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.
Preventing Suicide Amid a Pandemic
As if the deaths of nearly 700,000 Americans from COVID-19 weren’t depressing enough, the past two years have wreaked havoc on surviving Americans’ mental heal…
What’s the Big Deal with Statewide Assessments?
by Jessica MahoneyThe school year is underway — and educators, leaders and advocates are looking for data to make the most of learning time and to understand where to best alloc…
School Meals Are a Key Part of Educational Equity
As many as 1 in 6 kids struggle with a lack of access to food. A serious issue prior to the pandemic, food insecurity in schools has only gotten worse since th…
Students Are Back in School Buildings, But Things Are Not Back to Normal
Most of us remember having first-day-of-school jitters, but few of us have gone through what today’s students have experienced in the last two years. Students …
7 Questions to Ask Your District Leader About Where ARP Funds Are Going
Many students are returning to school after long-term school building closures. As a result, many advocates and families are concerned about children’s physica…
Not for the First Time, Nor the Last
In this final episode of the first season of Ed Trust’s new podcast, EdTrusted, Karin Chenoweth and Dr. Tanji Reed Marshall talk with two educational historian…
No Time for Silence
In this sixth episode of Ed Trust’s new podcast, EdTrusted, Ed Trust’s writer-in-residence Karin Chenoweth and P-12 director of practice Dr. Tanji Reed Marshal…
Profiles in Education Equity: Gray Sterling, Washington State Partnerships and Engagement Consultant
As a Black, first-generation, former low-income student, and the firstborn son of an immigrant mother from Mexico, Gray Sterling has dedicated his professional…
The CRT Moral Panic, Teacher Censorship, and Becoming the Thing You Hate
by Nate BowlingU.S. conservatives tend to rip China for its political indoctrination and surveillance state. They also frequently criticize states in the Middle East for bein…
Educating in an Age of Censorship
In this fifth episode of Ed Trust’s new podcast, EdTrusted, Ed Trust’s writer-in-residence Karin Chenoweth and P-12 director of practice Dr. Tanji Reed Marshal…
How Is Your School District Allocating Its Funds? New Data Lets Parents and Advocates See for Themselves.
by Ivy Morgan and Reetchel PresumeFor school leaders to administer a high-quality education, having money to secure valuable education resources makes a difference. For students to have a quali…
The Unbearable Discomfort of History
In this fourth episode of Ed Trust’s new podcast, EdTrusted, Ed Trust’s writer-in-residence Karin Chenoweth and director of practice Dr. Tanji Reed Marshall di…
What are Teachers Teaching?
Conversations surrounding Critical Race Theory and the wave of restrictive education legislation being pushed in many states frames teachers as radical leftist…
How Changing Racist Names of School Buildings and Mascots Affects School Climate
by Danielle BerryFor the past few years, the nation has been undergoing a racial reckoning. Among other efforts, this has resulted in many schools changing their names and masc…
The Long Arm of the Law
In this second episode of Ed Trust’s new podcast, EdTrusted, Ed Trust’s writer-in-residence Karin Chenoweth and director of practice Tanji Reed Marshall, Ph.D.…
Going to the Source
EdTrusted is a brand-new podcast from The Education Trust, a national education advocacy organization that works to improve educational opportunities for all c…
Learning from the LGBTQ+ Community
by Letisha Marrero and Nancy DuchesneauEvery June, corporations, organizations, schools, and even the White House make bold rainbow-filled statements about and gestures toward the LGBTQ+ community. …
How to Solve Child and Student Hunger in America? Do What Works — And Don’t Stop
by Courtney Bollig and Keith CurryDuring COVID-19, rates of hunger and food insecurity soared to heights not seen since The Great Depression as families found themselves without jobs to pay the…
Black History Is American History: How Juneteenth Highlights the Necessity of Critical Race Theory and Anti-Racist Teaching
by Eric DuncanJuneteenth, the official freeing of enslaved people on June 19, 1865, in Texas, is one of the most important events in American history — but most students hav…
Profiles in Education Equity: Cimone Philpotts, Policy Director, Wilmington (DE) Urban League
by Ed TrustCimone Philpotts has lived a life of public service. Currently, she is the policy director at the Metropolitan Wilmington Urban League and a doctoral candidate…
