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.
Strong Relationships are the Key to Understanding Students’ Experiences
Everybody remembers their best teacher. Mine is Dr. M, my graduate advisor and forever mentor. She’s someone I felt I could turn to for support, both academic …
How Schools Can Support Refugee Families and Students
by Wing Yi (Winnie) ChanThe indelible images of Afghans hanging onto the wings of American airplanes at Kabul Airport and Haitians being whipped while attempting to cross the Rio Gran…
Understanding Students and Their Families Who Are Experiencing Homelessness or Housing Insecurity During a Pandemic
by Sarah MehrotraWhile COVID-19 has disrupted the lives of all students and their families, those experiencing homelessness and housing insecurity are particularly vulnerable. …
How Advocates Can Ensure American Rescue Plan Funding Goes to the Students Who Need it the Most
by Reetchel PresumeBack-to-school season is usually accompanied by a spirit of optimism — and advocates have a reason to be hopeful. Bolstered by resources from COVID-19 relief f…
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
by Sarah MehrotraAs 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
by Kayla PatrickMost 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
by Kayla PatrickMany 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
by Karin Chenoweth and Tanji Reed MarshallIn 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
by Karin Chenoweth and Tanji Reed MarshallIn 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
by Karin Chenoweth and Tanji Reed MarshallIn 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 & 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
by Karin Chenoweth and Tanji Reed MarshallIn 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?
by Karin Chenoweth and Tanji Reed MarshallConversations 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
by Karin Chenoweth and Tanji Reed MarshallIn 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
by Karin Chenoweth and Tanji Reed MarshallEdTrusted is a brand-new podcast from The Education Trust, a national education advocacy organization that works to improve educational opportunities for all c…
