and three AFT members July 30 for a discussion that covered the…
AFT Convention 2020: Black Lives Matter Panel
Education was at the forefront of the AFT Convention 2020’s Black Lives Matter Panel on July 29. Joining American…
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