Focus On: Learning About Each Other's Culture

NEA Series Helps Education Employees Better Serve Students

NEA Human and Civil Rights Department

The National Education Association's commitment to creating great public schools for every child requires that education employees work together to ensure that all students are learning and succeeding in schools.

NEA’s Human and Civil Rights Department developed the 2006-2007 Focus On publications as a tool to assist all groups in getting to know various aspects and events in each other's culture or group. These publications are premised on the belief that when education employees know something about each other's culture or background, they can better work together, respect each other, and serve America's students.

Here are the 2006-2007 Focus On publications on six cultural groups:

» American Indian/Alaska Natives (  108 KB, 2pp)

» Asian/Pacific Islanders (  200KB, 2pp) 

» Blacks ( 202 KB, 2pp)

» Hispanics ( 161 KB, 2pp) 

» Women (  173 KB, 2pp) 

» Gays, Lesbians, Bisexuals, and Transgendered Persons (  124 KB, 2pp)

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See also the 2004-2005 Focus On series, Focus On: Closing the Achievement Gaps for Six Groups, which examines some of the barriers to learning and success faced by each of these groups of students, strategies to address these barriers, and additional resources for school personnel.