Learn About Institutional Racism So We Don't Fail Our Students

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Yet all the professional development offered, in wealthy communities and poor, in mostly white communities and in communities that are a majority black, few have focused on institutional racism. Why is that important? No matter shifting to STEM or STEAM, a new schedule or integrated subjects, technology integration or grading or not, understanding who we are teaching and knowing the life they live and are heading into is critical.