It’s always a thrill for Nic Stone to open an email or receive a hand-written letter from a Black student who has been inspired by words she’s written. “This is the first time I’m seeing myself in a book. Now I want to read more.” Stone, author of the New York Times best-seller “Dear Martin,” […]
As part of the Education Writers Association national seminar, Summit Learning will host a session on July 23 with bestselling author, Nic Stone, and our managing director of curriculum and assessment, Evan Gutierrez, that will explore how a banned book on racism, such as Stone’s Dear Martin, and a refined approach to curriculum are providing […]
Malika Ali refers to classrooms as “mini-societies” and believes it’s long past time for the school’s curriculum to culturally reflect the larger society students live in. “Our kids are demanding better from us,” said Ali, a Director of Pedagogy for the Highlander Institute in Providence, R.I. “They have been for a long time. But especially […]
