Program: Curriculum, Instruction & Assessment
Audience: administrators, school psychologists, reading teachers, classroom teachers, speech and language pathologists, special education teachers, and other school professionals.
Dates: 2/9/2026 to 4/9/2026
Meeting Times: 2/9/26, 3/2/26, 3/18/26, 4/9/26 - all meetings are from 4:00 pm - 5:00 pm
NewIn this four-part, virtual book study series, we will collectively explore the book Original Sins: The (Mis)education of Black and Native Children and the Construction of American Racism, by Dr. Eve L. Ewing. Our focus will be on more deeply understanding the roots of American racism in schools, and how those roots have followed us to the present. We will also explore how to apply a new way forward, given this knowledge, which liberates and frees all of our children, through the lens of New York Inspires. (Participants will receive a copy of the book, and should register by January 31 to receive their copy in time.)
About the book: Original Sins: The (Mis)education of Black and Native Children and the Construction of American Racism, by Eve L. Ewing, was published in February of 2025. Dr. Ewing is a writer, scholar, and cultural organizer from Chicago. She is the award-winning author of four books: Electric Arches, 1919, Ghosts in the Schoolyard, and Maya and the Robot. She is the co-author (with Nate Marshall) of the play No Blue Memories: The Life of Gwendolyn Brooks and has written several projects for Marvel Comics. Ewing is an associate professor in the Department of Race, Diaspora, and Indigeneity at the University of Chicago. Her work has been published in The New Yorker, The Atlantic, The New York Times, and many other venues.
The registration fee for employees of TST Region districts (Candor, Dryden, George Jr. Republic, Groton, Ithaca, Lansing, Newfield, Trumansburg, and South Seneca) is $25.
The registration fee for all other participants is $ 25.