Diversity
Education news, analysis, and opinion around school diversity, including racial, ethnic, and cultural diversity, as well as coverage of gender diversity and LGBTQ issues
See Also: Equity & Diversity, Teacher Diversity
Teacher Preparation
Ed. Dept. Cuts Grants That Were Helping College Students Become Teachers
Ten universities collectively lost more than $20 million for efforts to diversify the teacher workforce.
Teaching Profession
Letter to the Editor
Images Should Reflect Real-Life Demographics
A reader pushes back on the illustration used with an Education Week Opinion essay.
English Learners
Why Bilingual Hispanic Teachers Make a Big Difference for English Learners
A new study found benefits from hiring teachers of color with language certifications.
Families & the Community
As Schools Grow More Culturally Diverse, Calendar Planning Gets More Complicated
Districts have added holidays like Diwali to their calendars to reflect demographic shifts in enrollment.
Equity & Diversity
Letter to the Editor
Let DEI Thrive: How Agency and Belonging Flourish in Identity Safe Spaces
We can鈥檛 afford to let go of diversity, equity, and inclusion, writes an author and educator.
Education Funding
Districts Lose Millions for This School Year as Trump Ends Desegregation Grants
Funding will instead go toward grants for mental health services in schools, according to the Trump administration.
School & District Management
Database Shows Which States Gain, Lose Female Superintendents
The database tracks state-by-state superintendent demographics, revealing persistent gender gaps and uneven progress in boosting diversity.
Equity & Diversity
Professional Learning Guide
Your Guide to Race & School Culture
This professional learning guide is packed with resources to support K-12 equity and diversity.
School & District Management
Merged Schools: A Growing Strategy to Integrate Classrooms
Merging schools can ease overcrowding, boost diversity, and improve academic outcomes.
School & District Management
What Makes鈥攐r Breaks鈥攁 District's School Merger Plan
District leaders in a rural, red area and a progressive city took different tones on rezoning.
School & District Management
A School Pairing Plan Promised Equity, and Stirred Backlash
D.C.'s effort to pair two schools with divergent demographics backfired, dividing the community.
Curriculum
Shakespeare, Other Classics Still Dominate High School English
Despite efforts to diversify curricula, teachers still regularly assign many of the same classic works, a new survey finds.
School & District Management
Women, People of Color Still Underrepresented in Superintendent Ranks
Superintendents are getting younger, earning slightly more, and working longer hours, yet their pay still lags behind inflation, AASA found.
Equity & Diversity
Opinion
How to Keep Supporting Students in a Hostile Political Environment
Protecting kids outside of school may be beyond 糖心动漫vlog' means, but here are ways we can help them.