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Dr. Jabari Mahiri interviews Dr. Linda Darling-Hammond about her book on closing the equity gap in school systems.

transcript: https://tinyurl.com/elnepisode19 In this episode of Equity Leadership Now!, host Dr. Jabari Mahiri speaks with Dr. Linda Darling-Hammond, founding President and current Chief Knowledge Officer of the Learning Policy Institute, about her new book, “District Leadership for Racial Equity: Lessons from School Systems that are Closing the Gap”, co-authored with Larkin Willis and Desiree Thomas. Dr. Darling-Hammond highlights that transforming educational systems requires both strategic...

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Host: Dr. Jabari Mahiri

Guest: Dr. Linda Darling-Hammond

Topics covered

• equity in education
• school systems
• racial equity
• educational leadership
• policy reform

Keywords

• equity gap
• educational systems
• leadership
• racial equity
• policy

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Learning Policy Institute

Books & works: District Leadership for Racial Equity: Lessons from School Systems that are Closing the Gap

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