Achieving, or at the very least improving, equity in education is the goal set by the Pennsylvania Department of Education when they set to work to create an equity toolkit for schools, teachers, and families.
The Equitable Practices Hub was two years in the making and began with the premise that equity in Pennsylvania’s education systems has not been realized, but there is a path forward. The goal is to eliminate barriers within the educational system to make it fairer and more impartial to all students.
Joining Smart Talk to help define equity in education and describe the Equitable Practices Hub are Nikole Hollins-Sims, Ed.D., special advisor on equity to the Pennsylvania Department of Education and Dana Milakovic, PsyD., Office of Safe Schools, Pennsylvania Department of Education. Also, on the program is Steve Gerhard, Ed.D., Governor Mifflin School District superintendent to share how the hub is used in their school district.
Over the next few days, Smart Talk will feature conversations about the presidential election with journalists from swing states.
On Tuesday’s program, we’ll hear from Mary Ellen Klas, Tallahassee (Capital) Bureau Chief for the Miami Herald.
With information overwhelming social media users, it’s important for media organizations to ensure their listeners/viewers/readers can trust their reporting. Questions like, “How do people decide what news is trustworthy?” or “How can journalists influence what users consume and share?” have come up repeatedly at public forums with WITF journalists.
To help answer those questions, WITF is taking part in the Trusting News project and joining Smart Talk to offer perspective is WITF Multimedia News Director Tim Lambert.
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