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...
equity
How Open Educational Resources Can Boost Equity in the Wake of the Pandemic
The COVID-19 pandemic has exposed and exacerbated the profound inequities in education, especially for Black and brown students. The upheaval of the past year presents not only an opportunity, but...
CRT
These 5 Anti-Racist Books Will Help Level Up Your School’s Professional Development
Over the past year, I have been able to read a ton of great books focused on social justice, culturally relevant pedagogy, and disrupting white supremacy culture in our schools. With a new school...
