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Science on CA School Dashboard The California School Dashboard is evolving, and for the first time, science is taking center stage. This isn’t just about one test—it’s about transforming science education from the ground up. Science achievement is now part of the broader accountability system, meaning schools and districts must have systems and structures in
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I’m actually glad we are moving away from DEI. Here’s why: in too many spaces, DEI has become a watered-down checklist—a performative exercise that prioritizes optics over outcomes. The buzzwords dominate panels, workshops, and social media, but the real work of introspection, accountability, and systemic change often falls by the wayside. The examples I’ve witnessed
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Performative equity occurs when individuals engage in equity work more as a performance for personal validation than for the collective good of our students. This approach is detrimental to true student equity, as it often prioritizes individual recognition over meaningful change. The greatest example of this was seen around the world from the Australian “breakdancer”
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Here at STEM4Real, we sometimes play the Counting Game, especially when we see a panel of speakers, a board of directors, or a bestseller author list. This is the game we play in our Leadership 4 Justice course where we count the people of color in our context. We then count the people of color that are leading and speaking in meetings and workshops. The numbers aren’t looking good. If we want to serve our diverse student populations, we have to demonstrate that representation for our students to see.
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How can we use ChatGPT to look through an equity lens? We are almost at the day and age where robots and artificial intelligence are taking over humanity. While that day looms over us, how can we stay ahead of the game and ensure that we are using these technologies to our advantage? I’m sure
