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I've been thinking about this for a bit, and I think the problem is how it's phrased: "What experience do you have ensuring that a commitment to racial equity and anti-racism is centered in your work?"

It seems to me that for the majority of developers the honest answer would be "none". If I look back at all my jobs over the last 20 years, then for none of them I can see how I could advance racial equity and anti-racism through them. It's mostly B2B software, or just doesn't really intersect with that in the way your K12-oriented software does.

I'm not looking for a job, but if I would be then I'd be somewhat hesitant to apply because all of this is kind of a lame reply (even though it's true). Answering all those questions is somewhat time-consuming to do well, and I'd sort-of expect to just be dismissed because of my somewhat lame reply – so why bother?

Sometimes I fear that these types of questions, no matter how well-intentioned, filter more on the ability to spin a yarn (if not outright bullshit) than anything else.