Demographics
School & District Management
Opinion
Seeing Opportunities in 21st-Century Challenges
New challenges and changing demographics pose opportunities for schools and leaders to grow, writes Superintendent McKell Withers.
Equity & Diversity
Opinion
The Public School Ownership Gap
Universal free public schooling, a cornerstone of our modern democracy, is facing a quiet crisis—one that writer T. Elijah Hawkes calls the ownership gap.
Equity & Diversity
As Graduation Rates Rise, Focus Shifts to Dropouts
The good news is that the U.S. graduation rate is nearing historic highs; the bad news is too many are left behind.
Equity & Diversity
Opinion
Why Suburbs Need Integration Plans
Suburbs are unprepared for major racial and demographic changes taking place in their schools, Erica Frankenberg and Gary Orfield write.
Equity & Diversity
In Districts Where Seniors Outnumber Children, Schools Adjust
Senior citizens now outnumber school-age children in more than 900 U.S. counties—and experts say that trend is growing.
Federal
Leaders' Group Sharpens Focus on Latino Students
Latino school leaders make a case for stepping up attention on educational outcomes for Hispanic students.
Equity & Diversity
Latinos' School Success: A Work in Progress
While high school graduation rates are rising for the nation's 12.1 million Hispanic students, they still have a long way to go, according to Education Week's Diplomas Count 2012.
Equity & Diversity
Raising Latino Achievement Seen as 'Demographic Imperative'
By 2020, one in every four U.S. schoolchildren will be Latino; their success is key to the nation's economic prosperity.
Federal
Canada Musters Resources to Serve Diverse Student Needs
Community-based services are a priority in a system that funnels provincial aid to local schools.
Equity & Diversity
Educating Immigrant Students a Challenge in U.S., Elsewhere
Immigration policies, culture, and other factors complicate efforts to help foreign-born students and those learning a new language.
Equity & Diversity
New Census Measure Shifts the Face of Poverty
A new supplemental poverty measure finds fewer children, more senior citizens, qualify as poor.
Equity & Diversity
News in Brief
Full Frame Blog: For City Families, Small Towns a Draw
Photographer Rachel Mummey noticed an influx of inner-city minority families that were moving to rural, mid-sized towns across the Midwest, while she was pursuing a master's degree in photography at Ohio University. Ms. Mummey returned to Iowa City and started documenting the families that moved to her hometown. Looking to build a new foundation for the future, the families cited education, work, and safety as key elements that brought them there. Over the past decade, Iowa City schools have attempted to adapt to the rapidly changing demographics.
Equity & Diversity
Report: Special Education in America
The upcoming EPE Research Center report examines a number of key issues facing students with disabilities ranging from the demographics of the population, educational settings, overrepresentation of certain student groups, achievement, high school completion, and transitions to adulthood.
Equity & Diversity
Teacher Colleges Emphasizing 'Cultural Competence'
In cities like Chicago, where the student population is increasingly more diverse than its teaching corps, the training is crucial.