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Recommended Books

A list of books has been provided as a resource for employees, students and the community. Books have been labeled as a community read, student read, educator read or any combination thereof.

Book recommendations are reviewed and updated frequently to reflect various aspects of equity.

If you have a book suggestion you'd like to see added to the list, please feel free to contact Dr. Tameka Patton, Executive Director for Elementary and Equity. 

Book Cover Blindspot

Blindspot: Hidden Biases of Good People

by Mahzarin R. Banaji, Anthony G. Greenwald
Community Read
more about the book

Classroom Instruction That Works

by Robert J. Marzano, Debra J. Pickering, Jane E. Pollock
Educator Read
more about the book

Book Cover Culturally Responsive Teaching

Culturally Responsive Teaching & the Brain

by Zaretta Hammond
Educator Read
more about the book

Differentiating Instruction for Students with Learning Disabilities

by William N. Bender
Educator Read
more about the book

High-Leverage Practices in Special Education

by Council for Exceptional Children, CEEDAR Center
Educator Read
more about the book

Inclusive Programming for Elementary Students with Autism

by Sheila Wagner
Educator & Community Read
more about the book

Book Cover Leading for Equity

Leading for Equity

by Stacey M. Childress, Denis P. Doyle, David A. Thomas
Educator & Community Read
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School Culture Rewired book cover

School Culture Rewired: How to Define, Access & Transform It

by Steve Gruenert, Todd Whitaker
Educator Read
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Book Cover Transforming School Culture

Transforming School Culture: How to Overcome Staff Division

by Anthony Muhammad
Educator & Community Read
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Unconscious Bias in Schools book cover

Unconscious Bias in Schools

by Tracey A. Benson, Sarah E. Fiarman
Educator Read
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Book Cover Why Are All the Black Kids Sitting Together in the Cafeteria?

Why Are All of the Black Kids Sitting Together in the Cafeteria?

by Dr. Beverly Daniel Tatum
Educator & Community Read
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Equity in education means that each child receives what they need to develop to their full academic and social potential.