Educational Equity Emancipation
“We have to do better”… That’s Dr. Almitra Berry’s heart-felt answer when asked about educating children from diverse cultural and language backgrounds.
Dr. Berry has a strong message for educators and school system leaders who don’t understand that cultural differences can profoundly affect the quality of education these children experience…
“You have children with failing test scores. You have teachers who want to teach but aren’t given the freedom or allowed to use the tools and strategies they need. You have teachers leaving the profession in droves.
And you have tax-paying parents who are very dissatisfied with their children’s education but don’t know how to effect change.”
In other words, our education system has a crisis on its hands. And this crisis affects all of us, not just teachers and those in the educational establishment.
It’s a crisis we must address if we’re going to have an exceptional nation with school systems free of systemic oppression.
We need to take it to heart. We need to act on Dr. Berry’s message. It’s a message she’s deeply passionate about.
As an educator, speaker, and author, she focuses on the education of the most historically marginalized: culturally and linguistically diverse learners.
She has worked diligently for over 30 years to help marginalized learners, learners of color, of linguistic and cultural diversity in low-wealth urban school districts, experience higher academic achievements.
Dr. Berry is on a mission. A mission bigger than herself. A mission to change the conversation happening around the topics of education, equity, and intellectual emancipation for culturally and linguistically diverse learners.
But she can’t do it alone. So she’s looking for leaders to join her. Is that you?
If you’re nodding your head and saying “Yes!” as you read this, we invite you to subscribe and listen to The Educational Equity, Emancipation Podcast.
Educational Equity Emancipation
Episode 83: High-Stakes Testing and Education Equity
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🎙️ Join the insightful discussion on education equity in the latest episode of "3E Podcast" with Dr. Almitra Berry.
đź“š Uncover the impact of high-stakes testing on students and explore essential topics:
- Assessment Flaws and Biases: Dr. Berry delves into the flaws and biases of high-stakes reading tests, emphasizing the need for assessments designed to compare students globally.
- Education Equity in the US: Discover the lack of diversity in standardized test creators and curriculum developers, leading to biased assessments and inconsistent instruction.
- Equitable Practices for Diverse Learners: Gain insights into promoting equitable instructional practices for Culturally and Linguistically Diverse Learners, focusing on foundational skills and wide reading.
- Multilingual Education Advocacy: Dr. Berry advocates for multilingual education, drawing inspiration from successful models in Europe and Asia.
Be part of the change—attend local school board meetings, advocate for equity, and stay informed. Subscribe for more empowering discussions on education.
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