Expanding on the Racial Opportunity Cost framework, as presented in a previous Equity Spotlight Podcast, Dr. Venzant Chambers invited a panel of professors, parents, and students to discuss their experience with Racial Opportunity Costs, particularly in relation to the Black Lives Matter movement.

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What Racial Opportunity Costs (ROC) Means for Black Lives in Schools

This Equity Spotlight Podcast is based on the authors’ qualitative research paper, in which they synthesized studies from 2006 to 2018 about students' experiences. Specifically, the authors discuss students' experiences, how students made sense of their disability labels within the education system, and how they negotiate—and potentially challenge—these labels within school settings.

Educational Experiences of Students with Multiply-Marginalized Identities: A Qualitative Research Synthesis of Disability Research

In this Equity Spotlight Podcast, the authors discuss the experiences that Joyce has had as a Black mother whose son is in Special Education. We highlight the intersectional issues of disability and race when advocating for fair treatment of Black youth in the K-12 public school system. Coming from different positions allows us to confirm that these occurrences are not situational, but common within the education systems, violating regulations of the education system.

Using Positionality to Amplify a Black Mother's Voice [in Special Education]

The purpose of this Equity Spotlight Podcast is to counter the pervasive stereotypes about Black fathers, specifically as it relates to their lack of involvement in their children's education. The goals of this podcast are to discuss: (1) Black fathers’ relationships with schools; (2) how Black fathers engage in K-12 schools; and, (3) how schools create barriers for Black fathers.

Collateral Consequences: Hindering the Engagement of Black Fathers in K-12 Educational Settings

This Equity Spotlight Podcast highlights issues of school choice and the ways that cases like Benton Harbor can help school districts understand the historical constraints that explain relevant contemporary educational issues.

Understanding Benton Harbor and School Choice

This Equity Spotlight Podcast, a follow-up conversation to the Virtual Roundtable of the same name, explains the origins of open enrollment; discusses the implications of open enrollment for de/segregation in urban and suburban schools; and addresses questions raised from the preceding Virtual Roundtable about open enrollment/school choice and de/segregation.   

Implications of De/segregation and School Choice

During this Equity Spotlight podcast, Dr. Crystal Morton and Dr. Daniella Cook discuss the role of community engagement and organizing in urban education reform. Further, they discuss the meaning of community engagement and organizing and factors that support and hinder community engagement and organizing.

The Role of Community Engagement in Urban Education Reform

In this Equity Spotlight podcast, Dr. Federico Waitoller interviews two special education teachers about their experiences and perspectives with being special education teachers in charter schools—and the preceding teacher strike that led to shifts in policy.

Advocating for Black and Latinx Students with Disabilities: A Conversation with Charter School Teachers

In this podcast, Ms. Mauldin interviews Dr. Venzant Chambers on how to support high achieving students of Color through the reduction of Racial Opportunity Cost (ROC). Through the ROC framework, Dr. Venzant Chambers highlights students’ experiences and educators’ roles in addressing these costs to support safe and inclusive school cultures that foster student engagement and academic achievement.   

Supporting High-Achieving Students of Color by Understanding and Reducing "Racial Opportunity Costs"

In this podcast, Mary Catherine Miller talks with four experts in children’s literature about how they use the books featuring LGBTQ characters to explore issues surrounding gender and sexuality and its representation in children’s and young adult literature, biases, microaggressions, and, ultimately, empathy.

Teaching LGBTQ-Themed Literature in English Language Arts Classrooms

This podcast explores the meaning of culturally sustaining pedagogies, and its implications for classroom practice.

Culturally Sustaining Pedagogies: Teaching and Learning for Justice

This podcast discusses what it means to be a black girl in today's mathematics classroom, and how the experiences of black girls and mathematics can help inform how educators can create more equitable mathematics learning opportunities for black girls. 

Within The Intersection: What Does It Mean to Be Black and A Young Woman in Mathematics Classrooms?

School districts play critical roles in creating diverse educational environments. The podcast is intended to serve as a resource for those engaged in efforts around school desegregation, which is particularly important at a time when political, judicial, and legislative support for such efforts are waning and public schools are increasingly racially, economically, and linguistically segregated.

The Future of School Desegregation in St. Louis, Missouri: Lessons Learned from the Voluntary Inter-District Desegregation Program

This Podcast is part of a three part series that discusses centering equity and culturally responsive and sustaining learning environments for Muslim students.

Centering Equity in Supporting Muslim Students Part 3 - Considerations and Practices Toward Religious Diversity

Great Lakes Equity Center is a technical assistance and research center located at Indiana University-Purdue University, Indianapolis. Established in 2011, the Center provides technical assistance, resources, professional learning opportunities, and conducts research related to equity, civil rights, and systemic school reform.

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