Beyond White Expectations is the second book in The Antiracist Education series. This practical three-part series supports educators to dismantle Whiteness, redefine student success, and design culturally sustaining learning that reflects the lived experiences and identities of their students.
Book 1: Beyond Whiteness: Eight Steps Every Teacher Can Take to Build an Antiracist Classroom. Uncover where Whiteness shows up in your classroom practice—and take clear, practical steps to change it.
Book 2: Beyond White Expectations: Eight Antiracist Steps to Transform Your Classroom and Redefine Student Success
Work with students, families, and communities to co-create graduate profiles that redefine success on students’ terms.
Book 3: Beyond White Curriculum: (coming soon!) will show you how to develop a critical, culturally sustaining curriculum to meet those goals.
About this book
Redefine Student Success—On Their Terms.
What would it take to define success in ways that truly reflect the language, culture, and lived realities of every student in your classroom?
Beyond White Expectations is a practical guide for building an antiracist, inclusive classroom. In this second book in The Antiracist Education Series, Dr. Ann Milne helps educators move beyond surface-level equity efforts and reimagine what student success could look like—with students, not just for them.
Whether you're just beginning this journey or have already been doing the work, this book offers eight clear, courageous steps to shift your teaching practice and transform student outcomes—especially for culturally and linguistically diverse learners.
Inside this book, you’ll learn how to:
Create a clear picture of success that reflects who your students are—not just how they perform
Work with students, whānau, and communities to create graduate profiles that actually matter to them
Stop chasing “achievement gaps” and start building on your students’ strengths
Recognize and push back on the White expectations embedded in everyday teaching and assessment
Make culture, relationships, and critical thinking central to your classroom—not just add-ons
If you’re committed to inclusive education, culturally sustaining teaching, and real change for your students, Beyond White Expectations will give you the tools, clarity, and confidence to make it happen.
