Courageous Conversations About Race : Field Guide for Achieving Equity in Schools
Examining the achievement gap through the prism of race, the authors explain how to use "courageous conversations" to create a learning community that promotes academic parity.
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"Glenn Singleton and Curtis Linton have offered us an important book that provides us with empirical data and well-constructed exercises to help us think through the ways that race affects our lives and our professional practices. My sincere desire is that after you have had an opportunity to read this volume you will, indeed, engage in some courageous conversations about race." -Gloria Ladson-Billings, Professor University of Wisconsin-Madison Author, The Dreamkeepers ". . . challenges educators to talk in honest and open ways about race and provides various tools to stimulate and inform the conversation. Singleton and Linton remind us that the achievement gap will not be eliminated until we learn to talk about race in ways that build bridges of understanding that lead to effective action." -Dennis Sparks, Executive Director National Staff Development Council Deepen your understanding of racial factors in academic performance and discover new strategies for closing the achievement gap! Educators are acutely aware of the statistical gaps in achievement between different racial groups. Considering the rapidly changing racial composition of student populations, how can educators reach a level of cultural proficiency necessary to eliminate this disparity? Examining the achievement gap through the prism of race, this comprehensive text explains the need for candid, courageous conversations about race so that educators may understand why performance inequity persists, and learn how they can develop a curriculum that promotes true academic parity. To help guide policy analysis andinstructional reform, the authors present a systemwide plan for transforming schools and districts. Practical features of this book include: Implementation exercises Prompts, language, and tools that support profound discussion Activities and checklists for administrators Action steps for creating an equity teamOnly when educators have established both a language and a process for addressing the intersection of race and achievement, will they be able to restructure their schools in ways which improve student performance and fulfill the promise that every child has a right to learn regardless of their race, culture, or class. See Facilitator's Guide to Courageous Conversations About Race
Foreword Preface Acknowledgments About the Authors1. Breaking the Silence: Ushering in Courageous Conversation About Race Part I. Passion: An Essential Characteristic of Anti-Racist Leadership2. What's So Courageous About This Conversation?3. Why Race?4. Agreeing to Talk About Race Part II. Practice: The Foundation of Anti-Racist Leadership5. The First Condition: Getting Personal Right Here and Right Now6. The Second Condition: Keeping the Spotlight on Race7. The Third Condition: Engaging Multiple Racial Perspectives8. The Fourth Condition: Keeping Us All at the Table9. The Fifth Condition: What Do You Mean By "Race"?10. The Sixth Condition: Let's Talk About Whiteness Part III. Persistence: The Key to Anti-Racist Leadership11. How Anti-Racist Leaders Close the Achievement Gap12. Exploring a Systemic Framework for Closing the Racial Achievement Gap13. Using Courageous Conversation to Achieve Equity in Schools Resource: Racism and the Achievement Gap References Index
\ Gloria Ladson-Billings"The beauty of this volume is that it is designed to help lay people—teachers, administrators, parents, community leaders, and even university professors—begin to engage in the emotionally and psychically difficult conversations about race. Glenn Singleton and Curtis Linton have offered us an important book that provides us with empirical data and well-constructed exercises to help us think through the ways that race affects our lives and our professional practices. My sincere desire is that after you have had an opportunity to read this volume you will, indeed, engage in some courageous conversations about race."\ \ \ \ \ Dennis Sparks"Challenges educators to talk in honest and open ways about race, and provides various tools to stimulate and inform the conversation. Singleton and Linton remind us that the achievement gap will not be eliminated until we learn to talk about race in ways that build bridges of understanding that lead to effective action."\ \ \ Monte C. Moses"Given the sensitive issues of race in our nation, schools and school leaders need tools that can illuminate the concerns, guide the discussions, and generate momentum for growth and change. This book provides the tools and resources needed to move from open dialogue to meaningful action that can make excellence and equity in schools a reality."\ \ \ \ \ Yvette M. Irving"Talking about race and its effect on academic achievement remains one of the most elusive conversations today.In their new book, Singleton and Linton help educators understand and engage in the discourse around race that affects the success of any curriculum, instructional methodology, or program implementation.The book's exercises and prompts assists school and district leadership teams in articulating those innate behaviors, beliefs, and attitudes that impair our ability to be effective in closing the racial achievement gap.I am encouraged to know that educators will be empowered and supported as we develop our personal capacity to address one of the most crucial elements of our society: the education of our children."\ \ \ \ \ SMSG Newsletter"This is an important book that challenges one to think critically about the effects of race and student achievement. It is an invitation to sustain a strong desire for fairness and equity for all children."\ \ \ \ \ Hugh B. Price"In an era when America seems content to sweep candid talk of race under the rug, Courageous Conversations About Race recognizes that denial isn’t a prescription for interracial tolerance and social progress. The authors provide thoughtful educators with innovative instructional tools to successfully navigate the most robustly diverse nation on earth."\ \ \ \ \ Curriculum Connections"Singleton and Linton challenge educators to move beyond recognizing the existence of a racial achievement gap and to develop strategies to eliminate it."\ \
