https://www.edweek.org/equity Equity en-US 2021 (c) Education Week Fri, 27 Feb 2026 22:17:22 GMT https://www.edweek.org/teaching-learning/homework-assignments-less-common-in-high-poverty-districts/2026/02 An EdWeek Research Center survey examines out-of-school assignments by poverty level of the school system. Fri, 27 Feb 2026 22:17:22 GMT https://www.edweek.org/teaching-learning/homework-assignments-less-common-in-high-poverty-districts/2026/02 https://www.edweek.org/teaching-learning/opinion-the-truth-about-equity-grading-in-practice/2026/01 A high school student shares his perspective of equity grading policies in this letter. Fri, 30 Jan 2026 17:00:00 GMT https://www.edweek.org/teaching-learning/opinion-the-truth-about-equity-grading-in-practice/2026/01 https://www.edweek.org/policy-politics/after-60-years-a-louisiana-district-fights-to-exit-federal-desegregation-order/2026/01 St. Mary Parish is on the frontlines of a legal battle to end ongoing school desegregation cases dating back to the civil rights era. Mon, 12 Jan 2026 21:32:18 GMT https://www.edweek.org/policy-politics/after-60-years-a-louisiana-district-fights-to-exit-federal-desegregation-order/2026/01 https://www.edweek.org/teaching-learning/opinion-its-time-to-think-about-what-grades-really-mean/2025/11 "Traditional grading often masks what a learner actually knows or is able to do." Wed, 26 Nov 2025 17:01:00 GMT https://www.edweek.org/teaching-learning/opinion-its-time-to-think-about-what-grades-really-mean/2025/11 https://www.edweek.org/teaching-learning/a-small-change-in-special-ed-rules-could-affect-equity-accountability-advocates-warn/2025/11 The paperwork change could make it harder to track equity in special education, advocates said. Wed, 05 Nov 2025 21:49:16 GMT https://www.edweek.org/teaching-learning/a-small-change-in-special-ed-rules-could-affect-equity-accountability-advocates-warn/2025/11 https://www.edweek.org/teaching-learning/opinion-we-urgently-need-grading-reform-these-3-things-stand-in-the-way/2025/11 Here’s what fuels the pushback against standards-based grading—and how to overcome it. Wed, 05 Nov 2025 19:16:56 GMT https://www.edweek.org/teaching-learning/opinion-we-urgently-need-grading-reform-these-3-things-stand-in-the-way/2025/11 https://www.edweek.org/leadership/opinion-schools-cannot-afford-to-ignore-race-and-identity/2025/10 People often don't notice discrimination if it doesn't affect them directly. Mon, 13 Oct 2025 06:00:00 GMT https://www.edweek.org/leadership/opinion-schools-cannot-afford-to-ignore-race-and-identity/2025/10 https://www.edweek.org/leadership/opinion-in-todays-political-climate-teachers-must-center-empathy/2025/10 Kwame Sarfo-Mensah offers guidance on how teachers can model courage and leadership for students. Wed, 08 Oct 2025 16:07:34 GMT https://www.edweek.org/leadership/opinion-in-todays-political-climate-teachers-must-center-empathy/2025/10 https://www.edweek.org/leadership/opinion-let-dei-thrive-how-agency-and-belonging-flourish-in-identity-safe-spaces/2025/09 We can’t afford to let go of diversity, equity, and inclusion, writes an author and educator. Fri, 26 Sep 2025 16:00:00 GMT https://www.edweek.org/leadership/opinion-let-dei-thrive-how-agency-and-belonging-flourish-in-identity-safe-spaces/2025/09 https://www.edweek.org/leadership/loan-forgiveness-for-teachers-of-color-is-discriminatory-trump-admin-says/2025/09 The U.S. Department of Justice says the program meant to boost the ranks of minority teachers discriminates against white educators. Tue, 16 Sep 2025 20:22:12 GMT https://www.edweek.org/leadership/loan-forgiveness-for-teachers-of-color-is-discriminatory-trump-admin-says/2025/09 