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Demonstrators march across the Brooklyn Bridge as they remember George Floyd on the one-year anniversary of his death, Tuesday, May 25, 2021, in New York.
Demonstrators march across the Brooklyn Bridge in New York last month in remembrance of George Floyd on the one-year anniversary of his death at the hands of police.
Eduardo Munoz Alvarez/AP
Equity & Diversity Collection

How the Murder of George Floyd Changed K-12 Schooling: A Collection

The murder of George Floyd at the hands of a Minneapolis police officer on May 25, 2020, sparked mass protests across the nation over the ways public and private institutions systematically discriminate against Black people. School districts in some communities have been pushed to disband or overhaul policing and discipline practices that disproportionately target Black students, rewrite curriculum to include more voices from people of color, and diversify their teaching force.

This collection details school leaders鈥� fitful efforts to respond to Black Lives Matter protestors鈥� demands.

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Police officer outside of a school
Collage by Vanessa Solis/Education Week (image: Bastiaan Slabbers/iStock)
School Climate & Safety Defunded, Removed, and Put in Check: School Police a Year After George Floyd
Stephen Sawchuk, Sarah Schwartz, Eesha Pendharkar & Ileana Najarro, June 4, 2021
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Deering High School in Portland, Maine, one of two schools to have their SROs removed.
Deering High School in Portland, Maine, one of two schools to have their SROs removed.
Ryan David Brown for Education Week
School Climate & Safety These Districts Defunded Their School Police. What Happened Next?
Sarah Schwartz, Stephen Sawchuk, Eesha Pendharkar & Ileana Najarro, June 4, 2021
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A police officer walks down a hall inside a school
Collage by Vanessa Solis/Education Week (images: Michael Blann/Digital/Vision; Kristen Prahl/iStock/Getty Images Plus )
School Climate & Safety Interactive School Police: Which Districts Cut Them? Which Brought Them Back?
Maya Riser-Kositsky, Stephen Sawchuk & Holly Peele, June 4, 2021
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Tay Andwerson, front center, Denver School Board at-large director, leads demonstrators through Civic Center Park on a march to City Park to call for more oversight of the police Sunday, June 7, 2020, in Denver.
Tay Andwerson, front center, Denver School Board at-large director, leads demonstrators through Civic Center Park on a march to City Park to call for more oversight of the police Sunday, June 7, 2020, in Denver.
David Zalubowski/AP
School Climate & Safety Video A Year of Activism: 69传媒 Reflect on Their Fight for Racial Justice at School
Kaylee Domzalski & Brooke Saias, June 4, 2021
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Andre Spicer, center, carries his son Joziah, 5, on his shoulders during a youth-led demonstration calling for an end to racial injustice and accountability for police Saturday, June 20, 2020, in Los Angeles.
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Andre Spicer, center, carries his son Joziah, 5, on his shoulders during a youth-led demonstration calling for an end to racial injustice and accountability for police Saturday, June 20, 2020, in Los Angeles.
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High school students and supporters rally near New York City Hall, calling for police-free schools and improved education resources on June 25, 2020, in New York.
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High school students and supporters rally near New York City Hall, calling for police-free schools and improved education resources on June 25, 2020, in New York.
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High school students unfurl giant banners on the steps of Tweed Court, during a rally near City Hall calling for 100 percent police-free schools and defunding the NYPD, Thursday June 25, 2020, in New York.
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High school students unfurl banners on the steps of Tweed Court, during a rally near City Hall calling for police-free schools and defunding the NYPD on June 25, 2020, in New York.
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Graduates of Nathan Hale High School and other schools wear caps and gowns as they take part in a Black Lives Matter March, march, Monday, June 15, 2020, in Seattle.
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Graduates of Nathan Hale High School and other schools wear caps and gowns as they take part in a Black Lives Matter March, march, Monday, June 15, 2020, in Seattle.
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A demonstrator holds a sign during a protest to demand the defunding of the Los Angeles school district police outside of the school board headquarters on June 23, 2020, in Los Angeles.
