So Ellen Balthazar (EISD School Board member), Darshana Kalikstein, and Kristin Shaw (key Eanes4Equity members) want you to believe that equity is something anodyne and uncontroversial. They want you to believe that equity simply means equal opportunity or all students getting the resources they need to be successful. Turns out, they can want that to […]
Month: May 2022
3. Defining Equity: Shhh, Don’t Talk about It
Let’s Pause. Before we more on, let me ask you this: has anyone on the EISD School Board or in the Eanes administration ever explained these ideas about equity before? Is it addressed in the District’s FAQs? Has anyone from Eanes4Equity ever written this in the newsletter or sent it in an email? Is it posted at […]
2. Defining Equity: Pop Quiz! Inputs or Outputs?
Apply the Framework Now that we have the framework for defining equity, let’s look at some examples. As you read these examples, ask yourself whether the speaker is defining an input model or an output model of equity. A MEMBER OF THE SCHOOL BOARD Ellen Balthazar, 21-year member of the Eanes School Board, defining equity: “[Of […]
1. Defining Equity: Inputs vs. Outputs
Why Is the Term Equity So Contentious? In our Eanes community, we have a HUGE misunderstanding about the word equity. In trying to define it, we’re talking past each other. In one camp, it’s members of the Eanes School Board and Eanes4Equity. In the other camp, it’s community members who oppose the efforts of the district and the […]