Education

The Socioeconomic Justice Society believes in...

The SAT/ACT and other standardized tests shouldn't be used to bar someone from admission to any university/college.
The age of voting in school district elections should be lowered to 16.
Some sort of tax exemption for attending neighborhood public schools.
Increased school district resources for schools that are underfunded/minority-majority.
Creating more programs to bring minority teachers into classrooms. (specifically teachers who were born & raised in the areas they are working in)
Mandate teacher training on social literacy and mental health, especially in minority-majority / underfunded schools.
Increased funding for career-technical education.
Increased opportunities for PAID career-technical internships, esp. in minority-majority / underfunded schools.
Increase funding for programs that successfully lower high school dropout rates.
Free access to menstrual products in school.
Prohibit predatory loaning for school loans.

“Stop thinking about how we should reform the existing systems… how can we re-imagine the system and make a new, better one? It’s about creativity."

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Other People's Children: Cultural Conflict in the Classroom

Lisa Delpit

Through conversations with teachers, students, and parents from varied cultural backgrounds, Delpit shows how everyday interactions are loaded with assumptions made by educators and mainstream society about the capabilities, motivations, and integrity of low-income children and children of color.

Paulo Freire

One of the foundational texts in the field of critical pedagogy, which attempts to help students question and challenge domination, and the beliefs and practices that dominate.

Kathleen Barlow & Elaine Dunbar

One sentence teaser of resource.

Sarwat Amin Rattani

A research article that explores if there's racial bias and other discrepancies in the SAT, as well as potential solutions to these discrepancies.

Gene Demby & Shereen Marisol Meraji

Recommended episodes: "Is Ron Brown High School Working," "Word Up," and "Can We Talk About Whiteness"

Scott Titsworth

Recommended episodes: "Empathy in Learning" and "Educational Trauma"

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Education

Our Resources

Want to Learn More?

Other People's Children: Cultural Conflict in the Classroom

Lisa Delpit

Pedagogy of the Oppressed

Paulo Freire

Race, Class, and Whiteness in Gifted and Talented Identification: A Case Study

Kathleen Barlow & Elaine Dunbar

SAT: Does Racial Bias Exist?

Sarwat Amin Rattani

Code Switch

Gene Demby & Shereen Marisol Meraji

Teaching Matters

Scott Titsworth