Sjsu Lurie College Of Education

Emancipatory Education Now is a student-led initiative at the SJSU Lurie College of Education that examines what emancipatory education – the critical evaluation of the systems and structures of oppression that maintain the status quo in our educational institutions – looks like in today’s society and advocates for the expansion of emancipatory education research, policies, and practices. In this episode, Aminah leads a dialogue around high-stakes standardized testing. The co-hosts shared their insights framed by questions such as: What are your initial reactions to this reading? Do you have any examples or questions that came to mind after the reading? How do you think standardized testing practices racial inequality and who do you think it affects the most? How can we support students who are affected by the inequalities of standardized testing, when these practices are still in place? What are possible standardized testing alternatives you would implement/want to see implemented in schools that woul