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A demonstrator holds a sign during a protest to demand the defunding of the Los Angeles school district police outside of the school board headquarters on June 23, 2020, in Los Angeles.
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Protesters raise their hands as they march over the deaths of George Floyd and Breonna Taylor on June 1, 2020, in Louisville, Ky.
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Protesters raise their hands as they march over the deaths of George Floyd and Breonna Taylor on June 1, 2020, in Louisville, Ky.
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Demonstrators gather to protest for George Floyd during a Black Lives Matter protest at the Buffalo Grove park District's Spray 'N Play in Buffalo Grove, Ill. on June 4, 2020.
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Demonstrators gather to protest for George Floyd during a Black Lives Matter protest at the Buffalo Grove park District's Spray 'N Play in Buffalo Grove, Ill. on June 4, 2020.
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Graduates of Nathan Hale High School and other schools wear caps and gowns as they take part in a Black Lives Matter march on June 15, 2020, in Seattle.
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Graduates of Nathan Hale High School and other schools wear caps and gowns as they take part in a Black Lives Matter march on June 15, 2020, in Seattle.
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A demonstrator holds a sign in front of the downtown skyline during a protest to demand the defunding of the Los Angeles school district police outside of the school board headquarters on June 23, 2020, in Los Angeles.
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A demonstrator holds a sign in front of the downtown skyline during a protest to demand the defunding of the Los Angeles school district police outside of the school board headquarters on June 23, 2020, in Los Angeles.
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A demonstrator holds a sign during a protest for a safe and racially-just reopening of schools on Aug. 3, 2020, in Los Angeles.
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A demonstrator holds a sign during a protest for a safe and racially-just reopening of schools on Aug. 3, 2020, in Los Angeles.
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A "BLACK LIVES MATTER" sign is painted on Fulton Street in the Brooklyn borough of New York on June 15, 2020.
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A "BLACK LIVES MATTER" sign is painted on Fulton Street in the Brooklyn borough of New York on June 15, 2020.
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Protesters march on the Brooklyn Bridge in New York on June 4, 2020 following the death of George Floyd in Minneapolis.
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Protesters march on the Brooklyn Bridge in New York on June 4, 2020 following the death of George Floyd in Minneapolis.
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Jalen Shaw, a graduate of Fridley High School, visits the memorial site for George Floyd on June 3, 2020, in Minneapolis. Protests continued following the death of Floyd, who died after being restrained by Minneapolis police officers on Memorial Day.
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Jalen Shaw, a graduate of Fridley High School, visits the memorial site for George Floyd on June 3, 2020, in Minneapolis. Protests continued following the death of Floyd, who died after being restrained by Minneapolis police officers on Memorial Day.
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Demonstrators rally outside Chicago Public 69传媒 headquarters, June 9, 2020 for the removal of cops from schools.Jose M. Osorio/Chicago Tribune via TNS
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Demonstrators rally outside Chicago Public 69传媒 headquarters on June 9, 2020 for the removal of police from schools.

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Chicago Teachers Union members and hundreds of supporters march through the Loop to call for the Chicago Board of Education to end a $33 million contract between Chicago Public 69传媒 and the Chicago Police Department on June 24, 2020.
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Chicago Teachers Union members and hundreds of supporters march through the Loop to call for the Chicago Board of Education to end a $33 million contract between Chicago Public 69传媒 and the Chicago Police Department on June 24, 2020.
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Protestors in New York City rally against the death of George Floyd.
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Protestors in New York City rally against the death of George Floyd.
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Brian Gardener, left, wears his middle school graduation cap and gown as he kneels with demonstrators in remembrance of George Floyd on June 13, 2020, near the White House in Washington.
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Brian Gardener, left, wears his middle school graduation cap and gown as he kneels with demonstrators in remembrance of George Floyd on June 13, 2020, near the White House in Washington.
