{"product_id":"doing-the-work-of-equity-leadership-for-justice-and-systems-change-paperback-2","title":"Doing the Work of Equity Leadership for Justice and Systems Change - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eDecoteau J. Irby\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor), \u003cb\u003eAnn M. Ishimaru\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor), \u003cb\u003eMegan Bang\u003c\/b\u003e (Foreword by)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003cstrong\u003eThis book reveals the complex and crucial work of sustaining justice-focused educational systems change in the face of subtle resistance and outright attacks.\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cstrong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eScholars and practitioners, who have worked together in various capacities across different school systems, examine systemic equity leadership in U.S. public schools over the course of nearly a decade and across a time of profound racial and historical change. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis volume weaves together \u003cstrong\u003ereal-world insights, research-based strategies, and practical tools for transforming P-12 education systems\u003c\/strong\u003e into more equitable and just learning spaces. Contributors explore the early days of district equity leadership sparked by the Obama administration's focus on civil rights in education; Black Lives Matter (beginning with the Million Hoodies Movement for Justice); the proliferation of formal equity director roles, policies, and priorities; and the recent politically driven anti-DEI backlash. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis book is important reading for school leaders, district personnel, policymakers, and everyone who cares about a public education that works for all students.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003cstrong\u003eBook Features: \u003c\/strong\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eProvides bird's-eye and on-the-ground accounts of equity leadership to address broad questions and map invisible trends that have influenced how equity leadership happens.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eExplores approaches to district-wide equity leadership that emerged on the heels of Trayvon Martin's death, in what we now understand as the era of Black Lives Matter.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eUses a frame of mornings, middays, and evenings to account for the cyclical nature of equity leadership and the limits and possibilities of working from within school systems to affect transformative change.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eGoes beyond the experience of any one school leader or team by illuminating organizational conditions, routines, networks, and practices.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eIncludes insights on establishing district equity offices and institutionalizing equitable processes; using data to influence change and create accountability; and designing formal and informal networks that support the day-to-day work.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003cstrong\u003eDecoteau J. Irby\u003c\/strong\u003e is professor of educational policy studies at the University of Illinois Chicago, codirector of the Center for Urban Education Leadership, and coeditor of \u003cem\u003eDignity-Affirming Education\u003c\/em\u003e. \u003cstrong\u003eAnn M. Ishimaru\u003c\/strong\u003e is the Killinger Endowed Chair and professor of educational foundations, leadership and policy at the University of Washington College of Education, and author of \u003cem\u003eJust Schools: Building Equitable Collaborations with Families and Communities\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 208\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.42 x 8.94 x 6.29 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e September 26, 2025\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47453816815837,"sku":"9780807787489","price":88.13,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0811\/9867\/8237\/files\/5h_iilUaql9780807787489_5d6edc4f-9bca-458b-aacf-adc0b3a5c1ab.webp?v=1771568045","url":"https:\/\/handfulofbooks.com\/products\/doing-the-work-of-equity-leadership-for-justice-and-systems-change-paperback-2","provider":"Handful of Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}