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Equity Unlocked: The Culturally Responsive School Leadership Podcast

Stay at the forefront of Culturally Responsive School Leadership with conversations that bridge research and real-world practice. Hosted by Dr. Muhammad Khalifa and the CRSLI team, this podcast features powerful insights from scholars and practitioners including Dr. Gholdy Muhammad, Dr. Keith Mayes, Dr. Jamila Dugan, and many more.

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A Legal Crash Course: Understanding DEIA & Navigating Risk Amid Uncertainty

This episode is the first in a new three-part series from CRSLI designed to help school leaders navigate the rapidly changing legal landscape around diversity, equity, inclusion, and access (DEIA) with confidence and clarity. Each conversation in this series is paired with a companion legal brief authored by the CRSLI team and Jeremy Chan-Kraushar, an educator and attorney. Together, these briefs and episodes provide practical guidance and legal context to support culturally responsive school leaders as they work to advance educational equity while staying within the bounds of current law. In this episode, we unpack what’s changing in the legal environment and explore strategies for remaining steadfast in your equity commitments, even as this work faces increasing political and legal challenges. Read the full blog post and download the companion issue brief to share with your team.

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Featuring Preeminent Thought Leaders in CRSL

Dr. Muhammad Khalifa and the CRSLI team share profound, thought-provoking and paradigm shifting conversations with school leaders and solars such as...
  • Dr. Gholdy Muhammad, professor and best-selling author of Cultivating Genius and Unearthing Joy.
  • Dr. Nimo Abdi, school leadership researcher with a focus on supporting the Somali diaspora community.
  • Dr. Jamila Dugan, co-author of Street Data, scholar and leadership practitioner with a focus on radical dreaming and humanizing data practices.
  • Dr. Bodurin Banwo, scholar and activist with a focus on African-centered and culture-specific school models 
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