About the One Voice Curriculum

Inspiring Crucial Conversations

One Voice is an inquiry-based curriculum rooted in historical facts and current events that fosters crucial conversations about race and inclusion.

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Countless Experiences, One Voice

Now, more than ever, we all must foster honest and appropriate dialogue about our experiences in the country we love—not shy away from it. At Stride, we want to do our part. That’s why we’ve created One Voice: a curriculum designed to promote teacher and student discussions of the current social climate in our country.

By using historical facts as a basis for discussion, this course attempts to foster an environment of understanding and mutual respect for others. It’s also designed with grade-level appropriate content in mind. It’s important to note that the topics in One Voice go beyond racial relations; they examine issues related to acceptance and inclusion for people of all backgrounds.

We hope teachers, students, administrators, and others find this course helpful in understanding our past and how it impacts today’s society. We hope it provides a solid basis for ALL people to exchange thoughts in a positive and constructive environment. And we hope that our continued efforts to bridge the differences that divide our communities will help build a better, stronger, more inclusive nation.

One Voice Contributors

Stride's vision for One Voice was brought to life by an advisory council of dynamic practitioners, academics, and non-profit leaders, all of whom contributed their unique perspectives and skills. One Voice curriculum developers and reviewers were chosen for their expertise in areas of inclusion and equity practices as well as digital learning. In keeping with Stride's commitment to fostering inclusive business practices, our panel includes representatives from minority-owned companies and organizations. Get to know our distinguished panel of contributors below.

Nette Archangel

Nette Archangel serves as blended director at Louisiana Virtual Charter Academy.

Nette is a charismatic educator who has a passion for continued learning and mathematics, but most of all a person who believes all children are entitled to an accessible and fair education via humans who are highly skilled in content, equity, social emotional learning, integrity, and unbiased love.

Monique Carruthers

Monique Carruthers is the founder and executive director of ZEST Preparatory Academy. Monique found her passion in education over 18 years ago as a paraprofessional in a high school special education classroom. Most recently, she was the executive director for the Innovation Fund Foundation at the Georgia Governor's Office of Student Achievement (GOSA) where she also served as a development and adult learning facilitator and language and literacy specialist. In this role, she supported Georgia school systems to improve literacy instruction in grades K–3 by collaborating with district leaders, school administrators, and teachers. She is active in the community and serves on several boards and committees including the Douglasville Public Arts Commission, the Board of Directors for the Douglasville Boys and Girls Club, and is the community service chair for the West Georgia Chapter of Jack and Jill of America, Inc. Monique earned an undergraduate degree from the University of California San Diego, an M.Ed. in Educational Leadership from Lehigh University, and is completing an Ed.D. in Educational Leadership.

Dr. Qiana Cutts Givens

Dr. Qiana Cutts Givens is a creative educator with 20+ years' experience and an assistant professor at Mississippi State University. She utilizes diverse creative and research methods to explore and examine teacher education, critique education policy, and highlight lived experiences. She's the author of several articles, book chapters, a poetry collection, and a stage play.

Jobs for America’s Graduates

Jobs for America’s Graduates (JAG) is a state-based national non-profit organization dedicated to supporting young people of great promise. JAG is delivering the best results in its 40-year history, while serving youth who face significant challenges, helping them reach economic and academic success. The JAG Board of Directors is made up of leading governors, C-Suite executives of the Fortune 500, and national community leaders. JAG state affiliates deliver the data driven, high-impact JAG model program across 1,400 middle schools, high schools, and other locations in their states.

Stacy Maldonado

Stacy Maldonado, owner of ReWork Co., is a social entrepreneur committed to diversity, equity, inclusion, and belonging (DEIB) as well as social justice. She has worked in both nonprofit and corporate spaces in education, leadership development, social impact, and event management. ReWork Co. helps companies shift their work culture through assessing their systems, processes, and team dynamics and then guiding the companies through a transformative cultural journey.

Wes Moore

Wes Moore is a combat veteran, multiple time bestselling author, social entrepreneur, and former chief executive officer of Robin Hood, one of the largest anti-poverty forces in the nation. Wes’s first book The Other Wes Moore—a perennial New York Times bestseller—captured the nation’s attention by highlighting the fine line between success and failure in our communities and in ourselves. That story has been optioned by executive producer Steph Curry to be made into a movie. Wes served as a captain and paratrooper with the U.S. Army’s 82nd Airborne Division and he later served as a White House Fellow to Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice. Before becoming CEO at Robin Hood, Wes was the founder and CEO at BridgeEdU, an education platform based in Baltimore addressing the college completion and job placement crisis by reinventing freshman year for underserved students.

National Association of Black Male Educators

The mission of the National Association of Black Male Educators is to dramatically increase the number of marginalized children who succeed by dramatically increasing the number of highly effective black and brown male teachers and leaders who positively impact them.

Tomika Rodriguez

Tomika Rodriguez, owner of Way Into Genius Consulting, is an educator, writer, and DEI practitioner whose work combines insight from over 10 years as an educator in K–12 and higher education as well as a curriculum designer, nonprofit senior leader, trainer, and coach. She is most proud of her multidisciplinary social justice- and equity-focused work, including developing a coding program targeting middle school girls of color, recognized by the Obama White House for its commitment to equity and expanding CS education.

Dr. Sherri Wilson, R.N.

Dr. Sherri Wilson, R.N. serves as the health careers program director for Stride, Inc, shaping our future healthcare workforce through career technical education programming throughout the country. Prior to joining Stride, Inc., Dr. Wilson served in various leadership roles over the past two decades, working to improve equity in healthcare and education for all.

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