Watch part 1 of this series with Derris Hawkins-Smith:
Session 1: How COVID-19 Placed a Spotlight on the Inequalities in America’s School System
The COVID-19 pandemic exposed—and widened—a number of critical gaps in the American education system, as the closing of many underserved schools impacted remote students with limited access to Wi-Fi, lack of school lunch, lack of parental supervision, and little funding, to name just a few of the challenges. In this first part of a two-session webinar series, expert Derris Hawkins-Smith offers an insightful look at these very real opportunity gaps, including his ideas on what can be improved—and how.
Understanding Racial Literacy in the U.S.: Content for Students, Faculty, and Librarians Are your students and patrons discussing the Black Lives Matter movement—and the critical issues it raises such as racism, diversity, civil rights, protests, freedom of expression, and global citizenship? To offer educators insightful background and context on these vital topics, we’ve compiled relevant content available in Infobase resources—take a look today.
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