ERIC Number: ED660071
Record Type: Non-Journal
Publication Date: 2024-Sep
Pages: 248
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ISBN: 978-1-68253-913-2
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The Big Lie about Race in America's Schools. Race and Education
Royel M. Johnson, Editor; Shaun R. Harper, Editor
Harvard Education Press
"The Big Lie About Race in America's Schools" delivers a collective response to the challenge of racially charged misinformation, disinformation, and censorship that increasingly permeates and weakens not only US education but also our democracy. In this thought-provoking volume, Royel Johnson and Shaun Harper bring together leading education scholars and educators to confront the weaponized distortions that are currently undermining both public education and racial justice. The experts gathered in this work offer strategies to counter these dangerous trends and uphold truth in education. In focused, practical chapters, the contributors examine efforts both broad and specific, from restrictive education legislation, to book bans, to twisting terminology like Critical Race Theory (CRT) and diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI), that are obscuring truth in public education. They demonstrate how this narrowing of allowable ideas does a disservice to all students and especially to those who are underrepresented in curricula, including students of color and LGBTQ+ students. Ultimately, the book offers clear, actionable insights for educators, policymakers, and advocates who seek solutions that will counter recent trends and transform educational contexts within both K-12 and higher education. Among other actions, this volume advocates strengthening educational alliances through shared leadership, organized collaboration, and parental involvement. It also presents innovative countermeasures to help defend public education.
Descriptors: Educational Administration, Educational Change, Partnerships in Education, Educational Policy, Educational Practices, Educational Principles, Foundations of Education, Racial Discrimination, Racism, Misinformation, Minority Group Students, Civil Rights, Social Justice, Censorship, Inclusion, Educational Legislation, Equal Education, Diversity (Institutional), Curriculum Development, Parent Participation
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Language: English
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