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Jaylen Lee, 4, rides his scooter and looks at signs hanging on a police fence at 16th and H Street on June 9, 2020, with his mother, near the White House in Washington, after days of protests over the death of George Floyd.
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Jaylen Lee, 4, rides his scooter and looks at signs hanging on a police fence at 16th and H Street on June 9, 2020, with his mother, near the White House in Washington, after days of protests over the death of George Floyd.
鈥� Jacquelyn Martin/AP
A tear runs down the cheek of MacKenzie Mitchell, one of the protest organizers among Berkner High School students, at Berkner Park on Wednesday, June 3, 2020, in Richardson, Texas, as protests continue after the death of George Floyd in Minneapolis.
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A tear runs down the cheek of MacKenzie Mitchell, one of the protest organizers among Berkner High School students, at Berkner Park on June 3, 2020, in Richardson, Texas, as protests continue after the death of George Floyd in Minneapolis.
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Teaching Profession 'Teachers Cannot Be Silent': How Educators Are Supporting Black 69传媒 After Protests
Madeline Will & Sarah Schwartz, June 1, 2020
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School Climate & Safety Opinion 6 Considerations for School Leaders Making a Statement About George Floyd
Dorinda J. Carter Andrews & Shaun R. Harper, June 2, 2020
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An organizer protests outside a police department in Long Beach, Calif., after the May 25 death of George Floyd, who was in the custody of the Minneapolis police.
An organizer protests outside a police department in Long Beach, Calif., after the May 25 death of George Floyd, who was in the custody of the Minneapolis police.
AP Photo/Ashley Landis
School Climate & Safety Opinion How to Root Out Anti-Black Racism From Your School
Tyrone C. Howard, June 3, 2020
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From left: The author, Lebon 鈥淭rey鈥� D. James III, poses (far right) with his mother and his brother; at kindergarten graduation; with his brother with their grandfather; with his mother at freshman drop-off day at the University of Texas at Austin; at high school graduation with his mother; and at college graduation.
From left: The author, Lebon 鈥淭rey鈥� D. James III, poses (far right) with his mother and his brother; at kindergarten graduation; with his brother with their grandfather; with his mother at freshman drop-off day at the University of Texas at Austin; at high school graduation with his mother; and at college graduation.
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School Climate & Safety Opinion A Black Teacher's Letter to His Younger Self: 'I Now Face Two Battles'
Lebon "Trey" D. James III, June 4, 2020
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School Climate & Safety Opinion I Need More From My Daughter's School Than Lip Service About Racism
Funmi Haastrup, June 11, 2020
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Graduating seniors Shamar Poole, Amier Hatcher, and Fendi Garth, from left to right, raise their fists in solidarity with the Black Lives Matter movement before their commencement ceremony this month at Grand Blanc High School in Mundy Township, Mich. The May 25 death of a black man in police custody in Minneapolis spurred protests around the country and provoked a larger discussion about racism in society, including in schools.
Graduating seniors Shamar Poole, Amier Hatcher, and Fendi Garth, from left to right, raise their fists in solidarity with the Black Lives Matter movement before their commencement ceremony this month at Grand Blanc High School in Mundy Township, Mich. The May 25 death of a black man in police custody in Minneapolis spurred protests around the country and provoked a larger discussion about racism in society, including in schools.
Jake May/The Flint Journal via AP
School & District Management Are America's 69传媒 Ready for Tough Talk on Racism?
Corey Mitchell, June 12, 2020
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Families & the Community Opinion Why I Showed My Young Children the Video of George Floyd's Death
Allison Matulli, July 1, 2020
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Teaching Profession 'No One Else Is Going to Step Up': In a Time of Racial Reckoning, Teachers of Color Feel the Pressure
Madeline Will, July 21, 2020
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Equity & Diversity Video Black Student Voices: Reflecting on Race and Racism in 69传媒
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School & District Management Tracker Data: The 69传媒 Named After Confederate Figures
Corey Mitchell, June 17, 2020
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Student Achievement Opinion How to Really Close Opportunity Gaps During Our National Racial Reckoning
H. Richard Milner IV, October 22, 2020
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Nip Rogers for Education Week
Equity & Diversity Opinion How to Make Anti-Racism More Than a Performance
Bettina L. Love, January 12, 2021
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Cedric Hall, principal of Eagle Academy for Young Men in Queens, N.Y.
