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Open Letter From Southeast Seattle Community Leaders
On behalf of the students served in our Southeast Community, we, the leaders of the organizations below, offer the following to Seattle Public Schools around school cons[..]
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Growing up in the Southend: Ian Bright’s experience at SESEC and how he is giving back
Ian Bright grew up in Southend and is now a sophomore at UW Seattle. During his first year of high school, he founded the Georgetown Youth Council, which works on air quality,[..]
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Codesigning Critical Literacies for Black Youth in Seattle
by: Ji Ho (Geo) Yang, PHD Candidate at the University of Washington This blog post is the first part of a three-part blog series about my experience with the research communit[..]
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Seattle Times: Seattle school-closures plans are changing, but district offers few details
“This process has had us all sort of in a yo-yo, back and forth,” said Liz Huizar, the executive director of the Southeast Seattle Education Coalition. “The common them[..]
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KING 5: Up to 21 schools could be closed under these SPS proposals
Up to 21 schools could close within the Seattle Public School system as the district looks to shore up a large budget deficit. The district released two options that would s[..]
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SESEC Press Release: School Closure Options
In light of school closure options, the Southeast Seattle Education Coalition (SESEC) continues our commitment to serving those furthest from educational justice.
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Real-world Superheroes: Honoring and Celebrating our teachers!
by: Ji Ho (Geo) Yang, PHD Candidate at the University of Washington This summer, I was blessed to have one of my fellow teachers from Chicago visit me in Seattle. During his[..]
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Celebrating Resilience: How My Students Overcame Adversity and Achieved Success
by: Ji Ho (Geo) Yang, PHD Candidate at the University of Washington The last group of students that I taught have just recently graduated from high school. To them (and [..]
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The Role of Whiteness as Property in Today’s Segregation”
by: Ji Ho (Geo) Yang, PHD Candidate at the University of Washington Whiteness as property is a key concept within Critical Race Theory (CRT) which was developed by Dr. Harris [..]
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What is “Interest Convergence”?
by: Ji Ho (Geo) Yang, PHD Candidate at the University of Washington Interest convergence as a concept suggests that progress and justice in social issues are based on the inte[..]
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