The Challenge of Chronic Absenteeism Increasing rates of chronic absenteeism continue to be a major challenge for schools. If students aren’t in school, they can’t learn. In a roundtable discussion, three school leaders discuss what they’ve done to lessen the impact of chronic absenteeism. These leaders include Bebi Davis, a vice principal of Kawananakoa Middle […]
Feature Facts: October 2023
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Helping LGBTQ+ People Thrive in the Public School Setting
LGBTQ+ students’ lives are being heavily scrutinized and controlled because of the many anti-trans bills and policies being passed at the local, state, and federal levels. These policies have an impact on all students because they concern school uniforms, bathroom use, and sports participation.
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Honoring Our Humanity with AAPI Heritage Month
It’s Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) Heritage Month. In China, when walking past banners promoting women’s rights and elevating the people’s voice, my father would always comment on the fact that celebration or slogan is only needed when pride or circumstances are lacking. I think the same applies to AAPI Month.
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Role Call: May 2023
We live with histories that we do not know. These histories continue to shape our nation’s quest to achieve the conjoined goals of racial equality and educational equity. Related to these histories is an unfulfilled promise associated with the 1954 Brown v. Board of Education decision that outlawed racial segregation in U.S. public schools and […]
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Legal Matters: May 2023
Federal special education laws, such as the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) and Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act, provide a framework for promoting equity for students with disabilities. These laws include provisions entitling students to a free appropriate public education (FAPE), individualized education programs (IEPs), and an education in the least restrictive environment […]
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Legal Matters: April 2023
For many years, heightened attention has been placed on the discipline disparities between Black and white boys; however, educators have often failed to focus on the disproportionate discipline of Black girls (Gibson & Decker, 2019). Suspension rates of Black female students are increasing faster than any other student group (Losen & Skiba, 2010), and although […]
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Pins and Posts: March 2023
Resources to Help Celebrate Women’s History Month The Library of Congress has pulled from its extensive collection of resources, and from other federal institutions, to compile an online guide highlighting Women’s History Month, which is celebrated each year in March. American Women: A Library of Congress Guide for the Study of Women’s History and […]
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Syllabus: March 2023
Resisting Asian American Invisibility: The Politics of Race and Education Resisting Asian American Invisibility: The Politics of Race and Education (Teachers College Press) by Stacey J. Lee chronicles the ethnographic research surrounding both the invisibility and hypervisibility of America’s Hmong population. The book, which focuses on the world’s third-highest population of Hmong in the state […]
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Legal Matters: March 2023
Equitable access to a high-quality education has been a topic of education policy for quite some time, especially since Brown v. Board of Education in 1954. Specifically, plaintiffs have turned to state and federal courts to address inequities in school funding formulas under state law and the quality of education that students receive under the […]
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Role Call: February 2023
Children from an immigrant background are a growing population in U.S. schools with diverse characteristics, needs, and strengths. About 27% of school-aged children have at least one parent who is foreign-born, and 23% speak a language other than English at home. Students identified as English learners make up about 10% of the school population, with […]