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CBMA/CGLR Alignment Initiative “Focus on the Fourth” July 11, 2013. How race “fits” with other features of diversity…. “ Intersectionality”with : Class Gender Sexual orientation Differential abilities Foreground/background lens
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CBMA/CGLR Alignment Initiative “Focus on the Fourth” July 11, 2013
How race “fits” with other features of diversity… • “Intersectionality”with: • Class • Gender • Sexual orientation • Differential abilities • Foreground/background lens • Race too often the first to “slip off the table”
Our Point of View Our Approach: Racial Equity (focused on policies and practices) Other Valuable Approaches: • Prejudice reduction, anti-racism • Healing and reconciliation • Diversity/multiculturalism • Civic engagement
Third-Grade Reading Proficiency and Black Males:Mapping Disparities
Black Male Achievement Issue Briefs provide… • A communications frame • A list of contributing factors to inequities • Proven strategies for raising the bar and closing the gap Early Reading Success Summer Learning Early School Attendance
Services & Supports We provide racial/ethnic equity… • Training • Technical Assistance • Coaching • Strategic Planning Development & Review • Research and Document Review
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