/diversity Diversity en-US 2021 (c) Education Week Tue, 04 Nov 2025 22:09:29 GMT /teaching-learning/ed-dept-cuts-grants-that-were-helping-college-students-become-teachers/2025/11 Ten universities collectively lost more than $20 million for efforts to diversify the teacher workforce. Tue, 04 Nov 2025 22:09:29 GMT /teaching-learning/ed-dept-cuts-grants-that-were-helping-college-students-become-teachers/2025/11 /teaching-learning/opinion-images-should-reflect-real-life-demographics/2025/10 A reader pushes back on the illustration used with an Education Week Opinion essay. Fri, 31 Oct 2025 16:00:00 GMT /teaching-learning/opinion-images-should-reflect-real-life-demographics/2025/10 /teaching-learning/why-bilingual-hispanic-teachers-make-a-big-difference-for-english-learners/2025/10 A new study found benefits from hiring teachers of color with language certifications. Tue, 14 Oct 2025 21:04:52 GMT /teaching-learning/why-bilingual-hispanic-teachers-make-a-big-difference-for-english-learners/2025/10 /leadership/as-schools-grow-more-culturally-diverse-calendar-planning-gets-more-complicated/2025/10 Districts have added holidays like Diwali to their calendars to reflect demographic shifts in enrollment. Tue, 14 Oct 2025 20:20:45 GMT /leadership/as-schools-grow-more-culturally-diverse-calendar-planning-gets-more-complicated/2025/10 /leadership/opinion-let-dei-thrive-how-agency-and-belonging-flourish-in-identity-safe-spaces/2025/09 We can’t afford to let go of diversity, equity, and inclusion, writes an author and educator. Fri, 26 Sep 2025 16:00:00 GMT /leadership/opinion-let-dei-thrive-how-agency-and-belonging-flourish-in-identity-safe-spaces/2025/09 /policy-politics/districts-lose-millions-for-this-school-year-as-trump-ends-desegregation-grants/2025/09 Funding will instead go toward grants for mental health services in schools, according to the Trump administration. Thu, 25 Sep 2025 20:44:01 GMT /policy-politics/districts-lose-millions-for-this-school-year-as-trump-ends-desegregation-grants/2025/09 /leadership/database-shows-which-states-gain-lose-female-superintendents/2025/08 The database tracks state-by-state superintendent demographics, revealing persistent gender gaps and uneven progress in boosting diversity. Tue, 19 Aug 2025 19:30:06 GMT /leadership/database-shows-which-states-gain-lose-female-superintendents/2025/08 /group-subscriptions/leadership/get-an-instant-download-your-guide-to-race-school-culture Your Guide to Race & School Culture Thu, 14 Aug 2025 20:13:54 GMT /group-subscriptions/leadership/get-an-instant-download-your-guide-to-race-school-culture /leadership/merged-schools-a-growing-strategy-to-integrate-classrooms/2025/07 Merging schools can ease overcrowding, boost diversity, and improve academic outcomes. Fri, 25 Jul 2025 17:49:03 GMT /leadership/merged-schools-a-growing-strategy-to-integrate-classrooms/2025/07 /leadership/what-makes-or-breaks-a-districts-school-merger-plan/2025/07 District leaders in a rural, red area and a progressive city took different tones on rezoning. Fri, 25 Jul 2025 17:48:43 GMT /leadership/what-makes-or-breaks-a-districts-school-merger-plan/2025/07 /leadership/a-school-pairing-plan-promised-equity-and-stirred-backlash/2025/07 D.C.'s effort to pair two schools with divergent demographics backfired, dividing the community. Fri, 25 Jul 2025 17:48:24 GMT /leadership/a-school-pairing-plan-promised-equity-and-stirred-backlash/2025/07 /teaching-learning/shakespeare-other-classics-still-dominate-high-school-english/2025/07 Despite efforts to diversify curricula, teachers still regularly assign many of the same classic works, a new survey finds. Thu, 24 Jul 2025 20:51:26 GMT /teaching-learning/shakespeare-other-classics-still-dominate-high-school-english/2025/07 /leadership/women-people-of-color-still-underrepresented-in-superintendent-ranks/2025/07 Superintendents are getting younger, earning slightly more, and working longer hours, yet their pay still lags behind inflation, AASA found. Tue, 15 Jul 2025 17:43:05 GMT /leadership/women-people-of-color-still-underrepresented-in-superintendent-ranks/2025/07 /leadership/opinion-how-to-keep-supporting-students-in-a-hostile-political-environment/2025/06 Protecting kids outside of school may be beyond ÌÇÐĶ¯Âþvlog' means, but here are ways we can help them. Thu, 26 Jun 2025 06:46:00 GMT /leadership/opinion-how-to-keep-supporting-students-in-a-hostile-political-environment/2025/06 /leadership/opinion-let-dei-practices-die-replace-them-with-something-better/2025/06 Individual student agency enabled by strong families and schools can lead students to success, writes a researcher. Thu, 05 Jun 2025 17:02:53 GMT /leadership/opinion-let-dei-practices-die-replace-them-with-something-better/2025/06 /policy-politics/opinion-narrower-meaner-and-more-loyal-trumps-ed-agenda-hurts-students-like-me/2025/06 How President Trump is weaponizing