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As school districts cut budgets, DEI work may be first to go

BROOKLINE, Mass. — Claire Galloway-Jones stepped up to lead the Brookline school district’s Office of Educational Equity in July 2023 at a time when families, staff and students were losing trust.  The wealthy, coveted district on Boston’s edge faced allegations of repeatedly failing to addres

By The Hechinger Report

As school districts cut budgets, DEI work may be first to go

BROOKLINE, Mass

— Claire Galloway-Jones stepped up to lead the Brookline school district’s Office of Educational Equity in July 2023 at a time when families, staff and students were losing trust.  The wealthy, coveted district on Boston’s edge faced allegations of repeatedly failing to addres