Equity and Social Justice in Education Series
Reimagining English Language Arts: Fostering Equity, Critical Thinking, and Connection in the Classroom
1st Edition
By S.R. Toliver, Heidi Lyn Hadley
January 25, 2027
What is ELA? Why do we teach? How does colonialism, white supremacy culture, and power affect our responses to these questions? This book addresses these questions by exploring the “why” of English teaching with a critical focus, and asking, “How might we imagine ourselves beyond constructions of ...
Taking Action for Schoolwide Equity: A Journey for Leaders
1st Edition
By Kenneth H. MacKinnon
December 21, 2026
How do you enact schoolwide equity in practical ways? Kenneth MacKinnon reveals a clear pathway school leaders can travel to bring about change despite challenges. MacKinnon guides leaders on a journey, moving from developing the self and embracing discomfort; to engaging in practice, to ...
Multilingual Justice in Schools: Centering Multilingual Learners’ Academic, Linguistic, and Socio-Cultural Experiences
1st Edition
By Andrea Honigsfeld
November 05, 2026
Despite the growing number of multilingual learners in schools, there is bias surrounding the students and their families, and false assumptions that language differences mean a difference in academic ability. In this important book, bestselling author Andrea Honigsfeld applies five essential ...
Identity-Conscious Teaching, Learning, and Curriculum: Strategies and Activities for Inclusive Classrooms
1st Edition
By Liza Talusan
November 04, 2026
When teachers and leaders implement an identity-conscious practice, they can provide a more responsive and responsible learning environment. But how do we engage in teaching, learning, and curriculum building through an identity-conscious lens? Award-winning author Liza Talusan helps educators ...
Teaching Multilingual Learners in Rural Schools: Four Movements for Educators
1st Edition
By Maria Coady
October 23, 2026
Teaching Multilingual Learners in Rural Schools is a call to action and a guide to empower educators to build strong, just, and multilingual rural communities. The book offers a research-informed framework for transforming how rural schools serve multilingual learners (MLs). Using the metaphor of a...
The DEI Practitioner's Handbook: A Guide for School and District Leaders in Pursuit of Educational Justice
1st Edition
By Erica Buchanan-Rivera
September 30, 2026
The work of advancing and embedding diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) efforts within school systems requires a roadmap for success. This book provides step-by-step advice for any educator who is serving in the capacity of a DEI-related role, from a teacher or director to an assistant ...
Peacebuilding Pedagogies: Racial Justice, Dialogue, and Belonging in the Classroom
1st Edition
By Crystena Parker-Shandal
September 25, 2026
Transform Your Classroom into a Space for Justice, Healing, and Belonging Peacebuilding instructional methods can be powerful tools to address conflict, inequity, and exclusion in upper elementary and middle school classrooms. Peacebuilding Pedagogies shows how to cultivate nurturing learning ...
Healing-Centered Writing in the Secondary Classroom: An Identity-Affirming and Restorative Approach
1st Edition
By Ioanna Pettas Opidee
September 15, 2026
This book offers an expansive vision of what writing can look like and feel like, both in classrooms and in our lives. In a time when automation of the writing process is being normalized at every stage and level, it challenges readers to remember why writing from our own bodies still matters. The ...
Teaching Indigenous Studies: An Introduction for K–12 Educators
1st Edition
By Leilani Sabzalian, Meredith L. McCoy, Helen Thomas
August 28, 2026
Challenge colonialism in education and learn ways to incorporate Indigenous studies in your elementary or secondary classroom. This powerful book offers foundational knowledge around the movement for Indigenous studies curriculum in K–12 schools, as well as strategies to support more respectful and...
Cultivating Critical Advocacy: A Framework for Educators of Multilingual Learners
1st Edition
By Rebecca E. Linares, Kate Seltzer
August 12, 2026
As the number of students designated as Multilingual Learners (MLs) continues to grow, educators must think critically about how best to support them. This hands-on guide introduces critical advocacy and explores how its effectiveness is tied to educators’ critical awareness of themselves, their ...
Transformative Mindfulness in Education: Caring for Ourselves While Kindling Change
1st Edition
By Rhiannon Kim
August 05, 2026
Learn how to support your wellness while you’re engaging in social justice change work in schools and classrooms. Mindfulness practices support our well-being and our capacity to navigate the challenges that are common when trying to support change. Throughout the book, you will find mindfulness ...
Archaeology of Self: The Introspective Educator’s Guide to Racial Literacy
1st Edition
By Yolanda Sealey-Ruiz
June 28, 2026
Archaeology of Self: The Introspective Educator’s Guide to Racial Literacy is an invitation to dive deep into the heart of teaching and the sacred work of self-awareness. It calls educators—and professionals from all walks of life—to embark on a lifelong journey of racial literacy, healing, and the...