With issues of racial injustice dominating national and state discourse, policymakers' attention has been drawn to state social studies curriculum and the importance of ensuring that all students see their identity reflected in their learning. Join us as we discuss how state policymakers have worked to navigate the politics of adopting new social studies curriculum and build consensus around the way students interact with our nation’s complex history.
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Coronavirus-related campus closures in 2020 forced policymakers and postsecondary institutions to recognize food insecurity as a systemic issue afflicting today’s college students. National resource experts, a policymaker, and a student leader will discuss the challenges affecting food insecure community colleges and the best practices to support student needs.
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As the fight for gender equity in education policy and leadership continues, we must examine the obstacles faced by Black women in education leadership and elected office. Black women often face dual burdens lived at the intersection of their race and gender identity, frequently subjected to lower compensation, microagressions, and a slew of other insults not faced by their male peers or white female colleagues. In this webinar, hear from resource experts about the discrimination faced by Black women in education spaces and how the field can address this long legacy of asking so much, while providing so little.
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When examining the barriers and obstacles faced by students of color, Asian American students and community members are often overlooked. Due to the prevalence of the Model Minority Myth, American society has long neglected the needs of Asian American students, falsely asserting that their academic experiences mirror that of white peers and thus, they don't need our attention. In the wake of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, it is abundantly clear that Asian American students face discrimination, bias, and hate at alarming rates. In this webinar, we'll hear from resource experts on the challenges, successes, and needs of America’s diverse Asian American students.
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Systemic inequities are real and continue to be a challenge across the early childhood education system. Although the problems in unequal access, availability, and treatment are universal across the education system, state leaders are creating solutions to infuse equity in system reform. In this webinar, hear from state early childhood leaders within state departments of education, highlighting strategies taken to infuse equitable practices across state systems.
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COVID-19 has provided a number of disruptions to the educator pipeline, and many experts around the country have expressed concern around teacher shortages and teacher preparation gaps in the coming years. This panel will discuss challenges states have been facing in maintaining and strengthening their teacher pipelines and best practices for creating strong teacher frameworks in the long term.
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We are celebrating our 20th anniversary! Each week on our timeline we reveal one year of work at The Hunt Institute, and this week brings us to 2005. Follow along on social media as well as we celebrate the past, present, and future of The Institute.
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The latest episode of our new podcast series, As Yet Untold, is out now! Former Mississippi Governor Phil Bryant (2011-2019) joined Dr. Javaid Siddiqi to discuss growing up in rural Mississippi during the civil rights movement, his challenges and triumphs with dyslexia, and his work in education during his time as governor.
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