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WATCH: Axios' @Courtenay_Brown, @sarakgoo and @erica_pandey host a conversation on systemic racism in schools, featuring @NCIDC's Rain Marshall, @EdBuild CEO @RebeccaSibilia and @NEAToday President @BeckyPringle.
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@Courtenay_Brown @sarakgoo @erica_pandey @NCIDC @EdBuild @RebeccaSibilia @NEAToday @BeckyPringle .@NEAToday President @BeckyPringle’s response to those who dismiss systemic racism: The light is shining on disparities of the pandemic, how it’s impacting communities in a different way, and all of America is watching. All of America was watching when George Floyd was murdered.

@Courtenay_Brown @sarakgoo @erica_pandey @NCIDC @EdBuild @RebeccaSibilia @NEAToday @BeckyPringle .@NEAToday President @BeckyPringle on digital inequities in education: 60 million students didn't have access to virtual learning going into the spring. We absolutely have to continue to fight for COVID relief.

@Courtenay_Brown @sarakgoo @erica_pandey @NCIDC @EdBuild @RebeccaSibilia @NEAToday @BeckyPringle CEO @RebeccaSibilia on why she founded @EdBuild: Our system of school funding is inherently unfair and it’s very difficult for people to feel like they can embrace the complicated issue. I decided it was time to launch an organization and talk about this issue in a relatable way.

@Courtenay_Brown @sarakgoo @erica_pandey @NCIDC @EdBuild @RebeccaSibilia @NEAToday @BeckyPringle .@RebeccaSibilia on the impact of education funding: "When there are gross inequities in the system, it's going to drive gross inequities in terms of the education of children."

@Courtenay_Brown @sarakgoo @erica_pandey @NCIDC @EdBuild @RebeccaSibilia @NEAToday @BeckyPringle .@RebeccaSibilia says larger school districts would drive more money to 69% of kids in America: Our school district borders are creating microcosms that benefit the few. If we were able to unlock those resources and redefine what local means, a majority of kids would benefit.

@Courtenay_Brown @sarakgoo @erica_pandey @NCIDC @EdBuild @RebeccaSibilia @NEAToday @BeckyPringle .@NCIDC’s Rain Marshall on the harms done to Indigenous students: You also have erasure in the classroom. You have a curriculum that doesn’t reflect the population of Indigenous students. It’s harmful to self-esteem to see the glorification of colonizers and the mission system.