Equity & Diversity
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Equity & Diversity Q&A ‘Our Hair Is Our Identity’: What Educators Need to Know About Hair Discrimination LawsMore states are passing versions of the CROWN Act, which forbids race-based hair discrimination in schools.
Equity & Diversity Citing Anti-Gay Discrimination, a Teacher of the Year Leaves the ClassroomKentucky's 2022 Teacher of the Year Willie Carver Jr. said he had been unable to find support from his school administration.
Equity & Diversity Proposed Title IX Overhaul: Key Questions on What's NextThe U.S. Department of Education's proposed rules covering sex discrimination in education enter the public comment process.
Equity & Diversity LGBTQ Students Would Get Explicit Protection Under Title IX ProposalsBut the U.S. Department of Education did not include transgender participation in sports in the latest version of revised Title IX regulations.
Equity & Diversity Native American Advocates Testify on Need for Recovery Efforts From Boarding School TraumaThe testimony follows an investigation that found tens of thousands of Native American children suffered abuse at government boarding schools.
Equity & Diversity 5 Ways Title IX Transformed School Sports (and More)On the 50th anniversary of the historic civil rights law, here are five ways it transformed sports and schooling and still does.
Equity & Diversity State Policies Set Up Incarcerated Students to Fail, Report FindsWhen students are in juvenile justice centers, they often lose access to high-quality education.
Equity & Diversity Opinion How to Best Address Race and Racism in the ClassroomDespite the challenges, teaching about the politically sensitive topic is important.
Equity & Diversity Biden's Order on LGBTQ Equality: What Educators Need to KnowPresident Joe Biden's latest executive order takes a stance against "discriminatory" state laws and bolsters support for LGBTQ students and families.
Equity & Diversity Study Links Longer School Bus Rides to Chronic AbsenteeismChronic absenteeism rates are as high as 12 percent for students with long bus rides, researchers find.
Equity & Diversity Opinion Are Schools Too Inclusive? Some People Think SoAcceptance of all children is a central mission of public schools—places where there's no room for hatred and fear.
Equity & Diversity Number of Trans Youth Is Twice as High as Previous Estimates, Study FindsNew data show that about 300,000 teenagers identify as transgender.
Equity & Diversity As Terms Like 'SEL' Draw Fire, Organizations Supporting Schools Sharpen Their MessageGroups that work with schools on social emotional learning seek to defuse misconceptions and speak plainly to parents and the community.
Equity & Diversity A Mother's Plea for Schools to Help End Racist ViolenceThe mother of a survivor from the Buffalo, N.Y., shooting testified to Congress on accurate history teaching as one preventative measure.
Equity & Diversity Opinion How Do You Write the Story of Your Future When Every Day Might Be Your Last?If we don’t let children see themselves in the classroom, we leave an opening for extremism, writes a scholar and survivor of the Bosnian genocide.
