At Integrated Schools, one of the essential components of our Theory of Change is Advocate: To build a constituency for brave policy. We believe strongly in principles rooted in equity, one such principle being that all kids benefit from a diverse, multiracial teaching corps. And since we know that the majority of teachers across the country are white women, we clearly have a lot of work to do to support Black teachers and help grow our pool of teachers to more accurately represent our student population.
We are excited to announce the next stage in our organizational evolution. We are forming a board of directors and we are looking for volunteers to help shape this next chapter of Integrated Schools.
For many years, Integrated Schools has galvanized around the idea of “building a constituency for brave policy.” But how do we decide what to advocate for? How do we know where to look for answers? In this post, we are sharing a framework for advocacy as well as introducing a new partner in this work who is helping us frame these conversations as we continue to grow our movement.
Summer is here and we want to share some of the work we have been doing internally and organizationally! First, in the spring the Integrated Schools Parent Board embarked on a project to succinctly define our work. We worked tirelessly to answer three basic...
