Killer Rabbit 90The LA Fires Exposed the Inequity at the Heart of GoFundMe https://theintercept.com/2025/01/24/gofundme-la-eaton-fire-altadena-disaster-crowdfunding/ #LosAngelesWildfires #RacialBias #RacialInequity #GoFundMe #fundraising
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Journeys In Film🌞 For Summer Learning Week, we're highlighting our Just Mercy webinar at Share My Lesson to deepen your skills for teaching with film. The film tells the true story of young lawyer Bryan Stevenson and his crusade to exonerate Walter McMillian, a Black man unjustly convicted for murder. The webinar explores strategies for culturally responsive teaching to support working with students on difficult and crucially important topics like inequities in criminal justice.
Who this is for: Teachers of Grades 9-12
Cost: Free
When: Available On Demand
PD Credit: One hour
Learn more https://sharemylesson.com/webinars/inequity-criminal-justice-teaching-film-just-mercy
#Education #Edutooters #K12 #K16 #TeacherTraining #TeacherPD #TeacherEducation #TeacherDevelopment #Webinar #CriminalJustice #CriminalJusticeReform #RacialInjustice #RacialInequity #SentencingDisparities #SocialJustice #WorldDayForInternationalJustice @edutooters
Inequity in Criminal Justice: Teaching the film "Just Mercy"
Inequity in Criminal Justice: Teaching the film "Just Mercy" lesson plan template and teaching resources. Eileen Mattingly, Director of Education, Journeys in Film Jamor Gaffney, Principal Consultant for The Glasgow Group Wednesday, March 24, 2021 7:00PM EDT FREE
Pascale MTLSenior #Toronto cop, Supt. Stacy Clarke, says she helped Black officers cheat to fight structural #racism #police #Canada
In her explanatory letter to professional standards, she wrote: “I’ve had to prove myself over and over to all the naysayers and doubters who believe my ascent through the ranks is solely due to the colour of my skin. I’ve had to jump through hoops that were created just for me.” #RacialInequity #BlackMastodon #BlackFedi
‘A desperate effort to level the playing field’: Senior Toronto cop says she helped Black officers cheat to fight structural racism
<p>“I decided that if the opportunity presented itself, I would assist the candidates and make a desperate effort to level the playing field,” Supt. Stacy Clarke said.</p>
beSpacificYes. Rates of #mentalhealth problems have continually increased among young people over the past 15 years, regardless of how you measure it: In 2021, 42% of U.S. #highschool students reported “persistent feelings of #sadness or #hopelessness,” up from 28% in 2011. The increase was especially dramatic among #girls. https://yourlocalepidemiologist.substack.com/p/mental-health-and-social-media-among #socialmedia #teens #violence #socialpressures #politics #opiods #ClimateCrisis #racialinequity
Houston Public MediaThe Texas Education Agency is seizing control of the largest school district in the state. For both supporters and opponents of the takeover, race and class plays an undeniable central role in the move.
#Education #EducationNews #Houston #InDepth #Local #News #Schools #TTN #InequityInEducation #RaceAndClassInEducation #RacialInequity #SchoolSegregation #SegregationInHoustonSchools #TEAHISDTakeover #TexasEducationAgency #WestUniversityElementarySchool #WheatleyHighSchool
Considering race, class and power in Texas Education Agency’s takeover of Houston Independent School District
The Texas Education Agency is seizing control of the largest school district in the state. For both supporters and opponents of the takeover, race and class plays an undeniable central role in the move.
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