Equity
Education news, analysis, and opinion about the fair distribution of opportunities for all students
Equity & Diversity
Opinion
A Vision for Equity in Schools Starts at the Top
Equity is possible only when leaders at all levels understand the cultures, passions, strengths, and challenges of those entrusted in their care.
Equity & Diversity
Opinion
Unpacking Cultural Complexity to Create More Equitable Learning
Resources from Australia, Indonesia, and the United States show how to foster belonging and inclusion critical to learning and to nurturing dynamic learning communities.
Equity & Diversity
Opinion
The Opportunity to Learn With Others: A Question of Equity
Opportunities to engage in high-quality collaborative activities boosts academic performance, particularly for black students, a new study suggests.
School Choice & Charters
Video: Puerto Rico, The Forgotten School System
Correspondent Kavitha Cardoza visited some of the island's hardest-hit schools. In this video, she explains the long-standing problems in Puerto Rico's school system and the controversial changes that are coming.
Equity & Diversity
Education Tops List of Civil Rights Issues on Survey
The issue was named ahead of criminal justice, voting rights, freedom of expression, and enforcement by many advisory group members surveyed by the U.S. Commission on Civil Rights.
Equity & Diversity
Opinion
Why Youth Need Social Capital and How Schools Can Help
A discussion with Christensen Institute's Director of Education Julie Freeland Fisher on social capital, disruptive innovation, and her new book, Who You Know: Unlocking Innovations That Expand Students' Networks.
College & Workforce Readiness
Here's What's Behind the Nation's 'C' Grade on Student Achievement
The nation has made modest improvements in student academic achievement in the past decade, but results among states are uneven, according to a new ranking system.
Every Student Succeeds Act
Opinion
When It Comes to Data, Your District Should Start Oversharing
A new federal reporting requirement offers equity-minded education leaders and advocates an opportunity to work together, explains Ary Amerikaner.
Equity & Diversity
Opinion
Using Continuous Improvement to Disrupt Inequity and Promote Deeper Learning
Educators from EL Education reflect on two years of efforts to promote equity to refine their practices and strengthen them moving forward.
Equity & Diversity
Opinion
How Can Teachers Create Equitable Spaces for All Students?
Teachers can ensure that all students develop a sense of belonging, and this school says it starts with listening to and learning from students
Social Studies
Opinion
What Did You Learn in History Class?
Teachers today are fearful of deviating from the textbook and state standards and opening discussions in secondary classrooms around bits of information (say, for example, the U.S. turning away ships full of Jewish refugees during WW II) that might portray America as less than enlightened.
Equity & Diversity
Opinion
Professional Learning Can Address the Equity Challenge
The quality of teaching and the quality of the curricula and instructional materials are key factors.
Equity & Diversity
Opinion
Should an Adequate Education Be a Fundamental Right?
Literacy is not a right guaranteed by the Constitution, a court recently ruled. Maybe it takes an amendment to change that.
Equity & Diversity
Opinion
Education Equity Requires Social Justice Warriors
It is not enough to prepare young people to be civically aware; educational equity requires students to become civic activists.