Brent Elementary District of Columbia: Study Group Spotlight

The D.C. Teaching for Black Lives study group, made up of 14 educators from Brent ES (DCPS), meets once a month. According to Jon Berg, the study group’s coordinator, they started the group “to help educators reflect on their practice and to identify resources that center our Black students in our classrooms — with an emphasis on what is taught and how classrooms are set up to help students engage in civic life.” They also hoped to “encourage school wide participation in the Black Lives Matter at School Year of Purpose and Week of Action 2023.” 

For their March meeting, the group spent time discussing their actions for both Black History Month and for the Black Lives Matter at School Week of Action.