Race
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Equity & Diversity
Opinion
American Education Hurt Black Students. We Deserve Reparations
The value of the educational harm inflicted on my generation of Black students exceeds $2 trillion, writes Bettina L. Love.
College & Workforce Readiness
Opinion
What We Lose With the End of Affirmative Action
My own path to higher education demonstrates the importance of reaching out to students of all backgrounds, writes a Harvard medical student.
Equity & Diversity
Opinion
‘Hate Is Taught’: The Lesson for Schools From the Racist Jacksonville Killings
A slew of anti-Black education policies have helped make Florida a sanctuary state for hate and violence, writes Tyrone C. Howard.
Equity & Diversity
Race-Based Affinity Groups Should Be Open to All Students, Biden Admin. Tells Schools
In new guidance, the Education Department cites examples of school policies or programs that violate civil rights law.
Equity & Diversity
Opinion
Stop Talking About ‘Gaps’ in Education—Talk About Harm
The frequently used term obscures the racism operating behind it, writes Bettina L. Love.
Law & Courts
Letter to the Editor
Why Does America Still Need Affirmative Action?
The U.S. Supreme Court ruling may have negative implications for K-12, writes a special education teacher.
Law & Courts
Biden Administration Outlines How Colleges Can Pursue Racial Diversity After Court Ruling
The U.S. Departments of Education and Justice say universities may partner with schools on outreach and recruitment of minority students.
Standards
Florida's New African American History Standards: What's Behind the Backlash
The state's new standards drew national criticism and leave teachers with questions.
Teaching
Opinion
The Case for Woke Education
How educators can come together to resist rising anti-intellectualism and anti-truth in education.
Reading & Literacy
Opinion
Whose Life Experiences Are Being Disappeared by Book Banning?
For schools to prepare students for our pluralistic democracy, we need inclusive books, writes AERA president Tyrone Howard.
Equity & Diversity
From College Advising to Teacher Preparation: Affirmative Action Ruling May Reshape K-12
These are some ways in which the Supreme Court’s decision may impact K-12 schools.
Equity & Diversity
Opinion
No, Public Education Isn't Too Woke. It's Barely Even Awake
Some politicians claim they want to protect children from "the radical left woke mob," but it's a false narrative, writes Bettina L. Love.
Equity & Diversity
Opinion
Now That the Court Has Ruled on Affirmative Action, What Must School Leaders Know?
Nothing in the Supreme Court decision keeps K-12 educators from working for racial equity, writes a teacher educator.
Law & Courts
Supreme Court Ends Affirmative Action in College Admissions in Decision Watched by K-12
The U.S. Supreme Court struck down affirmative action in college admissions, a change to the use of race that may be felt in K-12 schools.