Cedric Hall, the principal of Eagle Academy for Young Men in Queens, N.Y., has been on an emotional journey with his students and their families in the last year.
Michael Kirby Smith for Education Week
School & District Management In Their Own Words 'Deaths Every Single Day': Leading a School Through the Pandemic and Racial Strife
Catherine Gewertz, March 10, 2021
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A demonstrator holds a sign along a perimeter fence guarded by law enforcement officers during a protest over Sunday's fatal shooting of Daunte Wright during a traffic stop, outside the Brooklyn Center Police Department, on April 14, 2021, in Brooklyn Center, Minn. At right on the fence is an image of George Floyd.
A demonstrator holds a sign during a protest over the fatal police shooting this month of Daunte Wright, 20, during a traffic stop in Brooklyn Center, Minn.
John Minchillo/AP
Equity & Diversity 16 Resources on Talking to 69传媒 About Police Killings and Racism
Debra Viadero, April 16, 2021
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George Floyd's name is written on a sidewalk near the intersection of Florence and Normandie Avenues in Los Angeles on April 20, 2021, after a guilty verdict was announced at the trial of former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin for the 2020 death of George Floyd.
George Floyd's name is written on a sidewalk near the intersection of Florence and Normandie Avenues in Los Angeles this week after a guilty verdict was announced at the trial of former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin for the 2020 death of George Floyd.
Jae C. Hong/AP
Equity & Diversity Discussing the Derek Chauvin Trial in Class: How Teachers Are Doing It and Why
Eesha Pendharkar, April 20, 2021
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Tyshawn, 9, left, and his brother Tyler, 11, right, of Baltimore, hold signs saying "Black Lives Matter" and "I Can't Breathe" as they sit on a concrete barrier near a police line as demonstrators protest along a section of 16th Street that has been renamed Black Lives Matter Plaza in Washington on June 24, 2020.
Tyshawn, 9, left, and his brother Tyler, 11, right, of Baltimore, hold signs saying "Black Lives Matter" and "I Can't Breathe" as they sit on a concrete barrier at a demonstration near the White House in the summer of 2020.
Jacquelyn Martin/AP
Equity & Diversity 4 Ways George Floyd's Murder Has Changed How We Talk About Race and Education
Stephen Sawchuk, April 21, 2021
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People gather at Cup Foods after a guilty verdict was announced at the trial of former Minneapolis police Officer Derek Chauvin for the 2020 death of George Floyd, on April 20, 2021, in Minneapolis, Minn. Former Minneapolis police Officer Derek Chauvin has been convicted of murder and manslaughter in the death of Floyd.
Following the announcement of the guilty verdicts in the George Floyd murder trial this week, people gather outside Cup Foods in Minneapolis.<br/>
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Equity & Diversity Opinion The Chauvin Verdict Is in. Now What?
Tyrone C. Howard, April 22, 2021
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Outdoor education teacher Mark Savage challenges his students with a game in class at Brewer High School in Brewer, Maine on April 30, 2021.
Outdoor education teacher Mark Savage challenges his students with a game in class at Brewer High School in Brewer, Maine in April.
Linda Coan O鈥橩resik for Education Week
Equity & Diversity Why Two Superintendents of Mostly White Districts Are Actively Fighting Anti-Black Racism
Eesha Pendharkar, May 7, 2021
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States Four States Have Placed Legal Limits on How Teachers Can Discuss Race. More May Follow
Sarah Schwartz, May 17, 2021
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Mary Hassdyk for Education Week
Equity & Diversity Efforts to Root Out Racism in 69传媒 Would Unravel Under 'Critical Race Theory' Bills
Eesha Pendharkar, May 26, 2021
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