The Equity Line contains original analyses, commentary, and “on the ground” stories of students, parents, educators, and activists all over the nation striving to improve education. It chronicles our efforts, as well as those of partners and friends who are working toward the shared goal of closing gaps.
ExtraOrdinary Districts Special Edition: The Milford 11
In the summer after the Supreme Court’s 1954 decision in Brown v. Board of Education, Delaware’s first African American attorney, Louis L. Redding and local mi…
Celebrating Teacher Appreciation Week
by Emily HerdIt’s Teacher Appreciation Week — a time to celebrate the amazing educators across the country who work tirelessly to challenge, support, and nurture our younge…
Student Voices: Hearing and Supporting Native/Indigenous Students
by Charlie ScottI was born and raised in the central part of the Navajo Nation in a town called Chinle, which is near the Canyon De Chelly national monument in Arizona. For mo…
What Purpose Does Your Dress Code Serve? Why Inclusive School Policies Matter
When Tvli Birdshead, a senior at an Oklahoma high school was denied the freedom to wear his Native American regalia to graduation this spring, he decided to fi…
The Forgotten Children: Students Who Have an Incarcerated Parent
by Ivy MorganThere are 1.5 million people in federal and state prisons and another 600,000 in local jails. More than half (54 percent) of these incarcerated adults have chi…
Strong Link Established Between Student Achievement and School Leadership
The impact of having a great teacher is well-known. But what about school principals? Turns out that students learn more when their schools have principals who…
Profile in Education Equity: Operation Restoration
Syrita Steib-Martin and Annie Freitas cofounded Operation Restoration, a New Orleans-based organization that helps women who have been impacted by incarceratio…
How Education Can Better Serve the Modern-Day Student
For nearly six years, Reid Setzer has been at Young Invincibles, where he most recently served as director of public policy. Now, this one-time Jeopardy! runne…
Serving Healthy School Food While Preparing Young Adults for Culinary Careers
Tucked away in the back of a dilapidated, blue and gray building in downtown Washington lies DC Central Kitchen. It may not look like much, but the bustling so…
Leggings, Tank Tops, and Short Skirts: How Dress Codes Affect Girls of Color
It all started when a Catholic mother of four sons wrote a letter to the editor of the University of Notre Dame newspaper criticizing a group of young women wh…
Profile in Education Equity: Nancy Huante-Tzintzun, Stockton Schools Initiative
by Ed TrustNancy Huante-Tzintzun, Ph.D., is a scholar-activist and education equity policy advocate. Currently, she is interim director for Stockton Schools Initiative (S…
The Incredible Whiteness of Higher Education
While the U.S. becomes less White, and Black and Latino segments of the population rapidly expand, state economies are increasingly relying on a well-educated,…
Profile in Education Equity: Myra Jones-Taylor, Chief Policy Officer, ZERO TO THREE
by Ed TrustAs chief policy officer, Myra Jones-Taylor leads the development, strategy, and implementation of ZERO TO THREE, the national leader on infant-toddler policy a…
Educational Justice Can’t Wait
Q&A with Denise Forte, Senior Vice President, Partnerships and EngagementEd Trust is thrilled to welcome Denise Forte as senior vice president, Partnership…
Why School Counselors Matter
Right now, there are families devastated by the most recent government shutdown who are still putting the pieces back together, while hoping this administratio…
For Black Children, Attending School Is an Act of Racial Justice
As a seemingly twisted way to ring in 2019, the Trump administration has sent a loud and clear message that it’s okay for educators and school leaders to keep …
Aiming for Equity: A New Resolution for Statewide Degree Attainment Goals
by Katie BergerIt’s a new year — a time for bold resolutions and renewed commitments. January also marks the start of new legislative sessions in D.C. and in state houses acr…
Profile in Education Equity: Nicole Jimerson of The Ari Advocacy Center
by Ed TrustNicole Jimerson, Ed.S., is the founder of The Ari Advocacy Center, which helps North Carolina families of children with disabilities or special needs. As the m…
Profile in Education Equity: Rich Buery, Chief of Policy and Public Affairs, KIPP Foundation
by Ed TrustIn his role at the KIPP Foundation, Richard Buery advocates for policies that make it easier for students from underserved communities to have access to high-q…
