Fund anti-bias education through a comprehensive diversity plan tied to specific outcomes, student-centered efforts, and redress mechanisms¶

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Description¶

Anti-Bias Education Grant Program funds address education about discrimination, bias, racism, bigotry, prejudice, and hate-motivated actions. The recommended strategy uses the grant to 'prevent, address, and eliminate racism and bias in all California public schools' via 'a comprehensive diversity plan that is tied to specific outcomes that support educator diversity and create more positive school climates.' Diversity strategies include curriculum development exploring hate-motivated actions toward different communities (e.g., LGBTQ+, Latinx, AAPI, Sikh/Muslim/Middle Eastern, Indigenous, African American), integrating student-initiated and student-centered efforts such as climate surveys, focus groups, speaker series, and student-led presentations, professional learning on microaggressions' effects on educators of color, and reporting mechanisms to remedy and redress those effects.

Design Implications¶

Context¶

Requirements¶

• A comprehensive diversity plan tied to specific outcomes supporting educator diversity
• Reporting mechanisms to remedy and redress effects of microaggressions and biased behaviors on educators of color

Constraints¶

• Applies to California public schools through the state Anti-Bias Education Grant Program

Target Learners¶

• Educators, staff, and K-12 students in California public schools

Target Learning Goals¶

• Understanding and combating bias, discrimination, and hate-motivated actions; fostering inclusion and belonging on campus

Related Strategies¶

• Implement ethnic studies curricula with locally grounded development, compensated education partners, and sustained professional learning
• Direct Special Education Learning Recovery Support funds to equitable supports for students with disabilities, with bias training and diverse curriculum review
• Diverse hiring committees and intentional recruitment practices including HBCU/MSI outreach and higher-education partnerships
• Implement anti-bias curricular models with four goals to build culturally relevant, strength-based classrooms

Examples¶

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Key Sources¶

• Region 15 Comprehensive Center at WestEd. (2022). Braiding Funds to Support an Effective and Diverse Educator Workforce. https://eric.ed.gov/?id=ED633297