education policy—and why it matters. Tue, 03 Jun 2025 17:47:17 GMT /policy-politics/opinion-narrower-meaner-and-more-loyal-trumps-ed-agenda-hurts-students-like-me/2025/06 /policy-politics/what-is-illegal-dei-trump-admin-s-school-probes-start-to-paint-a-picture/2025/05 Department probes focused on rooting out DEI have mostly targeted colleges. But the Trump administration is also looking toward K-12. Tue, 13 May 2025 15:03:32 GMT /policy-politics/what-is-illegal-dei-trump-admin-s-school-probes-start-to-paint-a-picture/2025/05 /teaching-learning/national-science-foundation-cancels-more-than-400-stem-grants/2025/05 The terminations affect teacher training, after-school programs, and district-wide initiatives to boost math and science participation. Fri, 02 May 2025 19:54:01 GMT /teaching-learning/national-science-foundation-cancels-more-than-400-stem-grants/2025/05 /policy-politics/trump-ends-1-billion-in-mental-health-grants-for-schools/2025/04 The Education Department told grantees that their awards reflected the Biden administration's priorities. Wed, 30 Apr 2025 23:04:07 GMT /policy-politics/trump-ends-1-billion-in-mental-health-grants-for-schools/2025/04 /policy-politics/trump-wades-into-dei-fight-over-native-american-mascots-in-schools/2025/04 Scholars and Native American activists have long pushed back on schools’ use of such images. Mon, 28 Apr 2025 22:13:39 GMT /policy-politics/trump-wades-into-dei-fight-over-native-american-mascots-in-schools/2025/04 /leadership/a-superintendents-balancing-act-amid-trumps-dei-crackdown/2025/04 Districts are trying to navigate a dizzying pace of new federal orders and continue working with as little fanfare as possible. Wed, 23 Apr 2025 19:51:32 GMT /leadership/a-superintendents-balancing-act-amid-trumps-dei-crackdown/2025/04 /policy-politics/inside-trumps-full-force-approach-to-ban-trans-athletes-and-dei-in-schools/2025/04 Trump’s return to the White House has brought a new era of aggressive investigations of entities that flout the president's orders. Wed, 16 Apr 2025 21:14:30 GMT /policy-politics/inside-trumps-full-force-approach-to-ban-trans-athletes-and-dei-in-schools/2025/04 /leadership/anti-dei-policies-are-ramping-up-with-big-implications-for-college-access/2025/04 A new study looks at how students of color could be affected by policies that ban DEI efforts. Mon, 14 Apr 2025 20:49:58 GMT /leadership/anti-dei-policies-are-ramping-up-with-big-implications-for-college-access/2025/04 /policy-politics/trump-admin-tells-schools-no-federal-funds-if-youre-using-dei/2025/04 A letter sent out Thursday is another Trump administration to curb diversity, equity, and inclusion in schools—and use funding as leverage. Thu, 03 Apr 2025 22:43:43 GMT /policy-politics/trump-admin-tells-schools-no-federal-funds-if-youre-using-dei/2025/04 /teaching-learning/schools-find-new-ways-to-celebrate-womens-history-month/2025/03 March is Women’s History Month, a time dedicated to remembering the trailblazers who gave all women the right to vote and honoring women's many contributions to U.S. education, science, technology, policy, and more. Fri, 28 Mar 2025 15:31:56 GMT /teaching-learning/schools-find-new-ways-to-celebrate-womens-history-month/2025/03 /policy-politics/see-which-schools-trumps-education-department-is-investigating-and-why/2025/03 The agency has opened more than 100 investigations. Check out our map and table to review them. Thu, 27 Mar 2025 20:03:07 GMT /policy-politics/see-which-schools-trumps-education-department-is-investigating-and-why/2025/03 /leadership/opinion-how-education-leaders-should-respond-to-the-anti-dei-crowd/2025/03 Decades of essential equity-based work is under threat in our schools today, warns Joshua P. Starr. Thu, 27 Mar 2025 17:25:10 GMT /leadership/opinion-how-education-leaders-should-respond-to-the-anti-dei-crowd/2025/03 /leadership/a-wave-of-new-legislation-aims-to-ban-dei-in-public-schools/2025/03 State legislators have introduced measures that would prohibit schools from maintaining diversity, equity, and inclusion offices. Wed, 26 Mar 2025 21:31:02 GMT /leadership/a-wave-of-new-legislation-aims-to-ban-dei-in-public-schools/2025/03 /leadership/opinion-diversity-isnt-a-dirty-word-why-politicians-are-scapegoating-dei/2025/03 The language may be new, but we’ve seen these same tactics used to attack racial equality for decades. Thu, 20 Mar 2025 19:52:44 GMT /leadership/opinion-diversity-isnt-a-dirty-word-why-politicians-are-scapegoating-dei/2025/03 /leadership/districts-cant-pay-teachers-promised-incentives-after-trump-admin-cuts-funding/2025/03 Grants meant for teacher and school leader development in high-need schools were abruptly cut by the Trump administration. Districts are looking for other options. Fri, 07 Mar 2025 22:45:26 GMT /leadership/districts-cant-pay-teachers-promised-incentives-after-trump-admin-cuts-funding/2025/03