Leading the Transition toward Culturally Responsive-Sustaining Schools

Leading the Transition toward Culturally Responsive-Sustaining Schools brings together powerful first-person narratives and the latest educational research to explore how educational leaders pursue culturally responsive and sustaining practices that can reshape K–12 education for the better.

This timely and essential volume highlights the work of school leaders, teacher leaders, district administrators, special education advocates, and external consultants from across the United States who are actively leading change in their communities. In sharing their stories, educational practitioners and their partners (researchers, consultants, community leaders) illuminate their personal motivations, the strategies attempted, and the challenges faced. Together, these voices offer a rich, multidimensional portrait of what it takes to create inclusive learning environments in K-12 schools.

Leading the Transition toward Culturally Responsive-Sustaining Schools offers insights for navigating systemic challenges with courage, care, and a commitment to justice. A vital resource for practitioners and students of educational leadership, this book moves the field further down the path toward schools where all students can thrive.