Tag: racial and ethnic representation

Students are more engaged when they see people like themselves in school materials. Representation matters in teaching kids to read.

Every adult in America of a certain age probably remembers attending the Scholastic Book Fair — the feeling of excitement, perusing the catalog, circling the books you wanted, the scrounging…

CONTACT: Nicolle Grayson ngrayson@edtrust.org 202-293-1217 Study results expose flawed reasoning for recent book bans and censorship in K-12 education WASHINGTON — In nearly every state, bills were introduced, or other…

I was dismayed to learn that in my home state of Florida, the state board of education unanimously approved new social studies standards for K-12 students, which have sparked criticism…

The Tool for Representational Balance in Books was created to provide curriculum publishers a framework for closely reviewing the books that make up curricular units so they may better understand how people, groups, and topics are represented. We have adapted this tool for general use by anyone, including students, parents, teachers, and community members interested in understanding what representation looks like across materials given to students.

From about 1925-1961, Nannie Helen Burroughs, an educator and activist who started her own school in Washington, DC, required her students to take both an oral and written Black history…

Amid the fierce debate surrounding what should and should not be taught in classrooms, some far-right-leaning lawmakers have introduced legislation and taken significant steps to limit educators’ ability to discuss…

Organization draws upon leading university researchers to inform research on how to support student outcomes WASHINGTON – Today, The Education Trust announced the members of its inaugural national P-12 Research…

A contentious debate about representation in our nation’s school curricula has been rumbling — and it goes beyond the current focus on the AP African American Studies course. Although the…