The Equity Imperative
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We envision the day when all organizations become sanctuary sites for equity.
We are honored to welcome David Stovall as a participant in one of our Salita segments at Bend The Arc Summit. Dr. Stovall is a professor at the University of Illinois Chicago whose work focuses on Critical Race Theory, education equity, and the intersection of race, place, and schooling.
In this interview clip, Dr. Stovall unpacks the difference between schooling and education. Schooling often prioritizes compliance and control. Education, however, has the power to cultivate agency, critical thinking, and cognitive sovereignty where students develop the capacity to make sense of the world and actively shape it.
This conversation pushes us beyond simply asking whether students are learning and invites us to examine what kind of learners our systems are producing in the first place. Are we creating environments rooted in compliance, or spaces where students can deeply engage, think independently, and truly own their learning?
These are the kinds of conversations we will continue exploring at Bend The Arc Summit as leaders from across the country gather to strengthen instructional practice and reimagine what meaningful learning can look like.
June 29 - July 1
Chicago, IL
Register at BendTheArcSummit.com
05/19/2026
41 days until Bend The Arc Summit.
From June 29 through July 1, educators and leaders from across the country will gather in Chicago for a learning experience centered on instructional practice, belonging, leadership, and meaningful change.
Featuring keynote speakers Zaretta Hammond and Amanda Lewis, Bend The Arc is designed for those who influence teaching and learning and are ready to strengthen the conditions where students can truly thrive.
Registration officially closes on June 23. Space is limited and we would love to have you in the room with us.
Register now at BendTheArcSummit.com
05/05/2026
Months of partnership led to this moment.
Tantasqua students presented powerful, data-driven recommendations addressing youth va**ng and building a stronger sense of belonging through community.
What stood out most was not just the research, but the leadership—students owning their voice, supported by an adult community committed to listening and acting.
We’re grateful for this ongoing partnership and the impact it continues to have on both students and the broader community.
This is what it looks like when student voice is not just heard, but centered.
Zaretta Hammond reminds us: when you know better, you do better. The work isn’t about blame. It’s about collaborative inquiry, slowing down enough to see what’s working, recalibrating what took a wrong turn, and returning to the instructional core: cognitive apprenticeship.
This is the kind of honest, equity-centered dialogue happening at Bend The Arc Summit.
📍 Chicago, IL
🗓 June 29 – July 1
🎤 Zaretta Hammond and Amanda Lewis
🎟 Learn more at: www.bendthearcsummit.com
Join educators and leaders ready to move from guilt to growth and from intention to design.
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