70 years after Brown: Resources for educators
This year, the nation marks the 70th anniversary of the U.S. Supreme Court’s historic Brown v. Board of Education decision. On May 17, 1954, the high court unanimously ruled that racially segregated public schools were unconstitutional, and that separate schools for Black and White students were inherently unequal in the opportunities they provided.
The Equity Assistance Center-South, based at the Southern Education Foundation (SEF), presents the following resources to assist educators with teaching about the historic decision and its impact, along with resources to help schools address remaining disparities.
From the EAC-South resource library:
Best Practices for Serving English Language Learners and Their Families
Guiding Principles for Creating Safe, Inclusive, Supportive, and Fair School Climates
Webinars from the EAC-South:
EAC-S Webinar VI: Collaborating with Families
On March 14, 2024, the EAC-South held this webinar with The Center for Black Educator Development, the sixth in a six-part series on educational justice.
EAC-S Webinar V: Building Culturally Validating and Affirming Relationships
On March 5, 2024, the EAC-South and The Center For Black Educator Development held this webinar, the fifth in a six-part series on educational justice.
Understanding the Tenets and Nuances of Microaggressions
On January 29, 2024, the EAC-South presented an important discussion for educators on addressing microaggressions and building more inclusive classrooms for all.
How Schools Can Make Discipline More Equitable: Stories from the South
Looking for strategies to make student discipline practices more equitable in your school? Need actionable steps to create sustainable buy-in from leadership? Hear from educators pursuing these strategies in this EAC-South webinar.
ADDITIONAL RESOURCES FROM OTHER ORGANIZATIONS:
- Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC)
- Education Week
- The Legal Defense Fund
- The Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights
- National Museum of African American History and Culture
- National Center for Civil and Human Rights
- National Civil Rights Museum
- Learning for Justice- SPLC
- Open Educational Resources Commons
- PBS Learning Media
- ReadWriteThink
- Smithsonian’s History Explorer
- TED-Ed
- National Constitution Center
- National Archives
- Council on Foreign Relations
- Edutopia
- Fullbright Teacher Exchanges
- Massachusetts Civic Learning Coalition
- National Council for the Social Studies