CBMA/CGLR Alignment Initiative“Focus on the Fourth”

July 11, 2013

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How race “fits” with other features of diversity…

“Intersectionality”with:ClassGenderSexual orientationDifferential abilities

Foreground/background lens Race too often the first to “slip

off the table”

Our Point of ViewOur Approach: Racial Equity

(focused on policies and practices)

Other Valuable Approaches:• Prejudice reduction, anti-racism• Healing and reconciliation• Diversity/multiculturalism• Civic engagement

3 Core Tools for “Race Informed” Work

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What’s Race Got to Do With It?

deep data analysis & intervention identification

Racial Equity Impact Analysis

insurance that intervention is likely to close

racial gaps

How to Talk About Race

communications that keep race on

the table and people at the

table

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 SuccessSummer Learning

Early School Attendance

Services & Supports

We provide racial/ethnic equity…• Training• Technical Assistance• Coaching• Strategic Planning Development & Review• Research and Document Review

THANK YOU!www.racemattersinstitute.org

Contact info@racemattersinstitute.org

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