Equity
Education news, analysis, and opinion about the fair distribution of opportunities for all students
Assessment
Letter to the Editor
It’s Time to Think About What Grades Really Mean
"Traditional grading often masks what a learner actually knows or is able to do."
Special Education
A Small Change in Special Ed. Rules Could Affect Equity, Accountability, Advocates Warn
The paperwork change could make it harder to track equity in special education, advocates said.
Assessment
Opinion
We Urgently Need Grading Reform. These 3 Things Stand in the Way
Here’s what fuels the pushback against standards-based grading—and how to overcome it.
Equity & Diversity
Opinion
Schools Cannot Afford to Ignore Race and Identity
People often don't notice discrimination if it doesn't affect them directly.
Equity & Diversity
Opinion
In Today's Political Climate, Teachers Must Center Empathy
Kwame Sarfo-Mensah offers guidance on how teachers can model courage and leadership for students.
Equity & Diversity
Letter to the Editor
Let DEI Thrive: How Agency and Belonging Flourish in Identity Safe Spaces
We can’t afford to let go of diversity, equity, and inclusion, writes an author and educator.
Equity & Diversity
Loan Forgiveness for Teachers of Color Is Discriminatory, Trump Admin. Says
The U.S. Department of Justice says the program meant to boost the ranks of minority teachers discriminates against white educators.
Student Achievement
High-Dosage Tutoring for 100K Kids: How a District Settled a Learning Loss Case
The nation's second-largest district agreed to tutoring and other measures to settle a case brought by parents during the pandemic.
Education Funding
How Efforts to Fund Schools More Equitably Actually Worsened Racial Inequality
Researchers examined three decades of school finance reforms in 40 states.
Equity & Diversity
Opinion
Schools Alone Can't Be the Great Equalizer. So What Now?
When I started as a school leader, I thought focusing on factors external to school was just “making excuses.” Not anymore.
Federal
Letter to the Editor
Why Publish Arguments Hostile to Public Education?
A reader pushes back against recent essays published in Education Week Opinion in this letter to the editor.
Assessment
Here's What Teachers Really Think About Equitable Grading Policies
A new study examines the prevalence of policies like no zeroes or unlimited retakes in classrooms.
Law & Courts
Trump Can't Require Schools to Certify They Won't Use DEI, Judge Says
A federal judge appointed by Trump struck down several efforts made by the U.S. Department of Education to curb educators’ use of DEI.
School & District Management
A School Pairing Plan Promised Equity, and Stirred Backlash
D.C.'s effort to pair two schools with divergent demographics backfired, dividing the community.