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Cost of conflict: Schools now spend billions dealing with division

The "cost of conflict" is weighing heavily on K12 budgets just as districts are losing COVID relief funding, states are tightening spending, and enrollment is falling in some regions.

We’re united for equitable school funding and student support

The partnership between the National Alliance of Black School Educators and the Association of Latino Administrators and Superintendents advocates for policies that benefit all students and leverages our collective knowledge to drive meaningful reform.

Why book bans skyrocketed in 2023-24 school year

Many book bans were aimed at stories about women’s romantic sexual experiences, people of color and LGBTQ+ characters.

7 strategies for using technology to promote equity and accessibility

An urban superintendent shares her tech journey and her blueprint for districtwide engagement at Irvington Public Schools in New Jersey.

Title IX: States line up to defy new K12 LGBTQ protections

Governors and education leaders of several states are ordering schools not to comply with Biden Administration Title IX update that outlaws harassment based on gender identity or sexual orientation

Book bans are hitting new heights this school year

Books about women, sexual violence and rape that have are being challenged based on obscenity while race, LGBTQ and transgender identities continue to be frequent targets.

Can we close the economic divides between K12 neighbors?

The solutions start with district leaders lobbying for new state policies, such as redrawing districts intentionally to serve a more racially and economically diverse mix of communities, a new report advises.

How to bring more men of color into district leadership

There are deliberate steps that district leaders can take to encourage more men of color to aspire to principalships, superintendencies and other administrative positions, says former administrator Harrison Peters.

4 ways to compare how school climate is recovering

New research shows how school leaders are faring with teacher shortages, political polarization, curriculum restrictions and their financial futures.

Not enough Black students are being exposed to STEM careers

A substantial number of Black students have the aptitude but not the access to in-demand STEM and CTE fields. This exposure gap is even wider for Black girls, a new report warns.