Make equity the main ingredient in California’s community colleges [edsource.org]

Lara Kain 5/16/2212:44 PM

By Christopher Nellum, Photo: Alison Yin/EdSource, EdSource, May 15, 2022

From teaching at higher education institutions to my current role leading an educational justice organization, one truth has remained crystal clear to me throughout my career: There can be no education without educators.

The faculty and staff of the California Community Colleges prove this daily. Each year, the community college system’s Hayward Award recognizes faculty members driving excellence in service of students.

Winsome Jackson, a political science professor at Sierra College for 25 years, is one of three faculty members recently honored. In her remarks, Jackson said, “I encourage more members of the community to not treat equity as a garnish, but to recognize that it is the main ingredient in everything we do, not only for students but all employees.”

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