Equity
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Mathematics
San Francisco Insisted on Algebra in 9th Grade. Did It Improve Equity?
The policy change improved access to some courses. But racial inequities at the most advanced levels of math remain largely unchanged.
Law & Courts
After 50 Years, a U.S. Supreme Court Decision on Educational Equity Is Still Debated
In a school finance case from Texas, the justices held that the wealth of districts was not subject to extra constitutional scrutiny.
Equity & Diversity
Educational Inequality: 4 Moments in History That Explain Where We Are Today
A new Columbia University report highlights how inequality was embedded in the creation of public education in the United States.
Equity & Diversity
The Origins of Racial Inequality in Education
"Uncovering Inequality," a project from Columbia University, chronicles how policies created and sustained inequalities in schools.
Equity & Diversity
To Make Schools Inclusive, Listen to Students
In a virtual summit they planned, students outlined how teachers and administrators can make schools more inclusive.
Classroom Technology
From ChatGPT to Digital Equity: What to Expect at SXSW EDU Conference
Sessions at the SXSW EDU gathering in Austin will explore how emerging technologies will affect the classroom.
School & District Management
Opinion
Every School Has Bias. Here’s What Principals Can Do About It
How do we build combating bias into the who, how, and why of teaching, leadership, and school organization?
Equity & Diversity
Opinion
What I Learned About America's Enslavement of People Shaped My District's DEI Efforts
Before he could make his school more welcoming, a superintendent explains how he had to challenge his own perceptions first.
Equity & Diversity
Opinion
The Report of Gifted Education's Death Is Greatly Exaggerated
Few low-income kids and kids of color make it into gifted programs. James R. Delisle explains effective ways to address that problem.
Equity & Diversity
Q&A
A Formula for Creating More Equitable Gifted and Talented Programs
Anthony Vargas in Manassas, Va., has nearly doubled the number of students from disadvantaged backgrounds in the district's gifted program.
Equity & Diversity
Leader To Learn From
A Leader Who's Busting Down Barriers to Gifted Education
Anthony Vargas has nearly doubled the share of poor and Hispanic students in gifted education in Manassas, Va.
English-Language Learners
Project
The Language of Equity
An Alabama district has overhauled how it supports English learners—making great strides in early grades that it may not be able to sustain.
Equity & Diversity
The Ongoing Challenges, and Possible Solutions, to Improving Educational Equity
Schools across the country were facing major equity challenges before the pandemic, but its disruptions exacerbated them.