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The Black Lives Matter movement has ignited renewed calls for equality and has caused individuals, institutions, and organizations to turn inward and reflect on their role in a system built on racism and oppression. As these conversations continue, they highlight how deeply racism runs through every facet of life; justice, poverty, health, and of course education. As education researchers, the ITEST community is well-situated to study these issues, to explore ways of making learning more equitable, and to make recommendations to the larger field.

Did you know that more than 50% of the world’s oxygen is produce by the ocean? It also stores 50 times more carbon dioxide than our atmosphere. The ocean plays a crucial role in our lives and there are many ways people can help protect it.

Since 1970, Earth Day has served as an opportunity for society to examine our actions and explore the impact that humankind has had on the planet. At the heart of its mission is education: "to diversify, educate and activate the environmental movement worldwide." For 2020, in recognition of its 50th anniversary, the theme for Earth Day 2020 is "Climate Action." Environmental science is a discipline than many ITEST projects have explored over the

January is National Mentoring Month! Since 2002, the National Mentoring Partnership (MENTOR) has celebrated the month of January to bring attention to mentoring and the positive impacts that it can have, especially on youth. Each year they seek to:Raise awareness of mentoring in its various formsRecruit individuals to mentor, especially in programs that have waiting lists of young peoplePromote the rapid growth of mentoring by recruiting