Dear Morningside Center friends,

In this issue, we share a new lesson on wealth disparity, as well as our Self and Community Care Bundle, and some interesting articles.

Also, we just want to send a thank you out to NYC educators joining us for the first week of summer trainings!

Many thanks to our amazing NYC DOE partners!

Rule by the Rich: How This Impacts Us

This lesson examines the increasing wealth disparity between government representatives and the people they serve. Students read and share their ideas about lack of working-class representation in government and how this impacts lawmaking policy at all levels.

Self & Community Care Bundle

Self-care isn’t a selfish act – it’s an integral part of building a community. We can’t be available for others, or begin to address the challenges we face, if we are feeling overwhelmed, stressed out, or freaked out ourselves.

We have collected a range of approaches and activities that will support you and your students (or children) in practicing self-care and community care. 

Also check out our on-demand webinar: Self-Care and Communal Care for Ourselves and Our Students

What We're Reading

6 Fun Ways to Support Your Kids’ Social Emotional Learning This Summer (in English and Spanish)

"Summer is a time for fun and hopefully some rest (these tired moms are claiming it)! It’s also an opportunity to continue nurturing academic knowledge and social and emotional learning (SEL) skills." By Pascale Small & Shirley Irizarry at CASEL

PROOF POINTS: Asian American students lose more points in an AI essay grading study — but researchers don’t know why

"Researchers are starting to document how AI bias manifests in unexpected ways. Inside the research and development arm of the giant testing organization ETS, which administers the SAT, a pair of investigators pitted man against machine in evaluating more than 13,000 essays written by students in grades 8 to 12. They discovered that the AI model that powers ChatGPT penalized Asian American students more than other races and ethnicities in grading the essays." By Jill Barshay at the Hechinger Report

How to Let Your Values Guide You as a School Leader

"These reflections reinforce a leader’s reason why. It can be easy to forget that 'why' while immersed in the work, but reflection can help keep us motivated and moving forward, especially during challenging times. Reflective practice is necessary to grow, evolve, and lead with confidence as a school leader."

By Damia C. Thomas at Education Week

“The cure for burnout isn’t and can’t be self care. It has to be all of us caring for each other.”

– Emily and Amelia Nagoski