Community Support

For a brief summary of the Race Curriculum Controversy, click here. For an extended account, published by Z Magazine, click here.

Petitions of Support

• Reinstate the Social Justice Curriculum at The Center School, 1,161 signatures
• Seattle School Superintendent Jose Banda, and Seattle School Board: Reinstate Courageous Conversations About Race class & teacher Jon Greenberg, 859 signatures

Elected Officials:

• Washington State Speaker of the House Representative Frank Chopp, who, along with Nancy Long, met personally with Superintendent Banda in the fall of 2013
• King County Council Member Larry Gossett, who co-wrote a letter of support
• King County Council Member Larry Phillips, who co-wrote a letter of support
• Seattle City Council Member Kshama Sawant, who confronted Superintendent Banda at a council briefing (in the final few minutes) and encouraged her supporters to get involved

Organizations and Individuals:

• The Courageous Curriculum Coalition, a coalition of Center School parents/guardians, students, alumni, Seattle teachers, and community members from the greater Seattle area

• Seattle Education Association members, through two Representative Assembly Resolutions

• Seattle University’s Master in Teaching Program

• Seattle Human Services Coalition

• Social Equality Educators
• Solid Ground

• University of Washington Chapter of the American Association of University Professors (AAUP)

• Teacher and Author Jesse Hagopian
• Author Inga Muscio