Episode 1: Getting Our Resource Equity Bearings
Download the companion brief to Episode 1: Defining an Approach to Equity
In this first episode, Jason welcomes several guests to help you get your resource equity bearings as the series commences. Speakers include:
- Christopher Edley, Jr., Interim Dean, U.C. Berkeley Graduate School of Education, and Co-founder and President Emeritus, The Opportunity Institute
- Maria Echaveste, J.D., President and CEO, The Opportunity Institute; and former White House Deputy Chief of Staff
- JayneChristakos, former Chief Business Officer, San Bernardino City Unified School District
- Marguerite Williams, Assistant Superintendent of Educational Services, Adelanto Elementary SchoolDistrict
- Adela Madrigal Jones, Superintendent, Sanger Unified School District; and former Senior Director of Equity and Diversity, Association of California SchoolAdministrators (ACSA)
- Michael Kirst, Professor Emeritus, Graduate School of Education, Stanford University; and past President, California State Board of Education
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Resource Details
Format: Podcast
Minutes: 22
Publisher: WestEd and the California Association of School Business Officials (CASBO)
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