Equity & Diversity
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- Equity & Diversity What Happened When a State Banned Suspensions for Young StudentsA statewide ban on suspension for some learners successfully reduced its use—but some students were still disproportionately affected.Equity & Diversity At Least 973 Native American Children Died in Government Boarding SchoolsInterior Secretary Deb Haaland released the investigation and called for an apology from the U.S. government.Equity & Diversity Former Segregated Texas School Becomes a National ParkU.S. Secretary of the Interior said it's a powerful reminder of equality and justice.Equity & Diversity Should Schools Tell Parents When Students Change Pronouns? California Says NoThe law bans schools from passing policies that require notifying parents if their child asks to change their gender identification.Equity & Diversity Which Students Are Most Likely to Be Arrested in School?A student’s race, gender, and disability status all heavily factor into which students are arrested.Equity & Diversity Opinion Are Your Students the Protagonists of Their Own Educations?A veteran educator spells out three ways student agency can deepen learning and increase equity.Equity & Diversity Opinion Enrollment Down. Achievement Lackluster. Should This School Close?An equity researcher describes how coming district-reorganization decisions can help preserve Black communities in central cities.Equity & Diversity School Librarians Are Creating Free Book Fairs. Here's HowSchool librarians are turning to free book fairs in an effort to get more books to children in poverty.Equity & Diversity Download Want to Start Your Own Free Book Fair? Here's How You Can Get StartedBook fairs may shut out families in poverty. Here's how some school librarians are making free versions.Equity & Diversity A School District Could Offer Reparations to Black Citizens. How It Might LookReparations could come in the form of cash payments paid for by donations or a new tax.Equity & Diversity Opinion We Can End Academic Tracking Fast—Or We Can Do It RightEliminating ability grouping can give students better opportunities, but teachers must be ready to get students to grade-level standards.Equity & Diversity States That Require Period Products for Free in SchoolsMore and more states are either requiring K-12 schools to stock pads and tampons, or provide funding for schools to do so.Equity & Diversity More Schools Stock Tampons and Pads, But Access Is Still a ProblemPeriod products are becoming more commonplace in schools. But there are gaps in funding—and in access, a barrier for lower-income students.Equity & Diversity A School Board Reinstated Confederate School Names. Could It Happen Elsewhere?Shenandoah County's school board voted in May to reinstate two Confederate names. Researchers wonder if others will, too.Equity & Diversity How 9 Leaders Think About Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion in Their SchoolsDistrict and school leaders share their take on DEI and what it means for all students to experience inclusion and belonging.