On
March 21, 2018, there was a live broadcast
about “Understanding Education Equity- and Achieving it” on a weekly newsletter
I receive from EdSource. One question on the webcast that made me think out
loud when the Sacramento Superintendent voiced that: “…some asked what are we
making up for with this equity?” This
webcast is everything we have been discussing in class; I am excited because this issue is being addressed today. In the webcast was a panel to discuss reform
for closing the gap and ensuring the outcome for equity for all children. The
panel of scholars and practitioners see the need to close the opportunity gap
which even the nation knows exists. Professor Tyrone Howard said:”….the
conversations about equality and equity keep in view the disparity, we should
leave off equality and move forward towards equity”(EdSource, 2018). Howard
said equity makes us face our past and move toward immigrants, ELLs, people of
color; the need to do more for people who have always gotten less and create an
authentic pathway. Communities mirror schools, and schools mirror communities,
both viewed as interrelated. The
superintendent of Sacramento schools Jorge Aquilar explains that:”…tried to
advance equality, screwed up and now we have to move through an equity lens” (EdSource,
2018). Aquilar spoke of having to provide
an additional resource for certain students:
facilities, IT, student support services, and staffing (EdSource, 2018).
Professor Andrea Venezia discussed the
barriers to equity in college, low
expectations for one, and also the bridges created using dual enrollment (EdSource,
2018). Professor Thomas also mentions ECE
as being the front end that can be used to stop the outcomes of the past.
Professor Thomas stated that:” Equality typically expect the one size fits all,” …and how that does not work. This panel was
talking, planning, and moving forward with final
actions towards projects for quality that align with equity.
Reference
EdSource
(21 March 2018). Understanding education equity-and
achieving it.
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