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Opinion

School Board Openings Are an Opportunity for Equity

Justin McCorkle
Analysis

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

Yasemin Copur-Gencturk, Ian Thacker & Joseph Cimpian
4Fams

How Black Families Can Fight for Fair Discipline in School

Brittany Talissa King
Career Readiness

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

Anne Wicks & William McKenzie
Career Readiness

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

Anne Wicks & William McKenzie
Pandemic

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

Adriana Villavicencio
A Nation Divided

How Educational Inequities Are Further Tearing Apart the Country

Conor P. Williams & Shantel Meek
Early Childhood

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

Katie Dukes
air and pollution health

Electric School Buses Bring Cleaner Air and Cost Less to Maintain

Andrea Marpillero-Colomina
diversity

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

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achievement gap

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

Colin Seale
achievement gap

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

Colin Seale
DeWine

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

Asher Lehrer-Small
Board of Education

Fired Superintendent Files Discrimination Complaint, New Chief Steps In

Jo Napolitano
Black girls

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

Samantha West
covid

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
diversity

Youngkin Admin Ends Equity Initiatives at Virginia Department of Education

Kate Masters
achievement gaps

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

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equity

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

Jo Napolitano
Pandemic

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

Asher Lehrer-Small
dual language

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

Conor P. Williams
Pandemic

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

Roby Chatterji
Pandemic

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

Asher Lehrer-Small
The Big Picture

Random Lotteries Would Hurt Equitable Admissions, Study Finds

Kevin Mahnken
Pandemic

Attempted Recalls Against School Board Members Skyrocket

Kevin Mahnken
affordable housing

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

Linda Jacobson
equity

Black and Brown School Leaders are Essential for Educational Equity

Naomi Shelton
afterschool

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

Linda Jacobson
Pandemic

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

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afterschool

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

Asher Lehrer-Small
advanced placement

Closing the Racial Gap in Advanced HS Courses

Roby Chatterji
4Fams

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

Alina Adams
Pandemic

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

Greg Toppo
data & research

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

Allyson Waller
Pandemic

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

Andrew Brownstein
AFT

Unions Promise Money and Support to Members Advancing Critical Race Theory

Linda Jacobson
1619 Project

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

Linda Jacobson & The 74 Staff
Alberto Carvalho

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

Linda Jacobson
algebra

Advocates for Math Equity Question Whether Being Right is Sometimes Wrong

Linda Jacobson
Cindy Marten

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

Linda Jacobson
Center for American Progress

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

Linda Jacobson
Assessment

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

Linda Jacobson
Pandemic

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

Linda Jacobson
Pandemic

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

Bekah McNeel
District of Columbia

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

Conor P. Williams
Social-Emotional Learning

A Racial Reckoning at Yale’s Center for Emotional Intelligence

Linda Jacobson
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