The power and possibility of stories: Learning to become culturally sustaining and socially just educators

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The authors declare that there is no conflict of interest.

Notes

1 Following Gibson (2020) and other critical race scholars, although APA suggests that the use of all racial and ethnic terms be capitalized, we opt not to capitalize “white” in order to challenge systemic white supremacy.

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Sarah N. Newcomer

Sarah N. Newcomer is an Associate Professor in Literacy Education at Washington State University. Her research and teaching focus on culturally sustaining language and literacy practices, particularly for culturally and linguistically diverse students, family-school-community partnerships, and how educational policies affect language and literacy education. She has taught in various contexts, including a K-8 Spanish/English dual language program in Arizona, business professionals in Japan, and immigrant parents in a family literacy program in Phoenix.

Kathleen M. Cowin

Kathleen M. Cowin is Clinical Associate Professor of Educational Leadership in the College of Education at Washington State University. Prior to her university experience she served as an elementary and middle school principal, and teacher, for 30 years. Her research primarily focuses on how mentoring relationships are initiated and develop during educational leader formation, especially for principal candidates and their mentors, and how these relationships can be sustained through reflective practice.