Equity Institute: Antibias Educator Training

Hosted by St. Paul Academy and Summit School in St. Paul, Minn., The Equity Institute is an intensive annual immersion in addressing and disrupting systems of oppression in our schools. Designed primarily for K-12 educators who are looking for action plans to further conversations about racial equity in their institutions, the Equity Institute is also appropriate for individuals in higher education, nonprofits, and other organizations with an authentic commitment to recognizing and undoing historic racial injustices.

Now in its second year, the Equity Institute is an annual conference that provides teachers, school administrators, and diversity practitioners with a framework for deep conversations about the hierarchies and biases that dehumanize people. Conference sessions are a "deep dive" into the many facets of this work in our schools and workplaces; participants also spend time creating individual action plans to bring back to their institutions and organizations.

The current moment calls for a profound understanding of these issues and how they affect our schools and workplaces. Participants should be prepared for an authentic examination of their organizations’ and their own biases. Attendees will leave the conference with an even deeper commitment to exposing these biases, the tools for dismantling those systems, and a sense of joy, healing, and purpose in the work.

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EQUITY INSTITUTE 2025: TRANSFORMING OUR SCHOOLS, TRANSFORMING OURSELVES

Equity Institute 2025 will be held June 16-18, 2025 at St. Paul Academy and Summit School in St. Paul, Minnesota. Highlights of the 2025 conference include:

A learning track dedicated to Grading for Equity, an intensive introduction to improved grading practices. Joe Feldman and Courtney Fenner of Crescendo Education will cover traditional grading practices (and their negative impact on teaching and learning), explore the pillars of equitable grading, and provide insight into the challenges and possibilities of improved grading. Engaging activities to build curiosity and openness to future exploration of grading will also take place. Learn more and register for the Grading for Equity track.
A learning track dedicated to the Deep Dive, an immersion in DEIB work with three possible areas of focus. Each focus area has a leader that will guide attendees through the two days of sessions. Focus areas include Construction of Race with Jackie Battalora; Tools for Educators Navigating Identity, Oppression, and Power with Natalie Thoreson; and Becoming an Unapologetic Advocate for Black Students with Dr. Michael Walker. Attendees will select their focus area when registering. Learn more and register for the Deep Dive track.
Dinner, keynote address, and book signing with Dr. Bettina Love, author of Punished for Dreaming: How School Reform Harms Black Children and How We Heal. Dr. Love's keynote is included in conference attendees' registration for both the Grading for Equity track and the Deep Dive track; non-conference attendees may also register separately for Dr. Love's keynote.

Dr. Bettina L. Love

Drawing on her New York Times bestseller Punished for Dreaming, Dr. Love delivers a powerful examination of forty years of educational reform, revealing its profound and lasting impact on Black children who have borne the brunt of these policies. Dr. Love underscores the far-reaching consequences of these reforms, from entrenched systemic inequalities to the diminished futures they impose on marginalized students. Dr. Love then lays out a reparative path forward, center on the needs of all children, especially those most affected by historical injustices. Advocating for reparations, she presents a comprehensive roadmap for healing and systemic change.

EQUITY INSTITUTE 2025
JUNE 16-18, 2025

CONFERENCE FEES

Deep Dive Track:

Individual registration: $475
Group registration (5 or more attendees): $425

Learn more and register for the Deep Dive track

Grading for Equity Track: $975
Learn more and register for the Grading for Equity track

Dinner and Keynote with Dr. Bettina Love (no conference registration): $55
Register here

CONFERENCE LOCATION

All conference events will be held at St. Paul Academy and Summit School, 1712 Randolph Avenue, St. Paul, MN, 55104. On-site parking is complimentary. View location in Google Maps

HOTEL

The conference hotel is the InterContinental Saint Paul Riverfront in downtown St. Paul. Discounted rooms ($119 per night) are available using the booking link. Please note that rooms must be reserved by May 26 for the discounted rate.

CANCELLATION POLICY

50% refund if canceled by June 2; no refund if canceled after June 2.