Inclusive Education in the NEWS (Blog Post 7)

 Genius hour question: How can mathematics be used to teach cultural responsiveness?


Hello Everyone,

This post will discuss recent articles in the news that have been focused on inclusive education. 

Link to B.C. article: https://news.gov.bc.ca/releases/2023ECC0003-000066

On Monday January 23rd, B.C. officially launched their anti-racism action plan for K-12 students. The plan focuses on creating more inclusive schools. The plan outlines partnerships and different resources that are available. These resources will help to empower students and staff to identify biases and address acts of racism or discrimination with new incident-response guidelines. This is an excellent step towards improving the school experience for racialized students, staff and families so that everyone feels a strong sense of belonging. 

Link to Ontario article: https://toronto.ctvnews.ca/ontario-school-boards-struggling-to-implement-anti-racism-plans-report-1.6233104

On Monday January 16th, a CTV news article says that Ontario schools are struggling to implement their anti-racism plans. Ontario first created their plan in 2017 but there have been significant inconsistencies in the execution of these strategies across different school boards. Some school boards have full plans created and available online for staff, students, and parents to see. Other schools have nothing. The most cited reason for these differences has been the lack of time and resources available to administration and staff. One suggested solution moving forward is to provide more time and resources for the creation and implementation of these plans, as well as involving members from marginalized groups. 



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