Hope for Students

Did you know that 35 million students are in schools with police, but without key support staff like counselors or nurses?

We want EVERY child to have medical and mental health care and a community of adults who are responding to their needs.

Let a Child Be a Child | The Expectations Project Visit the post for more.

Over 100,000 Black teachers were fired, dismissed, or demoted in the years immediately following Brown v. Board of Education.

We know that Black teachers benefit students and we're long overdue for policies that strengthen the Black teacher pipeline.

Why Black Teachers Matter - Non Profit News | Nonprofit Quarterly A new study shows that Black boys are less likely to be unnecessarily placed in special education when they are taught by Black teachers.

"However, efforts to harden schools have proven to be ineffective in increasing school safety. Research shows that school hardening doesn’t make students safer and, in fact, has been linked to negative effects on school climate and academic outcomes.

So, while many policymakers and districts leaders tout their tightened security measures, the truth is that they’re often just for show rather than real impact. More concerning, these harmful practices are disproportionately used in communities that have high proportions of students of color and students from low-income backgrounds."

The Case for Increasing School Safety by Investing in Student Mental Health - The Education Trust As students return to in-person learning, school safety is a top concern. But increased security doesn't lead to student well-being and safety.

Investing in the Mental and Emotional Well-Being of Students | The Expectations Project This month at TEP we are honing in on our Policy Priority Areas. We want to share why each is important to realizing our dream of quality education for all God’s children. We also want to share how…

Safe Schools for Students | The Expectations Project This summer we spent time together in lament – honoring our grief over the unimaginable harm students have endured. We also told the truth about gun violence and began to name what it will ta…

On Gun Violence | The Expectations Project If we want a beloved community, we must stand for justicebell hooks The proliferation of gun culture and violence in the United States of America has exacted a devastating toll on our students, fam…

Supreme Court backs a high school coach's right to pray on the 50-yard line The 6-to-3 decision is the latest example of the court's conservative supermajority requiring more accommodation for religion in public schools and less separation between church and state.

Lament: The Practice of Expressing Grief | The Expectations Project Lament is what happens when people ask, “Why?” and don’t get an answer. It’s where we get to when we move beyond our self-centered worry about our sins and failings and look more broadly at the suf…

I’m going live today @3:20pm EST with my friend and President of , Zakiya Jackson to discuss implicit bias and how we can support students so that they are no longer surviving but thriving ✨

Turn on your notifications and set a reminder or whatever the cool kids say 🤷🏾‍♀️🤣

P.S. y’all know I rarely ever go live so you know this is a cause that’s near and dear to my heart. See y’all soon!

At The Expectations Project, we nurture a tender dream, that of a world where a child is safe — emotionally, physically, spiritually and mentally — every time they walk into or log onto school for the day.

Today, we launch the Let a Child Be a Child Campaign. We adults often expect unreasonable, inappropriate, and even cruel things from children, whether they are 2 years old or 16 years old. Black, Brown, and marginalized students are punished instead of supported and met with violence when they need compassion. We must create safe spaces for every student in every classroom.

We continue to dream of a new world as we support and mobilize activism around policy changes that improve the material conditions of all marginalized students.



www.letachild.org

Let a Child Be a Child | The Expectations Project Visit the post for more.

"Many districts and schools continue to believe they can hire their way out of the teacher diversity problem—if they acknowledge it’s a problem at all—and fail to take on the hard work of transforming school culture."

Why we could soon lose even more Black Teachers America has long had a teacher diversity problem, and the strains of the last two years are poised to make it worse

“It is a perilous moment for young people. If you’re approaching it with the same zero-tolerance philosophy that has guided schools for 70 years, then you’re certainly going to see a number of fallouts from it.” - Andrew Hairston

School administrators face tough calls as pandemic affects student behavior School administrators are navigating difficult questions in responding to student discipline issues, including violence, in the face of the pandemic.

“If we don’t call the thing what it is, we lose the impact of being able to directly pinpoint — and then as a result, challenge — the structures that reinforce systemic racism and systemic sexism.”

Critical race theory laws are cutting short classroom conversations Exactly how to avoid running afoul of the laws remains fuzzy to many teachers.

"As written, the prohibitions are either solutions searching for a problem or are written in such a vague and confusing way that teachers have no idea what content or what conduct may or may not be covered."

'You're Not Going To Teach About Race. You're Going To Go Ahead and Keep Your Job.' Educators in Oklahoma say a new law restricting classroom conversations about race and racism is causing widespread confusion and fear.

"Unlike previous desegregation efforts, which typically required children of color to travel to white schools, officials are asking white families to help do the integrating — a newer approach being embraced by a small group of urban districts around the country."

In Minneapolis Schools, White Families Are Asked to Help Do the Integrating In a citywide overhaul, a beloved Black high school was rezoned to include white students from a richer neighborhood. It has been hard for everyone.

“These institutions are going to have to stand up for something. They’re going to have to stand up for the Black experience. They’re going to have to stand up for the truth."

The Missing Voices In The Panic Over Critical Race Theory Virginia’s Black families say their views have been sidelined in the uproar over teaching about race and racism in schools.

We want to live in a world in which we take care of those who care for our children.

Social and Emotional Supports for Educators During and After the Pandemic As K-12 districts and schools plan for recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic, it is essential that providing social and emotional supports for educators is a key part of the conversation.

Campaigns like Hope for Students help The Expectations Project get the word about about our work and make a difference for kids. What can The Expectations Project do with $2? A whole lot!
Our work is about getting the word out, and a monthly sustainer donation can make a huge difference in expanding our reach.
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We gather voices to build power at TEP every. single. day.

"Most of the time, my students are the ones who want to talk about race and gender, because these are the issues they deal with in their everyday lives. It helps them make sense of what they witness when they step outside school, like police brutality, mass incarceration, and the school-to-prison pipeline. It also helps them understand themselves, their communities, and each other."

School is For Learning - Including Learning About Race and Gender A student and two teachers in Oklahoma share how a new censorship bill has curtailed important discussions about race and gender in the classroom.

When K-12 public schools are underfunded, students' experiences, opportunities, and resources available to them are severely limited.

Listen to kids, educators, and community members discuss the impact that this lack of investment has on their lives.

How the Underfunding of K-12 Public Schools Impacts Students, Educators, and Families Students, educators, and family members describe how the underfunding of K-12 public schools has negatively impacted their experiences, and the opportunities...

School support staff do not deserve to be attacked for doing their job in a difficult time. They deserve support, respect, and adequate funding.

Too many students are in schools without adequate support staff like counselors, nurses, and psychiatrists.

‘They See Us as the Enemy’: School Nurses Battle Covid-19, and Angry Parents School nurses, who were already stretched thin before the pandemic, say that they are overworked and overwhelmed.

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