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Federal Courts Block Education Department From Pulling Funds Over DEI

Linda Jacobson

The Education Department Asked for Reports of DEI. It Might Get Something Else

Linda Jacobson

Why Educators Must Defend DEI in the Face of Political Backlash

Carol Larson

After Outcry, Education Department Walks Back Diversity Guidance

Linda Jacobson

‘As Inclusive as We’ve Always Been’: Districts Resist Ed Dept’s Warning on Race

Linda Jacobson

SXSW EDU Cheat Sheet: 25 (Mostly AI) Sessions to Enjoy in 2025

Greg Toppo

Michigan Students in Poorest Districts More Likely To Have Less-Qualified Teachers

Amanda Geduld

Three Reasons Why So Few Eighth Graders in the Poorest Schools Take Algebra

Jill Barshay

AI-Fueled Testing, From the Mouths of Babes

Greg Toppo

With Starkest Increase in a Decade, More NYC Students Without Homes Than Ever

Marianna McMurdock

Being ‘Bad at Math’ is a Pervasive Concept. Can it Be Banished From Schools?

Jo Napolitano

50 Years After Equal ​​Educational Opportunities Act, How to Gain True Equality

Shavar Jeffries

New Report Explores Role of Race and Socioeconomics in Achievement Gaps

Hannah Vinueza McClellan

Why Expanding Access to Algebra is a Matter of Civil Rights

Liza Bondurant

With GOP Majority, North Carolina Court Takes on School Funding Case — Again

Linda Jacobson

San Francisco Voters Overwhelmingly Support Algebra’s Return to 8th Grade

Jo Napolitano

Journalist Natasha Alford on Race, Identity & Her New Memoir, ‘American Negra’

Amanda Geduld

Coalition Challenges Residency Requirements for Public Schools

Jo Napolitano

Diversity, Equity & Inclusion in Schools: A New Approach via Freedom & Dreams

Michael B. Horn & Diane Tavenner

New Report Shows There’s Room for Improvement in Navigating a More Equitable Arizona

Mark Swartz

Why Your State Should Automatically Enroll Top Math Students in Advanced Classes

Brenda Berg & Jonathan Plucker

Is Calculus Necessary? As Caltech Drops Requirement, Other Colleges Stay Course

Jo Napolitano

Never Stop Trying: Dream Town Author on Shaker Heights’s Quest for Racial Equity

Conor P. Williams

Wait. Did Education Reform Just Become Inescapable?

Conor P. Williams

6 of 8 Ivy Leagues Will Soon Have Women as Presidents — Here’s Why This Matters

Felecia Commodore

Dallas ISD’s Opt-Out Policy Dramatically Boosts Diversity in Its Honors Classes

Jo Napolitano

Inclusion, Equality and Honors Classes in Name Only

Scott Peters

In Search of Equity, Divided Ga. District Taps COVID Funds for Reading Overhaul

Linda Jacobson

Maryland Schools to Receive Added $600M as Blueprint Funds Flow to Districts

Asher Lehrer-Small

‘A Bankrupt Concept of Math’: Some Educators Argue Calculus Should Be Dethroned

Jo Napolitano

‘An Earthquake’: Judge Rules PA School Funding Unconstitutional, Must Be Changed

Jo Napolitano

Conservatives’ Civil Rights Complaints Target Meet-Ups for Students of Color

Asher Lehrer-Small

School Board Openings Are an Opportunity for Equity

Justin McCorkle

Math Teachers in Virtual Classes View Girls & Black Students as 'Less Capable'

Yasemin Copur-Gencturk, Ian Thacker & Joseph Cimpian

How Black Families Can Fight for Fair Discipline in School

Brittany Talissa King

The Texas Story: How Mid-Sized Cities Can Prepare Students for Jobs of the Future

Anne Wicks & William McKenzie

The Texas Story: Will Students in West Texas and East Texas Be Ready for Their Futures?

Anne Wicks & William McKenzie

Why Schools’ Going Back to ‘Normal’ Won’t Work for Students of Color

Adriana Villavicencio

How Educational Inequities Are Further Tearing Apart the Country

Conor P. Williams & Shantel Meek

Book Review — Wanting What’s Best: Parenting, Privilege and Building a Just World

K.C. Compton

We Know Suspensions & Expulsions are Bad for Preschoolers. What Are Some Alternatives?

