Innovative Ways Forward

What if every child could access quality K-12 education regardless of race, poverty status, or zip code?

On this page, you will find links to various organizations that are doing the work to turn this into a reality.

Culturally Responsive School Leadership Academy

BARR Same Students. Same Teachers. Better Results.

Resources to Support Children’s Emotional Well-Being Amid Anti-Black Racism, Racial Violence, and Trauma

Helping Children of Color Heal From Collective Trauma

Choosing to see the racial stress that afflicts our Black students 

Education Pioneers: Five Strategies for Advancing Racial Equity in Public Education

Acknowledging and Coping with Racial Trauma

How will you advance the conversation?

Explore some of the resources below to find out more about the various avenues to civic engagement, political participation, and racial justice work.

Join the call for action.

  • Check out the Reimagine Minnesota initiative by the Association for Metropolitan School Districts. This initiative provides a comprehensive direction for schools to reimagine and reinvent themselves in ways that better support students and communities.

Connect with policymakers

Consider contacting your representatives to let them know you want students impacted by racial trauma to be supported in the schools: click here for a guide on how to contact your elected officials, and click here for a guide on what to write to them.

Leverage the research

Draw from evidence-based practices to advance the conversation on racial trauma’s impact on students and find ways to overcome it.

How will you incorporate these lessons into your classroom?