Restoring the Soul to Education

Equity Closes the Achievement Gap

By: Carmen I. Ayala, Bea Young, Michael L. Kilgore

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Paperback | 12 September 2019

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130 Pages

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22.86 x 15.24 x 0.71

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Mainly aimed at educators and administrators, this book is also relevant for any parent or community member concerned with equity and quality education. While it is nonfiction, it can be read with the same eagerness one often approaches fiction—you will keep turning pages, eager to see what will happen in each school district. The engaging and heart-centered writing makes the concepts, examples, and practical tools more accessible, giving the reader a better grasp of the challenges in pursuing educational equity and what can make a significant difference. Dr. Carmen Ayala, Dr. John Harper, and Bea Young become real-life heroes whose commitment to students will make you want to keep reading to see the impact of their work. This book also includes a chapter on culturally responsive curriculum, written by Susan O’Halloran, a nationally recognized equity consultant.

Industry Reviews

The fight for educational opportunity is the fight for equity. You can’t get to the first without a courageous commitment to the second. But when you actually live those values, the difference you can make in the lives of students is extraordinary.
Arne Duncan, former United States Secretary of Education

At a time when all the ills of society are being dumped at the schoolhouse door, the remarkable success of these two school districts provide guidelines and a methodology which, if followed, will produce positive change in academic achievement for all students. It is a blueprint educators will relate to and understand, one that can be measured and replicated.
Dr. Charles Ponquinette, retired Illinois School Superintendent

Restoring the Soul to Education is a gift to the world. It’s written from the heart and soul with practical and applicable solutions. An engrossing while digestible story, told through the coauthors’ lives and experiences, offers us “how to’s” so many are craving on the quest for educational equity.
Jeannine Carter, former Director of Diversity Initiatives, Denver Public Schools, and Head of Diversity Engagement, Facebook

In an era when children of color are nearly the majority in Illinois and the nation, two trailblazers, Bea Young and Carmen Ayala, joined forces to chart a course providing a primer to obtain educational equity, not just for students of color, but for all students. They demonstrate the importance of acknowledging the cultural gifts and strengths that students bring to the classroom, often ignored in our educational settings.
Sylvia Puente, Executive Director of the Latino Policy Forum

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