Equity & Diversity
Insights into how issues of equity, diversity, race, ethnicity, sexual orientation, gender identity, and religious beliefs impact schools
Webinars on Equity & Diversity
Browse and register for free professional development on race, ethnicity, sexual orientation, gender and gender identity, and religious beliefs and schools.
Special Report
Where We Are Now: Educational Equity in the Pandemic Era
What impact did the pandemic have on achieving educational equity? Stories and data assessments shed some light.
Special Report
Uprooting Inequities
What does it take for schools to move from embracing the goals of equity to enacting concrete steps that actually change the schooling experience for students who are black, Hispanic, and from low-income families?
Special Report
Teaching Vulnerable Students
This special report examines challenges and strategies for educating some of the most vulnerable students in the nation’s schools, including youths in juvenile detention facilities, immigrant students fearing deportation, homeless students with disabilities, and foster children.
Equity & Diversity Why the Critical Race Theory Fight Is Harder for Educators Than the Common Core BattleEducators and advocates see clear parallels—and sharp differences—between the politically charged disputes with schools at the center.
Equity & Diversity Opinion I Had Hope for Racial Justice. Now, I See a StandstillWhen states limit discussing racism in schools, racial justice is threatened, writes David E. Kirkland of New York University.
Equity & Diversity Opinion Adults Are Banning Classroom Topics. Perhaps They Should Allow Students to Explore Them?Instead of banning conversations on critical issues, we should use project-based learning to encourage students to see all sides.
Equity & Diversity Series Voices From the Field: Conversations With Male Educators of ColorMale educators of color discuss how they got into the field, the challenges they’ve seen, and what can be done to help students who look like them.
Equity & Diversity Video A Black Male Educator From Virginia on What He’s Faced in the School BuildingAfter experiencing racism in the school building early in his career, a black male teacher in Alexandria, Va., sought out a school with leaders who looked like him. Here, he explains why that matters and discusses the issues he continues to see in the education system.
Equity & Diversity From Our Research Center What Do Teachers Think About Discussing Racism in Class? We Asked ThemThe new nationally representative EdWeek Research Center survey also asked educators whether they believe systemic racism exists.
Equity & Diversity Video Transgender Students: 'People Suffer When They Can’t Do What Makes Them Happiest'Transgender students in nine states are required to play only on sports teams that match their gender assigned at birth. A look at the impact of that requirement.
Equity & Diversity Opinion Are Our Schools Any Closer to Equity?Schools are trying to focus on equity, but a slew of new legislation is preventing that focus from becoming a reality.
Equity & Diversity Spotlight Spotlight on Critical Race TheoryIn this Spotlight, learn what critical race theory is, what it isn't, and how it's a practice, not a curriculum.
Equity & Diversity Opinion I Am an Indian American Man. I Had Anti-Racist Work to DoWhen adults reflect on who they are and where they come from, their awareness leads to better learning outcomes for their students.
Equity & Diversity American Indian Mascots Will Soon Be Banned in Colorado Public SchoolsColorado would become the fifth state to get rid of derogatory mascots.
Equity & Diversity Could School Resegregation Drive White Students to Become Democrats as Adults?A researcher tracked the political affiliation of adults who graduated from high schools where court-ordered desegregation was lifted.
Equity & Diversity Collection How the Murder of George Floyd Changed K-12 Schooling: A CollectionThe Black Lives Matter protests forced schools to re-evaluate how they serve Black students and marginalized communities.
Equity & Diversity A School District’s Feud Over ‘White Advantage’A legislator wants to censure members of a Florida school board who voted to remove the phrase “white advantage” from an equity statement.
Equity & Diversity Opinion Where Did the Term 'Asian American' Come From?Educating ourselves and our students is an important first step in breaking down stereotypes in the face of rising discrimination.
