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Teaching Truth in a Time of Censorship: Hedreich Nichols on Brave Education and Cultural Resistance anti-racist education banned book belonging belonging in schools hedreich nichols identity Jul 24, 2025

You’re pulling into your school’s parking lot, the sun barely up, and your mind’s already on the parent email you haven’t answered, the lesson plan you still need to tweak, and that one hallway conver...

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Decolonize Yourself First: Kwame Sarfo-Mensah on Raising Black Sons and Relearning Identity belonging in schools black male educator educators identity identity talk 4 educators kwame sarfo mensah Jul 16, 2025

It’s early. Your inbox is already buzzing. The hallway’s about to fill with young people carrying more than their backpacks.

  And then you hear this in your earbuds:

“We won’t overcome these system...

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The Power of Small Wins: Building Belonging One Step at a Time belonging belonging in schools school culture school leaders sel Apr 07, 2025

I used to believe that changing a school’s culture required massive, sweeping changes.

I thought I had to overhaul systems, rewrite policies, and convince everyone overnight.

Then, one day, a studen...

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Craig Aarons-Martin

Craig Aarons-Martin

Craig Aarons-Martin is the founder and CEO of CCM Education Group, a leading education consulting agency and progressive think tank committed to co-creating solutions in leadership, cultures of belonging, change management, and equity. With a mission rooted in transformation and justice, Craig’s work extends beyond pre-K–12 education into corporate and organizational spaces, helping partners embed inclusion and belonging into the heart of their culture.

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