In a time when men, women, and children (including students) of all races, social classes, and cultural backgrounds are enraged and flooded with emotions surrounding the recent deaths of George Floyd, Breonna Taylor, and so many others, we are all on a journey to become anti-racist. 

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Yet to see real change, individuals with greater influence and power may need to be held to an even higher standard due to the potential scaled impact of their biases.

However, it's time we address the elephant in the room, or rather, in the classroom: Teacher bias. 

Although educators and school leaders likely have better intentions and more cultural awareness than average professionals, they too are human and are subject to biased beliefs and stereotypes.  This affects educational professionals' ability to equitably serve their students, especially when about 80% of U.S. teachers are white while only about half of U.S. students are.

To solve for systemic racism, we need to build anti-racist future leaders, and who better to do that than the teachers who these young changemakers look up to?  By intentionally supporting educators in their own transformation journey who in turn transform their students, our Elephant Expedition model creates real change.