Coshandra
Dillard


Coshandra Dillard (she/her) is an associate editor for Learning for Justice. Before joining LFJ, she was a freelance writer and magazine editor. She also worked as a health journalist for more than eight years. Additionally, Coshandra has experience in the classroom, having served as a substitute teacher for grades K-12. You can follow her on Twitter @CoshandraD_LFJ.

Articles by Coshandra

Only a Lynching Is a Lynching

We must resist language that compares the challenging of powerful men to racial terror.

Hate at School: August 2018

In the first month that students returned to school in much of the United States, we found that hate picked up where it left off last year.

Teaching the Value of Work

The shaming of an actor who took a job at a grocery store reminds us to rethink how we teach students about success, equity and hard work.

Loc’d Out: How Thoughtless Dress Codes Can Harm Students From Day One

Culturally insensitive policies that force students to hide their identities defy the mission of establishing an inclusive learning environment.

The School-to-Deportation Pipeline

As immigration enforcement becomes more aggressive, schools have become increasingly risky places for undocumented students.
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