https://www.edweek.org/leadership/high-dosage-tutoring-for-100k-kids-how-a-district-settled-a-learning-loss-case/2025/09 The nation's second-largest district agreed to tutoring and other measures to settle a case brought by parents during the pandemic. Fri, 12 Sep 2025 19:43:49 GMT https://www.edweek.org/leadership/high-dosage-tutoring-for-100k-kids-how-a-district-settled-a-learning-loss-case/2025/09 https://www.edweek.org/policy-politics/how-efforts-to-fund-schools-more-equitably-actually-worsened-racial-inequality/2025/09 Researchers examined three decades of school finance reforms in 40 states. Thu, 11 Sep 2025 18:57:40 GMT https://www.edweek.org/policy-politics/how-efforts-to-fund-schools-more-equitably-actually-worsened-racial-inequality/2025/09 https://www.edweek.org/leadership/opinion-schools-alone-cant-be-the-great-equalizer-so-what-now/2025/09 When I started as a school leader, I thought focusing on factors external to school was just “making excuses.” Not anymore. Fri, 05 Sep 2025 18:31:10 GMT https://www.edweek.org/leadership/opinion-schools-alone-cant-be-the-great-equalizer-so-what-now/2025/09 https://www.edweek.org/policy-politics/opinion-why-publish-arguments-hostile-to-public-education/2025/08 A reader pushes back against recent essays published in Education Week Opinion in this letter to the editor. Fri, 29 Aug 2025 16:00:00 GMT https://www.edweek.org/policy-politics/opinion-why-publish-arguments-hostile-to-public-education/2025/08 https://www.edweek.org/teaching-learning/heres-what-teachers-really-think-about-equitable-grading-policies/2025/08 A new study examines the prevalence of policies like no zeroes or unlimited retakes in classrooms. Wed, 20 Aug 2025 04:01:00 GMT https://www.edweek.org/teaching-learning/heres-what-teachers-really-think-about-equitable-grading-policies/2025/08 https://www.edweek.org/policy-politics/trump-cant-require-schools-to-certify-they-wont-use-dei-judge-says/2025/08 A federal judge appointed by Trump struck down several efforts made by the U.S. Department of Education to curb educators’ use of DEI. Fri, 15 Aug 2025 17:12:57 GMT https://www.edweek.org/policy-politics/trump-cant-require-schools-to-certify-they-wont-use-dei-judge-says/2025/08 https://www.edweek.org/leadership/a-school-pairing-plan-promised-equity-and-stirred-backlash/2025/07 D.C.'s effort to pair two schools with divergent demographics backfired, dividing the community. Fri, 25 Jul 2025 17:48:24 GMT https://www.edweek.org/leadership/a-school-pairing-plan-promised-equity-and-stirred-backlash/2025/07 https://www.edweek.org/leadership/how-one-district-reimagined-elementary-school/2025/07 Caldwell Parish, La., merged three elementary schools in part to bolster racial and socioeconomic diversity. Fri, 25 Jul 2025 17:47:23 GMT https://www.edweek.org/leadership/how-one-district-reimagined-elementary-school/2025/07 https://www.edweek.org/leadership/opinion-its-time-for-courageous-education-leaders-to-defend-equity-heres-how/2025/07 Here’s how K-12 education leaders can create enduring equitable school systems. Mon, 14 Jul 2025 16:36:30 GMT https://www.edweek.org/leadership/opinion-its-time-for-courageous-education-leaders-to-defend-equity-heres-how/2025/07 https://www.edweek.org/leadership/a-nice-and-gentle-disrupter-meet-the-new-principals-of-the-year/2025/07 The award went to middle school principal Damon Lewis and high school principal Tony Cattani. Thu, 10 Jul 2025 21:56:54 GMT https://www.edweek.org/leadership/a-nice-and-gentle-disrupter-meet-the-new-principals-of-the-year/2025/07 