Backlash, Hostility, and Safety Fears: What It’s Like to Be a Chief Equity Officer in the Anti-CRT Era

Source: Education Week

Professor of Education Policy, Organizations and Leadership and director of the District Leadership Design Lab (DL2) Meredith Honig is quoted in an article in Education Week titled “Backlash, Hostility, and Safety Fears: What It’s Like to Be a Chief Equity Officer in the Anti-CRT Era.” The article discusses how a difficult job has been made even more difficult by those who have lashed out against Critical Race Theory. Meredith discusses how equity officers in school districts are generally hired to change or institute system-wide policies and practices that make sure students who have been historically disadvantaged can get the same opportunities as their more-privileged counterparts, but national backlash against equity in education swelled over the last year and these difficult and often controversial jobs have become even more polarizing.