Equity & Diversity
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Equity & Diversity When Graduation Dress Codes Clash With Students' Cultural ExpressionStudents have sued to wear culturally significant items at graduation, and some states have also passed legislation protecting the practice.
Equity & Diversity Laws on Trans, Nonbinary Student Pronouns Put Teachers in a BindUnder laws passed in nine states, teachers don't have to use students’ pronouns and names if they don’t align with their assigned sex.
Equity & Diversity Schools Are Part of the Biden Administration's Plan for Combating AntisemitismThe call to action for schools is part of a first-of-its-kind federal strategy.
Equity & Diversity State Chief Targets DEI Initiatives. Here's How District Leaders Are RespondingSome Oklahoma superintendents are concerned about the state's reporting requirement on DEI spending.
Equity & Diversity Letter to the Editor To Recruit Black Teachers, We Need Black LeadersA math teacher explains why Black leaders play a significant role in recruiting and retaining Black educators in this letter to the editor.
Equity & Diversity What Helps Black Female Superintendents Do the Job? The Sisterhood.Black women comprise just under 1.5 percent of superintendents.
Equity & Diversity Parents Are Suing Schools Over Pronoun Policies. Here's What You Need to KnowParents in six states have sued school districts for not requiring staff to disclose their children's chosen names and pronouns.
Equity & Diversity The Ed. Dept. Received the Most Civil Rights Complaints in History Last YearThe Office of Civil Rights within the Department of Education received 18,804 complaints in 2022, but over 7,300 came from a single person.
Equity & Diversity Demonstrations Staged Nationwide Denounce Restrictions on Teaching, Book BansOn May 3, education and civil rights leaders led rallies and teach-ins against efforts to limit race discussions in public education.
Equity & Diversity Lessons From 4 District Leaders Who Conducted Equity AuditsFour district leaders emphasize the importance of equity audits, including the process, the results, and the changes made based on findings.
Equity & Diversity Proposed Title IX Rule on Trans Athletes Poses Legal Challenge for Athletic DirectorsThe proposed Title IX rule change would require schools to do a lot of legal work if they want to ban trans students from playing sports.
Equity & Diversity Explainer Equity Audits in School Districts: An ExplainerEquity audits are systemic examinations of data to understand where gaps to access and challenges to educational equity exist.
Equity & Diversity Opinion How to Thwart an Anti-Equity Agenda: Advice for Teachers, Administrators, and FamiliesIgnoring well-funded smear campaigns by conservative lawmakers won't make them go away, warn two educators.
Equity & Diversity Reparations for Black Americans: How K-12 Schools Fit InCities, 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.
