Underserved Students

Equity & Diversity Educating Students Who Are 'Invisible'

Many of the most vulnerable populations of students in the nation’s schools are also hidden populations—sometimes intentionally so—but they still need special attention from educators.

The Wyoming Girls School makes use of its remote location, at the foot of the Bighorn Mountains, both for security and curriculum. Students may learn about horseback riding as part of physical education or study farming in science classes.

Every Student Succeeds Act From Our Research Center Teaching—and Reaching—Students Behind Bars

A Wyoming correctional school is part of a network working to improve the quality of instruction provided to the "invisible" students living in juvenile-justice facilities.

School & District Management Video A ‘Perpetual Fighter’ for Equity for All Students

Deputy Superintendent Susana Cordova’s unwavering commitment to equity for all students has led to major improvements for English-learners in Denver’s public schools. Her own revelation as a student that her culture and heritage were not setbacks, but strengths that could bolster her success, led her to teaching and a path-breaking career as the first Latina deputy superintendent in the 92,000-student district. “She is just a perpetual fighter for kids who don’t have opportunities—and we need that in schools,” said Peter Gorman, a former superintendent of North Carolina’s Charlotte-Mecklenburg school system. “She is looking out for all students—and that’s powerful.” This video was produced as part of Education Week’s Leaders To Learn From project, recognizing outstanding school district leaders from around the country. Read more at http://leaders.edweek.org Want more stories about schools across the nation, including the latest news and unique perspectives on education issues? Visit www.edweek.org. About Education Week: Education Week is America’s most trusted source of independent K-12 education news, analysis, and opinion. Our work serves to raise the level of understanding and discourse about education among school and district leaders, policymakers, researchers, teachers, and the public. Published by the nonprofit organization Editorial Projects in Education, Education Week has been providing award-winning coverage of the field for over 35 years. Follow Education Week: - Subscribe to our Channel: http://www.youtube.com/subscription_c... - On Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/edweek/ - On Twitter at https://twitter.com/educationweek/ - On LinkedIn at https://www.linkedin.com/company/educ... To license video footage from Editorial Projects in Education please contact the Education Week Library at library@epe.org.

Sacheiry Comeron, 34, gets a kiss from her son, Yomar Lopez, 12, after Comeron secured an interview for a teaching job with the Orange County school district at a reception center set up at the Orlando International Airport to greet evacuees from Puerto Rico. Comeron's résumé includes 10 years of teaching experience, a masters degree in education and certifications to be a principal.

Equity & Diversity Mainland Schools Receive Puerto Rican Students—and Educators—With Open Arms

As Puerto Rican families leave their devastated homeland for the mainland, school districts are preparing to take in students and offer jobs to teachers.

Advice From a Formerly Homeless Youth: The first step in achieving educational equity for homeless students is to make them more visible, argues researcher Earl J. Edwards.

Federal Opinion Advice From a Formerly Homeless Youth

The first step in achieving educational equity for homeless students is to make them more visible, argues researcher Earl J. Edwards.

Student Well-Being & Movement Opinion The Life-Changing Potential of Student Mentorship

Mentoring programs are a cost-effective, high-yield intervention for at-risk youths, College Bound executive director Kenneth Ward writes.

College & Workforce Readiness Leader To Learn From Superintendent Knocks Down Barriers to Learning for Poor Students

In South Carolina's Greenville County Schools, Superintendent W. Burke Royster enlists a wide array of partners to help keep students—especially those in poor communities—engaged in school and on track to graduate. He is recognized as a 2017 Leader To Learn From.

College & Workforce Readiness Many Students 'Stop Out' of High School, Studies Find

Nationwide, data show that nearly 7 percent of high school freshmen stop out for four weeks or more—and then return to graduate.

College & Workforce Readiness U.S. Graduation Rates Gain for Fourth Straight Year

Even as high school graduation rates inched up to 83.2 percent, experts say it’s difficult to determine that federal education policy is responsible uptick in in the 2014-15 school year.

Every Student Succeeds Act Collaboration Is Slow-Going for P3 Effort

A federal effort to prod agencies to be bold, collaborative, and flexible in working with disengaged youths has spurred slow change, a report says.

Gwinnett County students in an Advanced Placement literature class at Lanier High School use an eCLass quiz widget called Kahoot that is run on a laptop. They use their wireless phones to answer the quiz questions.

IT Infrastructure & Management Georgia District Puts Data Analytics to Work

A long-running collaboration in Gwinnett County schools is pushing to make the most out of predictive analytics.

English Learners Video Meeting the Needs of English-Language Learners – 2016 Leader to Learn From

Seventy years before becoming superintendent in California’s Anaheim Union High School District, Michael Matsuda’s mother, Ruth Ikeda, was a 14-year-old freshman at Anaheim High who was forced to leave school and live in internment camps along with thousands of other Japanese Americans. His mother’s experience—and her stories of pain and embarrassment that the experience of internment caused—has inspired his work as an educator and his quest to deeply understand the experiences of students both inside and outside the classroom. Matsuda has been especially focused on efforts to bolster the prospects of long-term English-learners—those students who have stalled in their progress towards English proficiency, making it difficult for them to have full access to core courses and graduate on time. Colleagues describe Matsuda as an unassuming leader who’s worked behind the scenes to make life easier for students and families who often have it the hardest. “He focuses on our invisible students,” says Annemarie Randle-Trejo, the president of the school board. This video was produced as part of Education Week’s Leaders To Learn From project, recognizing outstanding school district leaders from around the country. More at http://leaders.edweek.org Education Week Video

Special Education Leader To Learn From A Colorado Leader Taps Teacher Specialists to Serve All Students

In the highly diverse Adams County 50 district, Steve Sandoval brings teachers together to integrate supports for English-learners, gifted students, students with disabilities, and those in poverty. He is recognized as a 2016 Leader To Learn From.

Blunting the Impact of Poverty With Community Schools – Meet Steve Webb & Tom Hagley, 2016 LTLF

Equity & Diversity Leader To Learn From Community Schools Blunt the Impacts of Poverty in Vancouver, Wash.

Superintendent Steve Webb and Chief of Staff Tom Hagley saw big economic changes coming to the Vancouver, Wash., district, and undertook a major initiative to place a range of supportive services for students and families in the city’s schools. They are recognized as 2016 Leaders To Learn From.