263 - Kaleb Rashad on Race and Education in America

<p><span style="font-family: Cambria, serif;">In this special episode, Tom Vander Ark is speaking with Kaleb Rashad, a leading voice in education and the Director of Creative Leadership at the High Tech High Graduate School of Education.</span></p> <p> </p> <p><span style="font-family: Cambria, serif;">Over the past 10 years, Kaleb has worked with diverse communities to co-create equity-driven, liberatory school cultures characterized by student-centered pedagogy, trust-rich relationships, and creative leadership practices. Prior to High Tech High, Kaleb taught middle school math and science and served as the site administrator in two middle schools and two elementary schools.</span></p> <p> </p> <p><span style="font-family: Cambria, serif;">In their discussion together, Tom and Kaleb speak about race and education in America. They center their discussion around the current Black Lives Matter movement and the inequity many young black Americans face in regards to their education. Kaleb shares his thoughts around the racism problem in America, the inequality black people are facing in accessing health care and education, the power of place and the intersectionality of justice in education, current sources of inequity in education, and more. Kaleb and Tom also briefly touch on the important decisions education leaders will have to be making in the next 60 days with the schools opening up back in the fall.</span></p> <p> </p> <p><span style="font-family: Cambria, serif;"><strong>Key Takeaways:</strong></span></p> <p><span style="font-family: Cambria, serif;">[:10] About today’s episode with Kaleb Rashad.</span></p> <p><span style="font-family: Cambria, serif;">[:36] Tom welcomes Kaleb to the podcast and Kaleb shares his thoughts around the current goings-on and how he has been educating his children on these topics.</span></p> <p><span style="font-family: Cambria, serif;">[2:35] Kaleb speaks about BLM, white supremacy, and the history of racism in America.</span></p> <p><span style="font-family: Cambria, serif;">[9: