Racial Equity & Healing
It takes more than just a focus on standards and data to create an engaging, joyful community where every student can thrive and knows they belong.
The institutional racism present in schools is both structural—including school and district policies, procedures, and practices—and relational— including adult and student mindsets, beliefs, and attitudes. Traditional education reform focuses on treating the symptoms of inequity without addressing the root cause. Often, we rely on the “achievement gap” alone to inform strategy, resulting in short-term solutions that leave systemic racism in place. There are numerous school districts that embrace diversity, equity, and inclusion work but lack the expertise to apply an anti-racism lens to their programming/instruction and internal processes which subsequently causes harm to BIPOC (Black, Indigenous, and People of Color) students and communities.
Integrating anti-racist mindsets, policies and classroom practices
ANet supports schools and districts towards racial equity and healing with an approach grounded in research, a deep-rooted sense of compassion and customized to your unique context and needs. Through a multi-year partnership, we will empower your entire community with the tools and training to address mindsets, develop and implement anti-racist organizational standards, a strategic plan, and success measurements, leading to anti-racist classroom and school practices.
“Keep doing what you are doing...I know there have been other initiatives (Culturally Responsive Teaching, etc.)...However, this is the FIRST that actually addresses the root of the problem.”
Both our internal and external work is led by our Anti-Racism and Culture Team, a racially and ethnically diverse coalition of educators who represent the communities we serve and have deep experience in community development.