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Equity

3 keys for success as ‘kindergarten bubble’ looms

Districts reported lower kindergarten enrollment in 2020-21, which means returning students could alter the traditional makeup of the early grades this fall.

Why one group of Black students prefers online learning

Black high school students in a college residency course said they felt safer at home and could better focus on schoolwork away from the stress of racist environments.

Edtech is facilitating growth for students and educators, and it’s not done yet

The technology has enabled students to thrive and continue their learning while educators and educational institutions have also benefitted from the support these resources have offered.

Anti-racism, and a district’s 4 other stimulus spending priorities

Social justice education and teacher empowerment will play key roles as Madison Public Schools leverages stimulus funds to move past COVID.

How the hope and potential of ‘at-promise’ moves mainstream

The idea was simple: Replace the label for the student referred to as “at-risk” with the more positively framed “at-promise.”

5 pillars help paraprofessionals take action on equity

Equity means every student should have access and opportunity at the right moment in their education to a physically, societally, socially, and emotionally safe environment.
Wed Apr 14th, 2021

5 practices for creating more equitable education

Post-COVD buzzwords such as new normal, reimagined schools and transformation amount only to "tinkering at the edges," to a think tank focused on K-12 equity.
Wed Apr 14th, 2021

Where discrimination outweighed benefits of integration

Integration may have had unintended consequences as a new study finds that Black students have not always benefited from attending racially balanced schools.
Fri Apr 9th, 2021

3 essentials for a ‘new vision’ of schools post-COVID

Fixing the inequities exposed in greater relief by COVID will require "bold steps" on culture, social-emotional growth and resources
Fri Apr 9th, 2021

4 equity ideas for revamping testing post-COVID

Many educators are coming to recognize that the disruptions of COVID have thrown into sharp relief the need to assess students more equitably.
Fri Apr 9th, 2021

5 ways to help students overcome financial aid barriers

Students, particularly first-generation and low-income students, don't file for financial aid because they think they won’t qualify.
Wed Apr 7th, 2021