Demographics
Equity & Diversity
Opinion
For School Improvement, Demographics Aren’t Destiny
Many "good" schools are just skating by on their students' privileged backgrounds and family resources, writes Karin Chenoweth.
English Learners
Gifted English-Learners Often Ignored, Overlooked
Providing equal opportunities and access for English-learner students has long been an issue in K-12 education. An exclusive Education Week analysis found it's even a problem for the brightest students.
Equity & Diversity
Just 20 Percent of K-12 Students Are Learning a Foreign Language
In some states, fewer than 10 percent of students are learning languages other than English, painting a grim picture of foreign language education in U.S. public schools.
Equity & Diversity
From Our Research Center
Too Few ELL Students Land in Gifted Classes
ELL students are underenrolled in gifted classes, finds an Education Week analysis. But some schools are trying to buck the trend.
Equity & Diversity
Status of DACA, Dreamers Remains 'Under Review,' Trump Administration Says
The executive order could have lifted the deportation threat for parents of millions of America's K-12 students and eased educator concerns about separating school-aged children from their parents.
School & District Management
Video
Webinar: Trends for the 21st Century: Preparing for the Schools of Tomorrow
This is a replay of Education Week's webinar, "Trends for the 21st Century: Preparing for the Schools of Tomorrow." Author Gary Marx gets to the root of the most important trends reshaping society today in Twenty-One Trends for the 21st Century. This webinar examines shifting demographics, constantly emerging technologies, environmental challenges, and more, offering a deeper understanding of the interplay between these dynamics and how to prepare educators for the schools of tomorrow.
Equity & Diversity
Student Mobility Takes an Academic Toll. But Why?
While the effects of midyear moves are not well understood, the new federal law requires schools to keep better track of military, foster-care, and homeless students.
Equity & Diversity
Lawmaker's Call to Screen ELLs for Deportation Draws Condemnation
A Republican state lawmaker in Oklahoma is justifying the proposal as a way to save money in the state's budget. But federal law expressly prohibits states from denying education to students who may not be in the U.S. legally.
Equity & Diversity
Targeted by Slurs, Students Ride Wave of Support to Robotics Championship
As news of the incident spread across the country, cheers for the students' engineering know-how drowned out the jeers.
Equity & Diversity
San Diego School District's Anti-Islamophobia Plan Sparks Controversy
The plan, which the district hopes to have in place by the start of next school year, has drawn praise from Muslim advocates and civil rights groups, but sharp criticism from others.
Equity & Diversity
Group Wants to Ban Undocumented Students From Public Schools
In an interview with the Los Angeles Times, the founder of American Children First cited the words and actions of President Donald Trump as motivation for the effort.
Equity & Diversity
English-Language Learners: How Schools Can Drive or Derail Their Success
Recent changes in federal law require all states to standardize how they identify and reclassify ELLs; a researcher says it may prove difficult.
Equity & Diversity
How Many Transgender Children Are There?
Researchers estimate that about 0.7 percent of U.S. teens identify as transgender, but they acknowledge that far better data are needed.
English Learners
Tool Aims to Help Schools Better Identify English-Language Learners
A new Regional Education Laboratory tool aims to take some of the guesswork out of the home-language survey process used to identify students who need extra support to learn English.