ERIC Number: ED622317
Record Type: Non-Journal
Publication Date: 2022
Pages: 8
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Pods in Action: Black Mothers Forum. How the Black Mothers Forum Customized a Microschool Model to Better Meet the Needs of Arizona's Black Families
Eupha Jeanne Daramola
Center on Reinventing Public Education
Founded by mothers long concerned about the safety and welfare of their Black children, Black Mothers Forum (BMF) is an Arizona-based education advocacy group that responded to the COVID-19 crisis by launching two microschools for Black families in Phoenix, Arizona, in January 2021. BMF partnered with Prenda, a well-known microschool provider, but adapted their model to better meet the needs of Black families. The microschools they created made students and their families feel safer, more affirmed, and more engaged than their prior school experiences. This report offers important lessons that could help school districts and other educational innovators become more inclusive and supportive spaces for the Black families they serve.
Descriptors: African American Family, Mothers, Small Schools, Models, Advocacy, Child Welfare, Child Safety, Inclusion, Educational Innovation, COVID-19, Pandemics, School Choice, Culturally Relevant Education, Discipline
Center on Reinventing Public Education. Mary Lou Fulton Teachers College, Arizona State University. H.B. Farmer Education Building, 1050 S Forest Mall, Tempe, AZ 85281. e-mail: crpe@uw.edu; Web site: https://crpe.org/
Related Records: ED640389
Publication Type: Reports - Descriptive
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Language: English
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Authoring Institution: Arizona State University (ASU), Center on Reinventing Public Education (CRPE)
Identifiers - Location: Arizona (Phoenix)
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