/leadership/equity-diversity Equity & Diversity en-US 2021 (c) °ÄÃÅÅܹ·ÂÛ̳ Wed, 15 May 2024 21:51:34 GMT /leadership/opinion-brown-v-board-of-education-at-70-a-dream-dissolved/2024/05 This anniversary should remind us that progress is not inevitable. We stand now at a critical juncture. Wed, 15 May 2024 21:51:34 GMT /leadership/opinion-brown-v-board-of-education-at-70-a-dream-dissolved/2024/05 /leadership/opinion-equity-equality-how-educators-can-tell-the-difference/2024/05 Educators offer advice and examples for giving students what they need, rather than simply treating everyone the same. Fri, 10 May 2024 12:48:56 GMT /leadership/opinion-equity-equality-how-educators-can-tell-the-difference/2024/05 /leadership/judge-says-state-cant-block-teachers-from-discussing-critical-race-theory/2024/05 The rule stops short of more broadly blocking Arkansas from enforcing its ban on certain topics. Thu, 09 May 2024 20:35:28 GMT /leadership/judge-says-state-cant-block-teachers-from-discussing-critical-race-theory/2024/05 /leadership/opinion-what-march-madness-can-teach-schools-about-equity/2024/03 What if we modeled equity in action in K-12 classrooms after the resources provided to college student-athletes? asks Bettina L. Love. Wed, 20 Mar 2024 19:00:00 GMT /leadership/opinion-what-march-madness-can-teach-schools-about-equity/2024/03 /leadership/whats-permissible-under-floridas-dont-say-gay-law-a-new-legal-settlement-clarifies/2024/03 The Florida department of education must send out a copy of the settlement agreement to school boards across the state. Tue, 12 Mar 2024 20:22:46 GMT /leadership/whats-permissible-under-floridas-dont-say-gay-law-a-new-legal-settlement-clarifies/2024/03 /leadership/the-lily-gladstone-effect-a-teacher-explains-the-value-of-indigenous-language-immersion/2024/03 Students in the Browning public schools district in Montana engage in a Blackfoot language immersion program for all ages. Wed, 06 Mar 2024 17:46:52 GMT /leadership/the-lily-gladstone-effect-a-teacher-explains-the-value-of-indigenous-language-immersion/2024/03 /leadership/suburban-segregation-is-rising-what-states-and-districts-can-do/2024/03 New research finds existing policy levers have failed to stop rising suburban racial segregation. Tue, 05 Mar 2024 22:58:59 GMT /leadership/suburban-segregation-is-rising-what-states-and-districts-can-do/2024/03 /leadership/district-under-federal-investigation-following-death-of-nonbinary-student-nex-benedict/2024/03 A federal investigation into the Owasso, Okla., district follows the death of a nonbinary student last month. Mon, 04 Mar 2024 21:29:18 GMT /leadership/district-under-federal-investigation-following-death-of-nonbinary-student-nex-benedict/2024/03 /leadership/teachers-say-they-have-little-influence-in-curriculum-debates/2024/02 New survey paints a complicated picture of where teachers stand in debates over instruction of topics of race and gender. Thu, 22 Feb 2024 22:19:16 GMT /leadership/teachers-say-they-have-little-influence-in-curriculum-debates/2024/02 /leadership/opinion-you-should-be-teaching-black-historical-contention/2024/01 How to responsibly teach this critical component of Black history instruction —and why you should. Tue, 30 Jan 2024 21:14:43 GMT /leadership/opinion-you-should-be-teaching-black-historical-contention/2024/01 /leadership/opinion-2-billion-people-celebrate-lunar-new-year-your-class-can-too/2024/01 Many school districts are putting the upcoming holiday on their calendars. Guests, music, food, and red envelopes can help bring the festival alive. Mon, 29 Jan 2024 17:09:21 GMT /leadership/opinion-2-billion-people-celebrate-lunar-new-year-your-class-can-too/2024/01 /leadership/suburban-schools-reborn-compton-calif-is-charting-a-hopeful-path/2024/01 An exclusive excerpt from a new book about America's fast-changing suburban schools by former °ÄÃÅÅܹ·ÂÛ̳ Staff Writer Benjamin Herold. Tue, 23 Jan 2024 21:26:09 GMT /leadership/suburban-schools-reborn-compton-calif-is-charting-a-hopeful-path/2024/01 /leadership/will-the-ban-on-affirmative-action-hurt-diversity-look-to-california/2023/12 Proposition 209 prohibited the use of race in education. Its effects were debated before the U.S. Supreme Court this year. Mon, 04 Dec 2023 05:01:00 GMT /leadership/will-the-ban-on-affirmative-action-hurt-diversity-look-to-california/2023/12 /leadership/quiz-what-are-the-challenges-and-strategies-to-diversifying-school-staff/2023/12 Test your knowledge of recruitment strategies, the role of mentorship in retaining teachers of color, and more. Mon, 04 Dec 2023 05:01:00 GMT /leadership/quiz-what-are-the-challenges-and-strategies-to-diversifying-school-staff/2023/12 /leadership/the-perception-of-suburban-schools-as-white-and-wealthy-needs-to-change-researchers-say/2023/11 The student body of suburban schools roughly mirrors that of the nation. But a view of suburban schools as