Equity

Education news, analysis, and opinion about the fair distribution of opportunities for all students
Dr. Stephanie Cross, a professor at Georgia State University, photographed in her home in Brookhaven, Georgia.
Stephanie Lee Behm Cross, a professor at Georgia State University, stands in her home in Brookhaven, Ga., on July 13, 2026. Cross ran a teacher-residency program funded by a U.S. Department of Education grant until the funding was abruptly terminated in February 2025.
Dustin Chambers for Education Week
Education Funding Trump Cut Their Education Grants. Here’s What Happened Next
Grantees whose work ground to a halt last year lament broken promises and abandoned projects.
Mark Lieberman, July 31, 2026
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15 min read
Attorney Eshé Collins at her office in Downtown Atlanta, Georgia on June 25, 2026.
Attorney Eshé Collins at her office in Downtown Atlanta, Georgia on June 25, 2026.
Dustin Chambers for Education Week
Equity & Diversity Federal Equity Centers Protecting Students' Civil Rights Fight to Stay Open
Four centers that support schools' efforts to expand student opportunity are fighting for their existence.
Mark Lieberman, July 23, 2026
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12 min read
Conceptual illustration of classroom conversations and fragmented education elements coming together to form a cohesive picture of a book of classroom knowledge.
Sonia Pulido for Education Week
Equity & Diversity Opinion 'Culturally Responsive Teaching Isn’t Performative’: How to Get It Right
Want to create a more equitable education experience for all students? Start here.
Larry Ferlazzo, July 20, 2026
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9 min read
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Davontez Johnson, right, ties preschooler Kodi's shoes, on Thursday, Oct. 3, 2024, at Dorothy I. Height Elementary School in Baltimore. Early educators’ growing concern centers on too much access to technology from a young age.
Stephanie Scarbrough/AP Photo
Early Childhood Flipping the Script on Tech Equity in Early Education
This urban majority-minority district plans to limit young students' access to technology.
Elizabeth Heubeck, July 10, 2026
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5 min read
Katherine Alfaro works with students at Russellville Elementary School, in Russellville, Ala., Aug. 9, 2022. Alfaro is an aide for English Language Learner students, many of whom speak Spanish at home. Russellville schools have the highest percentage of English Language Learners of any district in the state, and officials there have invested in aides and teachers who know how to work with those students.
Katherine Alfaro works with students at Russellville Elementary School, in Russellville, Ala., Aug. 9, 2022. Alfaro is an aide for English learners, many of whom speak Spanish at home. English-learner education is not immune to anti-DEI policies and politics, according to a new research study.
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States Anti-DEI Efforts Reshape How States Serve English Learners
A new research study shed light on how anti-DEI policies affect English-learner education.
Ileana Najarro, June 30, 2026
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5 min read
Collage of a phone showing Perplexity, Claude, and ChatGPT and a student is reflected working on a comptuer.
Collage by Laura Baker/Education Week + Canva
Artificial Intelligence Students Are Experiencing AI in Very Different Ways. Is That a Problem?
Sharply divergent state standards, district rules, and teacher strategies result in uneven access to the technology.
Jennifer Vilcarino, June 18, 2026
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5 min read
Portrait of nine-year-old African-American student Linda Brown as she poses outside Sumner Elementary School, Topkea, Kansas, 1953. When her enrollment in the racially segregated school was blocked, her family initiated the landmark Civil Rights lawsuit 'Brown V. Board of Education,' that led to the beginning of integration in the US education system. (Photo by Carl Iwasaki/Getty Images)
Nine-year-old African-American student Linda Brown poses outside Sumner Elementary School in Topeka, Kan., in 1953. When her enrollment in the racially segregated school was blocked, her family initiated the landmark civil rights lawsuit <i>Brown</i> v. <i>Board of Education</i> that led to the Supreme Court decision outlawing racial segregation in U.S. schools. A new lawsuit in Massachusetts challenges persistent segregation in that state's schools.
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Equity & Diversity Decades After Brown v. Board, New Lawsuit Challenges Persistent K-12 Segregation
Segregation violates a state constitution's right to an adequate education for all, plaintiffs argue.
Mark Lieberman, May 20, 2026
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6 min read
A gif with web accessible icons around a computer screen with a magnifying glass.
Shivendu Jauhari/Getty
Ed-Tech Policy Schools Have Another Year to Make Websites Accessible. Why That Matters
People with disabilities say inaccessible online content is a barrier to participating in public life.
Evie Blad, April 28, 2026
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4 min read
Young student in a school computer lab concentrates on a laptop while wearing pink headphones; classmates work nearby in a bright, collaborative learning environment focused on technology and study.
Vanessa Solis/Education Week + Getty Images
Assessment Students Can Hear Questions Aloud When They Take Many Tests. Does It Help?
Text-to-speech tech helps some students answer questions correctly, but hurts others' performance.
Alyson Klein, April 27, 2026
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2 min read
Amanda Jamerson.
Amanda Jamerson, the associate principal at Wisconsin's Shorewood High School, at the National Education Leadership Awards gala on April 17, 2026, in Washington.
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School & District Management High School Assistant Principal of the Year Focuses on Equity, Student Behavior
Amanda Jamerson focused on addressing student discipline.
Jennifer Vilcarino, April 21, 2026
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5 min read
Students in Cristina Hernandez's International Baccalaureate Math Analysis and Approaches Higher Level 1 work on an assignment during class at Bonita Vista High School on Oct. 10, 2024 in San Diego, Calif.
Students work on an assignment during a high school class on Oct. 10, 2024, in San Diego. An EdWeek Research Center survey shows that teachers in more impoverished school districts say they're less likely to assign homework.
Ariana Drehsler for Education Week
Teaching Homework Assignments Less Common in High-Poverty Districts
An EdWeek Research Center survey examines out-of-school assignments by poverty level of the school system.
Jennifer Vilcarino, February 27, 2026
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3 min read
Education Week opinion letters submissions
Gwen Keraval for Education Week
Assessment Letter to the Editor The Truth About Equity Grading in Practice
A high school student shares his perspective of equity grading policies in this letter.
January 30, 2026
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1 min read
School bus outside Patterson High School in St. Mary Parish, in Louisiana.
School bus outside Patterson High School in St. Mary Parish, in Louisiana.
Brad Kemp/The Advocate
Law & Courts After 60 Years, a Louisiana District Fights to Exit Federal Desegregation Order
St. Mary Parish is on the frontlines of a legal battle to end ongoing school desegregation cases dating back to the civil rights era.
Patrick Wall, The Advocate, Baton Rouge, La., January 12, 2026
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6 min read
Education Week opinion letters submissions
Gwen Keraval for Education Week
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."
November 26, 2025
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1 min read