IEP
If You’ve Been Silent About Child Justice, We Need You Now More Than Ever
We have a problem. The global COVID-19 pandemic has not only created a storm of challenges in policy and practice for public education; it also has fomented political and racial divisions in parent...
School Funding
Almost Two Years Into the Pandemic and We Still Haven't Gotten to the Heart of Our Broken School System
The kids are vaxxed and in school, so why do I still feel so hopeless? 600-some days ago, the world shut down and my kids came home for what I was sure would be just a few weeks before going back to...
School Choice
How School Districts, Funding Policy, and Housing Affordability Add Up to Inequitable Systems
What sits at the intersection of school district boundaries, school funding policy, and housing affordability? Inequity for students and families. Lack of affordable rental housing effectively prices...
California
Q&A With Alicia Dixon: Mutual Accountability Is a Stepping Stone on the Path to Justice
Alicia Dixon is executive director of the Marcus Foster Education Institute (MFEI). Since 1973, MFEI has been committed to improving educational opportunities and outcomes for all students in...
California
6 Ways We Can Help Reverse COVID Learning Loss for English Learners
Twenty-one months have passed since the COVID-19 pandemic was declared a national emergency. With a new school year underway, the United States (U.S.) public school system has not returned to its...
activism
How to Move Beyond Land Acknowledgements on Indigenous Peoples Day
Columbus Day should have never been a holiday. This is a concept that some people struggle with because of some warped sense of belief in Manifest Destiny, a belief that colonization was inevitable...