mostly white persists. Wed, 29 Nov 2023 22:29:16 GMT /leadership/the-perception-of-suburban-schools-as-white-and-wealthy-needs-to-change-researchers-say/2023/11 /leadership/race-is-a-big-factor-in-school-closures-what-you-need-to-know/2023/11 Districts are more likely to close majority Black schools, researcher says. Tue, 28 Nov 2023 21:02:51 GMT /leadership/race-is-a-big-factor-in-school-closures-what-you-need-to-know/2023/11 /leadership/opinion-theres-a-difference-between-equity-and-equality-schools-need-to-understand-that/2023/11 Equity looks different depending on the situation, and it's not always straightforward. That can cause confusion. Sat, 25 Nov 2023 00:58:14 GMT /leadership/opinion-theres-a-difference-between-equity-and-equality-schools-need-to-understand-that/2023/11 /leadership/new-national-data-show-depth-of-disparities-in-a-chaotic-year-of-schooling/2023/11 The first federal civil rights data released since the pandemic show that inequities persisted even when school buildings shut down. Wed, 15 Nov 2023 23:58:18 GMT /leadership/new-national-data-show-depth-of-disparities-in-a-chaotic-year-of-schooling/2023/11 /leadership/opinion-am-i-anti-equity-you-decide/2023/11 The push for equity has taken us into territory where "pro-equity" ideologues are doing destructive things in the education space. Wed, 08 Nov 2023 11:00:00 GMT /leadership/opinion-am-i-anti-equity-you-decide/2023/11 /leadership/opinion-i-am-jewish-and-an-educator-where-do-i-stand-with-equity-advocates-today/2023/11 Most educators don't know how to address the Israel-Hamas war, but there are some things they can do right now. Mon, 06 Nov 2023 20:34:34 GMT /leadership/opinion-i-am-jewish-and-an-educator-where-do-i-stand-with-equity-advocates-today/2023/11 /leadership/opinion-an-urgent-message-to-school-leaders-your-arab-and-muslim-students-need-you/2023/10 In the past, Middle East conflicts prompted spikes of anti-Muslim collective blame. It’s happening again today. Fri, 27 Oct 2023 21:25:16 GMT /leadership/opinion-an-urgent-message-to-school-leaders-your-arab-and-muslim-students-need-you/2023/10 /leadership/researchers-find-need-for-more-high-quality-culturally-relevant-curriculum/2023/09 A new report from The Education Trust examines the limited complexity of representation in children's books deemed to be high quality. Mon, 25 Sep 2023 19:42:01 GMT /leadership/researchers-find-need-for-more-high-quality-culturally-relevant-curriculum/2023/09 /leadership/opinion-american-education-hurt-black-students-we-deserve-reparations/2023/09 The value of the educational harm inflicted on my generation of Black students exceeds $2 trillion, writes Bettina L. Love. Tue, 05 Sep 2023 21:24:43 GMT /leadership/opinion-american-education-hurt-black-students-we-deserve-reparations/2023/09 /leadership/schools-struggle-to-properly-count-native-students-some-states-want-them-to-try-harder/2023/09 Michigan recently became the latest state to require the collection of data on Native K-12 students' tribal affiliations. Tue, 05 Sep 2023 20:31:56 GMT /leadership/schools-struggle-to-properly-count-native-students-some-states-want-them-to-try-harder/2023/09 /leadership/school-districts-anti-crt-resolution-prompts-lawsuit-from-teachers-and-students/2023/08 Teachers, parents, and students in a California district claim the resolution restricts their rights. Wed, 30 Aug 2023 21:59:25 GMT /leadership/school-districts-anti-crt-resolution-prompts-lawsuit-from-teachers-and-students/2023/08 /leadership/opinion-hate-is-taught-the-lesson-for-schools-from-the-racist-jacksonville-killings/2023/08 A slew of anti-Black education policies have helped make Florida a sanctuary state for hate and violence, writes Tyrone C. Howard. Wed, 30 Aug 2023 18:52:18 GMT /leadership/opinion-hate-is-taught-the-lesson-for-schools-from-the-racist-jacksonville-killings/2023/08 /leadership/race-based-affinity-groups-should-be-open-to-all-students-biden-admin-tells-schools/2023/08 In new guidance, the Education Department cites examples of school policies or programs that violate civil rights law. Tue, 29 Aug 2023 19:46:03 GMT /leadership/race-based-affinity-groups-should-be-open-to-all-students-biden-admin-tells-schools/2023/08 /leadership/opinion-stop-talking-about-gaps-in-education-talk-about-harm/2023/08 The frequently used term obscures the racism operating behind it, writes Bettina L. Love. Fri, 18 Aug 2023 16:00:00 GMT /leadership/opinion-stop-talking-about-gaps-in-education-talk-about-harm/2023/08 /leadership/how-a-federal-office-investigates-and-resolves-discrimination-complaints-against-schools/2023/08 What is OCR, how do you file a complaint, and what relief can it offer for students or staff whose civil rights may have been violated? Wed, 16 Aug 2023 19:49:03 GMT /leadership/how-a-federal-office-investigates-and-resolves-discrimination-complaints-against-schools/2023/08