low income

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...

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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...

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low income

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...

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educational justice

It's Time to Dump Deficit-Based Data

As the school year begins, we hear lots of deficit-laden words like “Title I,” “tough,” “low-income,” and “low-achieving” to describe primarily Black and brown students in schools. Where does this...

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California

Many Teens Missed Out on Challenging Academics Before the Pandemic. Here's How We Can Change That.

For America’s teenagers, the void of the 2019-2021 school years runs deep. High schoolers missed out on time with friends, prom, graduation, athletics, and — perhaps most painfully — a clear path to...

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low income

Pharrell Williams' New School Offers a 'Room Without a Roof' to Low-Income Students

When you visit the Team Yellow website, a powerful statement appears: We will even the odds through education. The site, the movement, and the concept are the brainchild of Norfolk, Virginia’s native...

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