https://www.edweek.org/teaching-learning/hispanic-english-learners-are-underrepresented-in-gifted-programs-what-can-help/2025/06 A researcher outlines what schools need to do to provide better support for Hispanic English learners and their parents. Fri, 27 Jun 2025 20:56:08 GMT https://www.edweek.org/teaching-learning/hispanic-english-learners-are-underrepresented-in-gifted-programs-what-can-help/2025/06 https://www.edweek.org/leadership/opinion-how-to-keep-supporting-students-in-a-hostile-political-environment/2025/06 Protecting kids outside of school may be beyond educators' means, but here are ways we can help them. Thu, 26 Jun 2025 06:46:00 GMT https://www.edweek.org/leadership/opinion-how-to-keep-supporting-students-in-a-hostile-political-environment/2025/06 https://www.edweek.org/leadership/opinion-were-5-years-past-the-george-floyd-protests-are-black-students-better-off/2025/06 Promises of equality and justice languished and then under Trump, were declared void. Fri, 20 Jun 2025 15:38:11 GMT https://www.edweek.org/leadership/opinion-were-5-years-past-the-george-floyd-protests-are-black-students-better-off/2025/06 https://www.edweek.org/leadership/opinion-let-dei-practices-die-replace-them-with-something-better/2025/06 Individual student agency enabled by strong families and schools can lead students to success, writes a researcher. Thu, 05 Jun 2025 17:02:53 GMT https://www.edweek.org/leadership/opinion-let-dei-practices-die-replace-them-with-something-better/2025/06 https://www.edweek.org/policy-politics/what-is-illegal-dei-trump-admin-s-school-probes-start-to-paint-a-picture/2025/05 Department probes focused on rooting out DEI have mostly targeted colleges. But the Trump administration is also looking toward K-12. Tue, 13 May 2025 15:03:32 GMT https://www.edweek.org/policy-politics/what-is-illegal-dei-trump-admin-s-school-probes-start-to-paint-a-picture/2025/05 https://www.edweek.org/policy-politics/trump-wades-into-dei-fight-over-native-american-mascots-in-schools/2025/04 Scholars and Native American activists have long pushed back on schools’ use of such images. Mon, 28 Apr 2025 22:13:39 GMT https://www.edweek.org/policy-politics/trump-wades-into-dei-fight-over-native-american-mascots-in-schools/2025/04 https://www.edweek.org/policy-politics/trump-to-schools-banish-equity-ideology-in-discipline/2025/04 Trump’s latest action continues to take aim at diversity, equity, and inclusion practices. Thu, 24 Apr 2025 21:50:29 GMT https://www.edweek.org/policy-politics/trump-to-schools-banish-equity-ideology-in-discipline/2025/04 https://www.edweek.org/leadership/a-superintendents-balancing-act-amid-trumps-dei-crackdown/2025/04 Districts are trying to navigate a dizzying pace of new federal orders and continue working with as little fanfare as possible. Wed, 23 Apr 2025 19:51:32 GMT https://www.edweek.org/leadership/a-superintendents-balancing-act-amid-trumps-dei-crackdown/2025/04 https://www.edweek.org/teaching-learning/in-case-you-missed-it-how-schools-are-measuring-student-success/2025/04 Explore stories about grading practices, what truly reflects student achievement, and more. Wed, 23 Apr 2025 19:50:53 GMT https://www.edweek.org/teaching-learning/in-case-you-missed-it-how-schools-are-measuring-student-success/2025/04 https://www.edweek.org/policy-politics/inside-trumps-full-force-approach-to-ban-trans-athletes-and-dei-in-schools/2025/04 Trump’s return to the White House has brought a new era of aggressive investigations of entities that flout the president's orders. Wed, 16 Apr 2025 21:14:30 GMT https://www.edweek.org/policy-politics/inside-trumps-full-force-approach-to-ban-trans-athletes-and-dei-in-schools/2025/04