A School Board Primer: Teaching Race
A School Board Primer: Teaching Race
A School Board Primer: Teaching Race is a guidebook for school boards, parents, community members and educators. Across the United States, school boards have recently become a hotbed of passionate debate over how race is taught in schools. The purpose of this manuscript is to clearly present each issue and guide policy makers on how to navigate these challenging, divisive topics.
In the heated political rancor of our times, issues of race in schools are often presented with false claims and mistruths. This manuscript describes the issues that are driving passions and causing furor at school board meetings. The book explains the misinformation that muddies people’s understanding of each issue; the reality of what is happening in schools, and the legal requirements that schools must follow. The book describes the varied beliefs of parents and communities on these issues, and presents guidelines on how school boards and educators can bridge the oftentimes-wide chasm between what schools must do about teaching race and the beliefs of parents and the community.
A School Board Primer: Teaching Race presents the topic in a simple, clear, and non-academic style. The purpose of the book is initiate dialogue on these issues across the broad political and cultural chasm that divides our school boards and the United States.