Equity & Diversity
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Equity & Diversity Opinion Students: Racial Justice Demands More Than a Lawn SignOur progressive town is full of “Black Lives Matter” yard signs and Instagram posts. So why do our schools still have huge racial disparities?
Equity & Diversity Discussing the Derek Chauvin Trial in Class: How Teachers Are Doing It and WhyChauvin was convicted of murdering George Floyd. Black teachers say not addressing racism does a disservice to students and themselves.
Equity & Diversity Minn. Students Walk Out of Class to Protest Racial InjusticeStudents from dozens of schools walked out of class in a coordinated protest against racial injustice and the killing of Daunte Wright.
Equity & Diversity 16 Resources on Talking to Students About Police Killings and RacismTo help educators discuss racism and police shootings of people of color, Education Week has compiled videos, articles, essays, and more.
Equity & Diversity Opinion 'We All Have LGBTQ Students, Whether We Know It or Not'Three educators provide suggestions to support LGBTQ students, including respecting pronouns and having LGBTQ authors in classroom libraries.
Equity & Diversity Opinion Strategies for Supporting LGBTQ StudentsThree educators share ways to help LGBTQ students.
Equity & Diversity Opinion Trans Youth Are Under Attack. Educators Must Step UpWhat can schools do in the face of the extreme hostility trans and gender-nonconforming young people now face across the country?
Equity & Diversity Opinion When Does Educational Equity Become Educationally Unethical?Equity stumbles into a truly gruesome place when educators are directed to shortchange students based on how they look or where they live.
Equity & Diversity Opinion Why More Teachers Need to See the Beauty and Brilliance in Black GirlsBlack girls are often accused of being loud or having an attitude. We need teachers to change that harmful perspective, because it matters.
Equity & Diversity Anti-Asian Violence: What Schools Should Start Doing About ItAsian-Americans are often erased from the curriculum and even from schools' social justice work. Five educators discuss how to change that.
Equity & Diversity Opinion We Ignore the Pain of Black ChildrenWe need to stop criminalizing Black children. And that starts with how we view school safety, writes pediatrician Rebekah Fenton.
Equity & Diversity Opinion 'Mommy, We Need to Fight Back'An Asian American preschool director who lives in Atlanta writes about how anti-Asian racism has affected her and her family.
Equity & Diversity Opinion Whose Vision Will Guide Racial Equity in Schools?White allies aren't the experts when it comes to determining how children of color should be educated, writes Sonya Douglass Horsford.
Equity & Diversity Data The 'Dramatic' Demographic Shifts Reshaping Suburban Schools: 7 Key Data Points to KnowA new analysis by the EdWeek Research Center shows sharp declines in white enrollment in suburban schools.
Equity & Diversity Collection The Changing Face of Suburban SchoolsDramatic demographic shifts in America's suburban schools have sparked tensions over diversity, equity, and inclusion.
