How One School District Is Making Equity Work

In many school districts around the country, just the term "equity" can arouse passion and conflict.  Too often there is a mistaken belief is that achieving equity for all kids means some kids have to give up something so that others can benefit.  That's not the case in the Hacienda La Puente School District, where the district under the leadership of Superintendent Dr. Alfonso Jimenez has implemented a comprehensive equity strategy -- and is getting results, and without any conflict to boot.   Four district's schools have been named  National Blue Ribbon Schools.  In a follow up to our last episode, titled "What is Equity?" host Pedro Noguera, dean of the USC Rossier School of Education, and reporter Louis Freedberg focus on what the district, situated a half hour from downtown Los Angeles in the City of Industry, is  doing right.  In particular, Freedberg profiles the Glen A. Wilson High School, one of the district's Blue Ribbon Schools, led by award-winning principal Dr.  Danielle Kenfield, and shows what a successful equity strategy looks like in practice.  Sign up here so we can keep you posted on future podcasts on how education leaders are responding to the mounting threats against public schools In the United States.