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Webinars on Equity & Diversity
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Equity & Diversity
Lessons From 4 District Leaders Who Conducted Equity Audits
Four district leaders emphasize the importance of equity audits, including the process, the results, and the changes made based on findings.
Equity & Diversity
Reparations for Black Americans: How K-12 Schools Fit In
Cities, states, and school districts are studying ways to atone for past injustices and prevent future ones, including in K-12 education.
Equity & Diversity
Schools Are Confronting Centuries of Racial Injustice. Will They Offer Reparations?
Reparations efforts have multiplied recently, with some districts considering how they can atone for discrimination against Black Americans.
Equity & Diversity
Laws That Limit Teaching About Race and Gender Imperil Music Instruction
Music educators in states with laws restricting discussions of race, gender, and sexuality aren't sure how to explain spirituals or jazz.
Equity & Diversity
How Can Schools Help Students Process Racial Trauma? A New Program Provides Answers
The pilot program sheds light on the role schools play in helping students heal from racial trauma.
Equity & Diversity
Q&A
How Schools Can Address Racial Stressors, An Expert Explains
A Stanford researcher looks at how schools play a role in interventions for students of color dealing with racial stressors.
Equity & Diversity
Educational Inequality: 4 Moments in History That Explain Where We Are Today
A new Columbia University report highlights how inequality was embedded in the creation of public education in the United States.
Equity & Diversity
The Origins of Racial Inequality in Education
"Uncovering Inequality," a project from Columbia University, chronicles how policies created and sustained inequalities in schools.
School & District Management
Opinion
Every School Has Bias. Here’s What Principals Can Do About It
How do we build combating bias into the who, how, and why of teaching, leadership, and school organization?
Teaching Profession
Opinion
Why Black Teachers Stay
It's not easy to stick with the profession, but the rewards for teachers and students can be profound.
Equity & Diversity
Opinion
America Must Confront the Black History It Teaches
How can a Black student make sense of racism as historical artifact when it remains ever present, asks Bettina L. Love.
Teaching
Talking to Students About Tyre Nichols and Police Violence: Ideas From 3 Experts
Educators can't ignore the traumatic effects of such violent events on young people, especially their Black students, experts say.
Equity & Diversity
Opinion
Educators, We Must Defend AP African American Studies
In an open letter to colleagues, a former Florida educator urges teachers to speak out. "No one will save us."
Equity & Diversity
The Ongoing Challenges, and Possible Solutions, to Improving Educational Equity
Schools across the country were facing major equity challenges before the pandemic, but its disruptions exacerbated them.