Includes webography.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 277-280) and index.

Professional

This updated edition continues to explain the need for candid, courageous conversations about race so that educators may understand why achievement inequality persists and learn how they can develop a curriculum that promotes true educational equity and excellence. A guide to create a systemwide plan for transforming the district office, schools, and classrooms into places that support ALL students.

Breaking the silence : ushering in courageous conversation about race -- pt. I. Passion : an essential characteristic of racial equity leadership -- What's so courageous about this conversation? -- Why race? -- Agreeing to talk about race -- pt. II. Practice : the foundation of racial equity leadership -- The first condition : getting personal right here and right now -- The second condition : keeping the spotlight on race -- The third condition : engaging multiple racial perspectives -- The fourth condition : keeping us all at the table -- The fifth condition : what do you mean by "race"? -- The sixth condition : let's talk about whiteness -- pt. III. Persistence : the key to racial equity leadership -- How racial equity leaders eliminate systemic racial disparities -- Exploring a systemic framework for achieving equity in schools -- Courageous conversation as a strategy for achieving equity in schools.