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This article from The Star introduces a聽new grade 12 course聽titled聽鈥淒econstructing聽anti-Black Racism in the Canadian and North American Context.鈥澛燭he course聽was聽created by a group of teachers in a Toronto high school聽after they recognized a gap in how the education system has prepared students to tackle topics like race and white supremacy.聽It delves into topics聽such as the history of Black people and how Blackness is portrayed in the media.聽While the course started in one school, it will聽be expanding to more schools in Toronto, with the goal of eventually being available Ontario-wide.

Dr. Michael Hynes, superintendent of schools for the Port Washington School district in New York, has shifted focus away from test scores and technology towards the benefits of recess. After observing students across grades two to six, Dr. Hynes has identified four key benefits: self-direction, release of energy, socialization and relaxation.

A group of researchers from the Family-School Collaboration Design Research Project at the University of Utah provide 7 key steps to enhancing vital relationships with families during the COVID.

Schools employ thousands of education workers, and educate and care for hundreds of thousands of children and young people. This article by York Professor, Vidya Shah and CCPA researcher, Erika Shaker, outlines all the components that must be taken into consideration as we plan for re-opening.

Australia’s curriculum reform. Danger in “de-cluttering” is the potential of ending up with a “back to basics” curriculum. Reaction to new curriculum proposals for Australia is mixed.

OISE Library provides a list of resources for parents and educators to talk to children about race and racism. The resources include Canadian titles that can educate children for antiracism and for Black Lives. This is a complement to UofT’s Libraries Anti-Black Racism Reading List.

Author, Dr. Clint Smith, discusses in The Atlantic what the movement for Black lives means to him now that he is a parent. Dr. Smith talks about how the stakes are higher now that he is raising two Black children and the dangers he considers for himself and for them.

US education expert, Linda Darling-Hammond, outlines 10 areas for policy change that will support equitable, whole-child learning during a potential second wave of COVID-19, including focusing on scoial-emotional learning, leveraging more equitable funding, and prioritizing formative assessment.