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BEING FORWARD

Let's ensure that equity includes English learners

By Leigh Wall
Categories: English learners, Outcomes, Reaching all students
April 2019
Vol. 40 No. 2
Learning Forward has always been committed to educational equity, and we recently affirmed and strengthened this commitment by prioritizing equity in our mission statement. Making equity part of our mission means more than putting words on paper. It means weaving it into our daily work of consulting with districts, leading conferences and networks, producing field-shaping publications, and working with educators and students. It also means examining our personal and organizational beliefs about the concept of equity. Because we are each shaped by our unique experiences as well as collective ones, it is not surprising that we do not all have identical definitions of equity. As educators, we have a shared understanding that equity relates to fairness and our moral and professional obligation to ensure that

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Leigh Wall

Leigh Wall is president of Learning Forward.



Categories: English learners, Outcomes, Reaching all students

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