Racial Equity
A New Bipartisan Education Agenda
After nearly four decades, the bipartisan coalition that pushed higher standards, tests, and accountability systems…
The Striking Racial and Gender Bias in Classrooms and How to Address It
This commentary was published in The 74. Education research is replete with studies that…
In Schools, Black Girls Confront Both Racial and Gender Bias
As schools grapple with longstanding racial inequities brought into sharp focus by recent cases of…
The Impact of School Desegregation on White Attitudes and Politics
Advocates of school integration have long suggested that desegregation can improve the racial…
The Families Talking—and not Talking—with Children About Racism
The past year has brought a reckoning on racism in the United States, prompted by…
Why a Diverse Teaching Force Matters and How We Can Get There
Amid the current national reckoning on racial equity, research exploring the impact of Black teachers…
Long Run Changes After Affirmative Action Bans in Public Universities
When several states banned affirmative action in higher education admissions, they pledged to use…
Racial Bias and the Black-White Test Score Gap
Despite growing evidence of connections between racial bias and racial disparities in academic outcomes, far less…
The Effects of Police Violence on Inner-City Students
What effect does police violence have on the psychological and educational well-being of inner-city high…
Bias in the Air: Teachers’ Implicit Racial Attitudes
Implicit bias involves prejudicial behaviors or judgments that take place outside of conscious awareness. Subsequently,…
Inequality in Black and White
We know that differences in family income and parental education levels are linked to achievement…
The Hidden History of Teacher Advocacy in the Civil Rights Movement
There has been a resurgence of both teacher activism and attention to the unfinished challenges…
Teacher Mindsets: How Educators’ Perspectives Shape Student Success
Research increasingly points to the importance of social and emotional learning to student…
Closing the Latino Leadership Gap
Representation matters. But for most Latino students across the country, a stark under-representation of Latinos…