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How to Start an Anti-Racist Student Group in Your School
By the Emma Fedore, Cece Chan, Aneesa Roidad, and Jon Greenberg of the NAACP Youth Coalition Featured image by Chloe Collyer The painful truth about public education is that racism is as common as bored students and overworked teachers. While many in our home of Seattle take pride in the city’s “progressive” reputation, the students…
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Windows and Mirrors, Roots and Seeds
by Jennifer Dunn I’m packing my bags this morning for the third time this summer and it’s still July. On August 1st I will have traveled through six states in 30 days. I just returned from a week-long training for new leaders with the National SEED project (created by none other than Dr. Peggy McIntosh) …
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Decolonizing Education Through Dismantling Hierarchies: a Four Part Series
By Tracy Castro-Gill Re-blogged from The Teacher Activist I don’t think there would be much opposition to the following statement: Social hierarchies of any kind result in oppression. Period. When I teach my sixth graders about ancient history, one of the first concepts I introduce them to is that of the social hierarchy compared to…
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15 Seattle parent advocacy groups supporting education
The Seattle’s Child article lists 15 parent advocacy groups in the Seattle area, including WAESN, and highlights their roles in supporting families, influencing policy, and amplifying parent voices in education.
September 25, 2025
SERIES | Stop Performative Politics, Recenter Youth of Color, and Invest in Ethnic Studies Now
WAESN Youth Advisory Board and NAACP Youth Council leaders argue that political gestures around ethnic studies in Washington State are too often performative rather than substantive and call on lawmakers and school leaders to meaningfully invest in ethnic studies that center youth of color, support educators, and transform curriculum and pedagogy.
November 15, 2024
SERIES | After Decades of Advocacy and Minimal Action, It’s Time for Washington State to Invest in Ethnic Studies and End ‘Curriculum Violence’
After decades of advocacy with only token progress, the WAESN’s Executive Director, Dr. Castro-Gill, and Director of Policy and Public Affairs, Oliver Miska, push Washington State to seriously fund and implement ethnic studies and to end the “curriculum violence” that harms marginalized students via biased content, exclusion, and identity erasure.
October 1, 2024
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