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Report Finds White Characters Still Dominate Learning Content
by Samantha Tucker, Senior Editor, Culturally Responsive Education “From the 1600s, in this nation, until about the mid-20th century, our explanation for disparity—racial disparity—was genetic. We literally said that one group of people is not as good as another group of people.” -Dr. Gloria Ladson-Billings President of the National Academy of Education Professor Emeritus of…
Read MoreEdWeek Market Brief Summit – Autumn 2021
by Kevin J. Gray, President and Chief Content Officer Earlier this month, I attended the EdWeek Market Brief Summit. The annual event has proven to be an excellent source for information and perspectives that help us understand how the education market is evolving and changing. Here are some of the top themes and topics…
Read MoreMeet Sandra Colmenares
Sandra Colmenares joined the Westchester Education Services team in Fall 2021, as the Senior Supervising Editor, Languages and Translation. She brings into this role her professional experience working for several educational publishers along with her personal experience of having emigrated to the United States as an adult and assimilating into the local community. Sandra…
Read MoreDayton Young Black Professionals – Black Excellence Week Opportunity Fair
by India Brown, Project Coordinator Open the Door We know that opportunities aren’t fair unless you’re in there unless you know where unless you connect heirs You have to know somebody to be somebody You have to be known to move on to succeed to breathe to live to be to live to breathe to…
Read MoreThe Stationers’ Company Innovation Excellence Awards
by Kevin J. Gray, President and Chief Content Officer Last month, Westchester Education Services and Westchester Education Services UK, Ltd attended The Stationers’ Company’s annual Innovation Excellence Awards. The Stationers’ Company is one of London’s original livery companies, founded more than 600 years ago by tradespeople who bonded together with industry peers to advance their…
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