The Education Week Spotlight on Equity is a collection of articles hand-picked by our editors for their insights on how principals are training to tackle racial inequities, how schools are implementing equity-focused leadership, and how personalized learning efforts affect inequity.
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Budget & Finance
Everybody Supports 'Equity,' But How Do They Define It?
Policymakers, researchers, district administrators, and teachers have taken it upon themselves to push for "equity" between student groups.
School & District Management
The Challenging, Often Isolating Work of School District Chief Equity Officers
As some districts try to dismantle racist and biased policies and practices, they are creating high-profile positions to lead that public, sometimes hostile, reckoning.
Assessment
Reported Essay
Who's to Blame for the Black-White Achievement Gap?
Why don’t black students perform as well as white students on tests? One reporter considers her personal history to understand this disparity.
School & District Management
Opinion
Equity-Focused Leadership Is Risky. Do It Anyway
As superintendents, we must make the system work for all students—however socially, politically, and professionally dangerous it may be, writes Demond A. Means.
Student Achievement
Opinion
The Deficit Lens of the 'Achievement Gap' Needs to Be Flipped. Here's How
Does a student have a fixed or a growth mindset? That's the wrong question for us to measure, argues researcher Dave Paunesku.