The below statement was written by Ethnic Studies Advisory Group in Seattle in an urgent defense of their program. This group, comprised of a majority of womxn of color, has been doing vital work to create Ethnic Studies curriculum and guide the implementation of Ethnic Studies for the Seattle Public Schools. And yet Ethnic Studies …
A new report from the ACLU, using the most recent federal data collected by the U.S. Department of Education in 2015-16, found that: 1.7 million students are in schools with police but no counselors. 3 million students are in schools with police but no nurses. 6 million students are in schools with police but no school …
The Seattle Public Schools recently wrote the below article about the powerful pedagogy of local educators who are piloting a new Ethnic Studies program. The Ethnic Studies initiative in the Seattle Public Schools is the result of an on going movement that was birthed from the Black Lives Matter At School action last school year. …
Continue reading Ethnic Studies In Seattle: A look inside the classrooms of antiracist educators
by Jesse Hagopian Educators in America know all too well that the school-to-prison pipeline is not just a political catchphrase. Those who work with students of color know this pipeline is as real as any other. “It extends across this country,” says Seattle educator, attorney, and organizer Nikkita Oliver. This is why from February …
Continue reading #BlackLivesMatterAtSchool is a National Uprising for Racial Justice
By Jesse Hagopian First published by The Progressive magazine. From disproportionate discipline rates to its hyper-segregated schools, Seattle is a tough place to be for students of color. The city has an alarming pattern of segregation both between and within schools, and when the district was investigated by the Department of Education, it was found …
Continue reading Ethnic Studies Now!: Seattle students ask, “Why aren’t we learning this in school?”
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