Anti-Racist Practices in K-12 Schools and Systems equips aspiring school and systems leaders with the necessary tools to disrupt oppressive systems and foster inclusivity within schools and classrooms. Bringing together voices of educators who have worked tirelessly to promote equity and excellence in America’s schools, this book provides a wealth of impactful anti-racist, justice-seeking strategies and frameworks. Grounded in both research and lived experience, these actionable tools are informed by historical, socio-political, geographical, and educational realities, guiding readers to create more inclusive and just learning environments. A must-read for aspiring and practicing leaders who are keen to incorporate racially just educational practices into effective school leadership and engage in change for all their students.
This book equips aspiring school leaders with tools to disrupt oppressive systems and foster inclusivity. Grounded in research and experience, it provides anti-racist strategies from educators committed to equity and excellence. This book is a must-read for aspiring leaders keen to incorporate racially just practices into school leadership.
1. A Call for Anti-Racist School and Systems Leaders
2. Repositioning
Teacher Training to Teach in an Anti-Black Climate
3. Power Re(Distribution)
and Agency-Building as Frameworks for an Anti-Racist Pedagogy
4. Race and
Emerging Technologies in Education: Towards an Anti-Racist Educational
Technology Leadership (AETL) Praxis
5. Boundary Crossing Leadership for
Anti-Racist Leadership
6. Youth Engagement as a Cornerstone of Antiracist
Education: From Theory to Transformative Practice
7. Leveraging School
Counselors to Drive Antiracist School Leadership
8. Going Against the Grain:
Black Male Teachers Pedagogical Approaches and the Move from Enforcer to
Instructional Leader
9. Developing Sustainable Antiracist Environments in
K12 Spaces
10. The Will to Change: Humanizing Learners through Grief Fluency
as Anti-Racist Leadership
11. Making Love the Default: Implementing
Reciprocal Feedback Systems to Cultivate Culturally Responsive Math
Classrooms
12. Principal Supervisors as a Lever for Anti-Racism in Schools:
Missed Connections and Opportunities in Research and Professional Standards
13. Leading for Equity and Humanity: Rising Through Crisis with Antiracist
and Culturally Responsive Vision
Phelton C. Moss is Assistant Professor of Educational Leadership and Policy at Virginia Commonwealth University and an elected member of the Prince Georges County Board of Education in Maryland, USA. He is also a former high school English teacher and turnaround middle school principal in Mississippi.
