Update: NHCS’ board of Ed passed the Student Voice policy unanimously 7-0. I am ecstatic and so proud of these students’ commitment, persistence, and vision for inclusivity, problem solving, & overall hopeful policy.
#PedagogiesOfHope#NothingAboutThemWithoutThem#StudentVoice
Tonight the New Hanover County Schools #nhcschat, #NCed board of edu will vote on “Policy 4004: Student Voice”, a proposal for authentic & sustainable engagement w/ students, developed by…you guessed it…young people!
Read their policy brilliance here: https://t.co/neY6LYQqja
I am looking for public school districts that have Offices of Equity that have provided updates or presentations to their school boards. Special pref for anywhere you know the work is being done authentically &/or is well established. TIA for any assistance, insight, or RT!
Thanks to my hometown’s @UrbanLeagueCHA, Greensboro, NC’s @RacialEquityREI, and ⭐️ facilitators like @drstroman, I finally got started on the Groundwater training today.
Scope it out for yourself or your institution here:
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Momentum is building around the #AmericanTeacherAct (H.B. 882) which now has 50 co-sponsors and 81 endorsers! This bill is putting real action behind the belief that teachers deserve higher wages. More details in this article from @USATODAY; https://t.co/JvyUXzj8bn
#Teachers
What if our students’ voices were a primary measure for “success” & “achievement” in educational spaces?
Thankyou @NCEDmatters@theNCForum for your intentionality on this topic. Once again, I learn from and am inspired by them.
#studentvoice#NCed#NothingAboutThemWithoutThem
#NCED On the latest @NCEDmatters we were joined by students from New Hanover County as well as @Kayce23Smith and @BettinaUmstead to discuss the importance of student voice.
Watch the full episode now: https://t.co/ruZIrc8X4E
Check out @theNCForum’s @NCEDmatters this wkd to hear brilliant student minds discuss the importance of #studentvoice & a policy they wrote to back that up!
Sat 7:30pm WRAL - Ral/Dur/Fville
Sun 8am FOX 50 - Ral/Dur/Fville
Sun 6:30am & Wed @ 9:30am, UNC-TV’s NC Channel
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