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How the Murder of George Floyd Changed K-12 Schooling: A Collection
The murder of George Floyd at the hands of a Minneapolis police officer on May 25, 2020, sparked mass protests across the nation over the ways public and private institutions systematically discriminate against Black people. School districts in some communities have been pushed to disband or overhaul policing and discipline practices that disproportionately target Black students, rewrite curriculum to include more voices from people of color, and diversify their teaching force.
This collection details school leaders’ fitful efforts to respond to Black Lives Matter protestors’ demands.