We hope that you missed us, because we are back for a new school year and some big adventures. But this year isn’t about doing things like we always have. It is time to change it up. Read on to find out how we plan to do that.
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After concluding a school year that seemed like it might never end, we are taking a hiatus from the blog for a few weeks. We’ll spend the time brainstorming and planning for the year to come—and planning some new blog series and authors for you!
Read MoreEducation is rife with racial and gender inequities, and the intersection of those two can often feel overwhelming. However, we sometimes get some news that seems uncharacteristically positive. This week, we got some of those headlines. Secretary of Education Cardona is about to have a busy month—he will begin rollbacks of DeVos policies and institute more protections for lots of students. This week, we break down a few components of the Cardona agenda: good, questionable, and unclear.
Read MoreIf you are interested in doing document analysis, policy analysis, or professional development around gender disparity in your school, please reach out to us. We are looking forward to working with you in 2021!
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About a year and a half ago, we wrote that DeVos—left unchecked—was likely to undermine Title IX processes and definitions that were instituted to protect victims and encourage them to come forward. On May 6th, the current administration revised Title IX laws in several important and discouraging ways. Wendy Murphy, a professor of sexual violence law who sued DeVos in 2017, calls this revision “a bad turn”.
Read MoreLauren and Amy are traveling for the next two weeks so there will not be a new blog post. Instead, they'll be brainstorming and planning for the year to come - and planning some new blog series and authors for you!
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