YEO Policy Academy Resources

Resources

The following resources have been provided by Justice Matters. These links make up the information from the red reader provided at the policy academy, organized according to the seven themes of the conference. Each reading was recommended for a particular session or plenary. You may access this outline here.

All of the resources are available in downloadable PDF form below.

Section 1- The History of Racial Justice in US Public Schools
Timeline of Racism
Timeline of Language
Scientific Racism
Forgotten History

Section 2- Racial Justice
Racial Justice Report Card
Moving Beyond the Isolated Self

Section 3- High Stakes Testing
Behind the Test Scores
Senior Year Demonstration

Section 4- School to Prison Pipeline
Turning to Each Other
School to Prison Pipeline

Section 5- Critical Pedagogy
Susan Sandler Essay from Reading the World
Popular Education Techniques

Section 6- Racially Just Schools
High Schools for Equity Policy Brief and Report
Alaska Illustration, Justice Matters
Alaska Standards for Culturally Responsive Schools
UNESCO Alaska Standards

Section 7- Community Organizing and Power
Relationships between South LA Parents and Schools- brief and report
Supporting the Education Organizing Movement
Bridging Research and Education Organizing

Building Parent Teacher Partnerships

 

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