Topic Area: Race and Ethnicity

  • Barbershop Books E-Library

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    A collection of fun storytime videos and diverse, independently published e-books.

  • Reducing Seclusion in Minnesota Schools: A Community-Led Advocacy Success

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    This case study examines a specific challenge and success story in education advocacy: the defense of a critical policy in Minnesota aimed at reducing the use of seclusion in schools. We will explore how EdAllies, a Minnesota-based organization, mobilized a community-led coalition to protect a recently enacted ban on seclusion for young students, highlighting transferable…

  • Amplifying Excellence in Career Education and Development

    Amplifying Excellence in Career Education and Development

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    This resource from Getting Smart explores the growing importance of career education and workforce development in shaping future success. It highlights key strategies for amplifying excellence in career education through innovative partnerships, equitable access, and industry-aligned pathways. Dive into best practices and success stories that are redefining career readiness for students of all backgrounds.  

  • Research-to-Impact Practices

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    Download more than 20 best practices to improve learning experiences, environments, and outcomes for Black and Latinx students with disabilities experiencing poverty.

  • Lesson Plan: Processing Attacks in Israel and the Outbreak of War in the Region

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    This mini-lesson can help you guide your students as they process the loss of life, learn strategies for following breaking news responsibly, and consider how they can take care of themselves and others.

  • Fact Sheet: Advancing Racial Equity in Early Intervention and Preschool Special Education

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    This fact sheet provides key information and supporting evidence about racial disparities and inequities for young children with a disability, and questions for state and local leaders seeking to advance equity for all children with disabilities and their families.

  • Unlocking Futures: Youth with Learning Disabilities & the Juvenile Justice System

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    Unlocking Futures is a comprehensive report that discusses issues surrounding youth with learning disabilities and the juvenile justice system. The report also offers policy recommendations to improve these issues moving forward.

  • Stereotype Threat Overview

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    In our society, there are many stereotypes that exist about the academic abilities of learners based on characteristics such as their race, gender, disability, and socioeconomic status. Stereotype Threat suggests that people may underperform in many academic areas, including math, when faced with this prospect of being judged.

  • Data Needs to Best Support ELL Students

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    This webinar examines the educational policies in place to identify and service multilingual learners and discuss what is still needed for a robust data landscape to guide educators, districts, and states in supporting their immigrant origin student population.

  • Partner With BIPOC Youth to Make School Better For Everyone

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    By listening to, partnering with, and supporting the leadership of students — particularly students who are most marginalized in the current system — we can identify and eliminate practices that cause harm and create learning environments that are responsive to all students.