Understanding Equality and Equity
Equality is a worthy ideal, but it presupposes that all people are afforded the same access, resources, and opportunities to succeed. Sadly, that’s never been …
Listening to Educators of Color
by Eric Duncan and Simone Hardeman-JonesThe Education Trust and E4E recently convened a small group of educators of color from across the country to hear about their experiences during the sudden shi…
2 Ways COVID-19 is Creating Even Greater Inequities in Early Childhood Education (ECE)
As a new mom, I can relate to the social media flood about the challenges of being a #workingparent with young children during the coronavirus pandemic. Mixed …
Reconciling Your School’s Racist History
by Coleman EvansAs a White woman progressing through college and my internship at Ed Trust, I have come to understand the extent to which systemic racism permeates every aspec…
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…
Leggings, Tank Tops, and Short Skirts: How Dress Codes Affect Girls of Color
by Ary AmerikanerIt 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…
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…
Educational Justice: Which Are You — an Advocate, Ally, or Activist?
by Sharif El-MekkiI often describe myself as an activist and a teacher. Why? Because I firmly believe that a quality education is a basic human right that has been historically …
Questioning the Deficit
by Ashley GriffinWhy do black and Hispanic students perform worse than white students? This is the question at the heart of the achievement gap. The problem, though, is that th…
