Cover Stories

• Ten Ways School Boards Can Champion Racial Equity

  By Pat Savage-Williams

  Disparities in the educational system have always been in place but have become dreadfully evident during this pandemic. COVID-19 has highlighted the disparities that we always knew were present. As a result, many school boards are looking to increase their effectiveness in disrupting the racial disparities that have been in place in their district and their communities.
   

Feature Articles

• What’s on the Table? Illinois Has a Teacher Diversity Shortage, Too

  By Rachel Brick, Anita Thawani Bucio, Charity Freeman, Victor Idowu, and Arnetta Thompson

  Illinois faces a dramatic teacher shortage, and the teacher diversity shortage is as severe and important as the overall teacher shortage.

• Supporting English Learners during COVID-19

  By Rebecca Vonderlack-Navarro and Karen Garibay-Mulattieri

  In the face of today'sadversities, English Learners and their communities need specific supports to foster optimal learning opportunities.

Regular Features

• Front Page: Still Storming

  ​By Theresa Kelly Gegen

  This Journal brings several voices and shares perspectives on educational equity, presented in hopes that one sparks an idea.

• Leadership Letter: The Journey Towards Equity

  By Thomas E. Bertrand

  IASB stands ready to assist school boards along the journey towards educational equity.
   

• From the Field: IASB Inaugural Book Study

  Written by Lori Grant

  IASB readers joined to discuss The Governance Core: School Boards, Superintendents, and Schools Working Together by Davis Campbell and Michael Fullan

• Legal Matters: From a Distance

  By Debra Jacobson

  P.A. 101-640 requires a public body to satisfy a number of conditions before, during, and after a meeting in order to utilize the flexibility to meet remotely without a physical quorum.

• Practical PR: How Will Your District Be Caught on Tape?

  By Jill S. Browning

• Journal Resources September/October 2020

Commentary

• Swing Away: Why Equity Matters for All Students, Schools, and Communities

  Commentary by Mark D. Hansen

• What if We Don’t Return to School as Usual?

  Commentary by Hugh Vasquez

• Anti-Racist Work in Schools: Are You in it for the Long Haul?

  Commentary by Elizabeth Kleinrock