Race
Equity & Diversity
Opinion
Tackling the 'Taboo' of Talking About Race & Privilege
Four educators share suggestions for books and articles white educators can read to learn more about race and racism.
Equity & Diversity
Opinion
How to Make Anti-Racism More Than a Performance
Whether white people are ready or not, policies have to change, writes the co-founder of the Abolitionist Teaching Network.
Equity & Diversity
Opinion
How Teachers Can Get America's Story Right
The attack on the U.S. Capitol shows why we need more inclusive schools, writes a teacher advocate.
Teaching & Learning
With Name Changes, Schools Transform Racial Reckoning Into Real-Life Civics Lessons
Educators and students find educational value in an effort to rename the school made famous by the movie “Remember the Titans.”
College & Workforce Readiness
Documentary
A Year Interrupted
When COVID-19 closed schools for millions of students, Education Week documented two seniors as they faced an uncertain future.
Curriculum
Letter to the Editor
Curriculum as a Lever for Racial Equity
To the Editor:
The special report "Big Ideas for Confronting Racism in Education" (Sept. 23, 2020) highlighted essential ingredients for creating anti-racist schools, including better teacher preparation, expanded anti-bias training, and universal internet access, among others.
The special report "Big Ideas for Confronting Racism in Education" (Sept. 23, 2020) highlighted essential ingredients for creating anti-racist schools, including better teacher preparation, expanded anti-bias training, and universal internet access, among others.
Equity & Diversity
Training Bias Out of Teachers: Research Shows Little Promise So Far
There's no evidence that anti-bias training on its own stops discrimination, and it may backfire if used as a Band-Aid for racism.
School & District Management
How the Fight for America's Suburbs Started in Public Schools
A heated school board election in the fast-changing Atlanta suburbs pits Black Lives Matter vs. the “Suburban Lifestyle Dream.”
Equity & Diversity
Letter to the Editor
Critical Race Theory Doesn't Help Kids
To the Editor:
In the October 7 issue, David E. DeMatthews and Terri N. Watson claim that critical race theory "is not propaganda or anti-American" ("No, Critical Race Theory Isn't 'Anti-American'"). They are wrong on both counts.
In the October 7 issue, David E. DeMatthews and Terri N. Watson claim that critical race theory "is not propaganda or anti-American" ("No, Critical Race Theory Isn't 'Anti-American'"). They are wrong on both counts.
Equity & Diversity
Online Summit
Big Ideas: What Does It Mean to Be an Anti-Racist Educator?
Discuss proactive steps that educators and school and district leaders can take to make a difference in the lives of our Black students.
Student Achievement
Opinion
How to Really Close Opportunity Gaps During Our National Racial Reckoning
"Colorblind" teaching isn’t going to cut it, writes Vanderbilt University’s H. Richard Milner IV.
Education Funding
Opinion
A Roadmap for Reparations in Education
Breaking the cycle of institutional racism includes a quality education for Black students, writes Khalilah M. Harris. Here’s how that could look.
School & District Management
To Root Out Racism in Schools, Start With Who You Hire
The teachers that principals hire is one of the most powerful levers for turning schools into anti-racist institutions.
School & District Management
Opinion
What an Anti-Racist Principal Must Do
An anti-racist principal’s work must rest upon a strong moral foundation, writes Mark Anthony Gooden.