Brown Bag: Culturally Responsive-Sustaining Education in Computer Science: Preliminary Findings (5/20/25)

During the session, attendees explored the Research Alliance for New York City Schools’ culturally responsive-sustaining education framework.

By Cheri Fancsali, PhD, PI, Executive Director, Research Alliance for New York City Schools | Kathryn Hill, PhD, Co-PI, Research Director, Research Alliance for New York City Schools | Alexandra Adair, PhD, Co-PI, Associate Research Scientist, College Board | Summer Wildbill, Undergraduate Researcher, Research Alliance for New York City Schools

The session highlighted key insights into how teachers are implementing Culturally Responsive-Sustaining Education (CR-SE), the challenges they’ve encountered, and what CR-SE truly looks like in practice from their perspective.