Diversity And Equity
‘I Can Read, But I Don’t Know What It Means’: Rethinking Literacy for Multilingual Kids
In classrooms across the country, children are showing progress in reading, yet many students cannot tell you what those words […]
February 10, 2026
How a Small Louisiana School Misled Families and Thwarted Students’ College Dreams
The story Mike Landry told about his students, who were majority African American, sounded depressingly familiar: poor, raised on the […]
February 9, 2026
I Was a First-Generation Elite Private School Graduate. My Kids Won’t Follow My Path.
As we drove across the bridge that read, “Trenton Makes, the World Takes,” the red lights brightened my worried face. […]
February 2, 2026
I’m a Teacher, and Defending Public Education Is Now Part of My Job
I didn’t choose activism. It chose me the moment I realized my students were walking into my classroom carrying entire […]
January 28, 2026
Peering Into the Future: Look for These K-12 Education Trends in 2026
⚡ Potential Fallout From Dismantling the Department of Education The Trump administration’s plans to eventually slash the Department of Education […]
January 15, 2026
Students Want Power, Not Worksheets. Schools Must Teach Them to Organize.
Over the past two years, I have noticed that when I teach students about any issue in the U.S. or […]
December 3, 2025
Orders, Lawsuits, Rulings: Districts Struggle with DEI Amid a Flurry of Legal Actions
The frantic speed of the Trump Administration’s education policy changes is leaving K-12 school officials confused about what orders are […]
November 20, 2025
Why I Stopped Believing Every Child Belongs in Every Classroom
This story was published by a Voices of Change fellow. Learn more about the fellowship here. One of my students […]
November 19, 2025
Special Education Services At Risk Under Department of Education Cuts
Susan Popkin has a brother-in-law who was kept out of traditional education until high school. David Bateman has a brother-in-law […]
November 18, 2025