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The Eanes community is grappling with division during an unusually fraught school board election. For many, the district’s Diversity, Equity and Inclusion initiative is at the heart of the divide.  Incumbents Jennifer Champagne, Place 5, and James Spradley, Place 4, were part of the board when the initiative was created last summer and voted this year to make it a board priority. Both said they stand by the initiative , which included hiring a consultant to examine the district's teaching practices and its traditions, as an important step in making sure all students feel safe in Eanes...

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After voting to begin social justice work in the district, the Eanes school board received an update on the project's progress.  Mark Gooden, a professor at Columbia University and the consultant spearheading the district’s diversity, equity and inclusion effort, provided the board with a six-month status report Tuesday night.  In addition to forming a committee of staff, parents, students and community members to work on diversity-related initiatives, Gooden said his team has started training district leaders and staff members. The early steps included meetings with a range of people, in...