Equity and Excellence in Education

Upon successful completion of the certificate program, you’ll be more equipped to make an impact in your school or district. Our graduates:

• Become change agents in their own school settings, working to create a more equitable environments for students and families of diverse backgrounds.
• Expand their capacity as culturally responsive educators who challenge marginalizing cultural norms and institutional racism in curriculum, pedagogy, and learning environments.
• Develop ways to champion culturally responsive teaching within their own organizations and promote systemic change in public schools and the communities in which they work.
• Grow more skilled in creating and influencing education policies that positively affect both classrooms and communities.
• Use their knowledge about the socio-historical context that perpetuates inequities in schools and classrooms to make informed decisions, to confront stereotypical thinking, and to facilitate perspective changing.