Katie Dukes

Electric School Buses Bring Cleaner Air and Cost Less to Maintain

Andrea Marpillero-Colomina

16 Under 16 in STEM: NJ Teen Employs Tech for Diversity, Equity & Inclusion

The 74

From Playing the Game to Slaying the Game: Why I Wrote ‘Tangible Equity’

Colin Seale

‘Tangible Equity’: Excelling at — and Then Dismantling — an Unfair System

Colin Seale

Ohio Teachers May Soon Carry Guns. Among Experts’ Safety Concerns: Racial Bias

Asher Lehrer-Small

Fired Superintendent Files Discrimination Complaint, New Chief Steps In

Jo Napolitano

Graduation Success Story: Why Black Girls Are Leading Way in Memphis Schools

Samantha West

Analysis: For America’s Future, Key STEM Skills Won’t Be Learned in Classrooms

Stephanie J. Hull, Jim Clark, Jennifer Sirangelo, Suzanne McCormick & Ron Ottinger

Youngkin Admin Ends Equity Initiatives at Virginia Department of Education

Kate Masters

Across the US Advocates Aim to Create Constitutional Right for Quality Education

The 74

Lancaster Schools Chief Says District Can’t Afford to Help Struggling Students

Jo Napolitano

1M HS Grads Skipped College in 2020. Only Tiny Fraction Re-Enrolled in 2021

Asher Lehrer-Small

Williams: A New — and Long Past Due — Roadmap for Overhauling How Schools Serve English Learners

Conor P. Williams

Analysis: How Schools Can Close Troubling Racial Gaps in Advanced Courses

Roby Chatterji

School Staffing Shortages — But Not Everywhere. New Data Shows Where It’s Worse

Asher Lehrer-Small

Principles for Implementing the Build Back Better Bill

Elliot Haspel

Random Lotteries Would Hurt Equitable Admissions, Study Finds

Kevin Mahnken

Attempted Recalls Against School Board Members Skyrocket

Kevin Mahnken

District Boundaries Leave Quality Schools Out of Reach for Low-Income Families

Linda Jacobson

Black and Brown School Leaders are Essential for Educational Equity

Naomi Shelton

Reconstruction Offers Students Black History, but Stays ‘Out of the Fray’

Linda Jacobson

Literacy & COVID Learning Loss: How Teachers Can Help Kids Repair Reading Skills

The 74

STEM Report: 1.9M Fewer Low-Income Students in Afterschool Programs

Asher Lehrer-Small

Closing the Racial Gap in Advanced HS Courses

Roby Chatterji

Education Is Not a Zero-Sum Game. So Why Are We Demanding Identical Results?

Alina Adams

Parents Want Better School Ventilation this Fall, But Costs May Be Too High

Greg Toppo

In-Person Learning Divide: TX Data Shows Students of Color Less Likely to Return

Allyson Waller

Life, Learning & Loss During the Pandemic — in Students’ Own Words

Andrew Brownstein

Unions Promise Money and Support to Members Advancing Critical Race Theory

Linda Jacobson

Chaos Theory: Amid Pandemic Recovery Efforts, School Leaders Fear Critical Race Furor Will ‘Paralyze’ Teachers

Linda Jacobson & The 74 Staff

Ed Dept. Preparing Guidance to Address Needs of Students with Disabilities

Linda Jacobson

Advocates for Math Equity Question Whether Being Right is Sometimes Wrong

Linda Jacobson

National Equity Summit To Address ‘Deep Cracks’ in Student Services

Linda Jacobson

Equity Plan Would Create ‘Powerful Incentive’ for States to Close Funding Gaps

Linda Jacobson

Role of Equity in Reading Tests Divides Board Overseeing ‘Nation’s Report Card’

Linda Jacobson

Tests Show Growth, But Not Enough To Close Pandemic-Related Gaps

Linda Jacobson

Reinventing School Discipline in Texas: Dallas to End Most Student Suspensions

Bekah McNeel

Opinion: Easier to See Racism in Police Brutality Than Segregated Schools

Conor P. Williams

A Racial Reckoning at Yale’s Center for Emotional Intelligence

Linda Jacobson

Book Review — What the Eyes Don’t See: Fueled by Idealism, Backed by Science

K.C. Compton