On The Margins

In this brief episode, we sit down with State Representative Graig Meyer (D) from District 50 in the North Carolina General Assembly. In between sessions he takes time to discuss how being a parent of a child of color shaped his advocacy as a parent and practitioner, using Critical Race Theory to understand how American society operates, a lasting strategy for the May 1st Teacher March in NC, and bipartisan legislation he co-sponsored to help the state respond to opportunity gaps in K-12 education.  Graig is a racial equity consultant with the Equity Collaborative, along side his partner Jamie Almanzan. The Equity Collaborative focuses on building new capacities in the people and teams that comprise the education system by working at every level to best understand all of the stakeholders in the school community and ensure alignment of purpose and action toward equitable outcomes. Stay tuned for Part 2... Click on the link to learn more about the Opportunity Gap Task Force bill referenced in the podcast.