The Schott Foundation a webinar featuring our partner Dignity in Schools Campaign where participants: Explored the U.S. Department of Education Office for Civil Rights First Look Data Prepared advocates for upcoming release of the U.S. Department of Education Office for Civil Rights district level data Shared potential strategies for how to use the data in … Continued
What will it take to ensure that all children have an opportunity to learn, regardless of their background or which school they attend? The work of the National Education Policy Center at the University of Colorado has long pointed out that the problems of inequity in public education aren’t just contained within our public schools, … Continued
The school-to-prison pipeline has been prominent in the education debate for the past several years, and youth, parents, teachers, and communities across the country have put questions of school discipline, restorative justice and implicit bias at the heart of their organizing work. The Center for Policing Equity (CPE) has earned headlines and praise for its … Continued
With the passage of the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA) last year, an unprecedented level of autonomy and control has been given to states and districts in crafting education policy. Many organizations and advocates see a real opportunity to advance an equity agenda through ESSA’s implementation: the law supports the planning and implementation of community … Continued
High-stakes tests became a centerpiece of education reform under No Child Left Behind: countless fill-in-the-bubble sheets that could impact everything from a student’s academic placement and a teacher’s employment to school climate and whether their school will be closed. But what’s the origin of standardized testing? What does the research show? What can standardized tests … Continued
Last year, parents, students, teachers and community members in Los Angeles achieved a huge victory for the city’s public schools: they successfully pushed the LA school board to adopt the “Equity Is Justice Resolution,” which will guide the distribution of new state funding to prioritize the highest-needs students and schools. Their victory is an important step … Continued
In February 2015, the Schott Foundation for public education released the 2015 edition of its biennial report on public education and black male students. Watch (and share!) this short animation about the report. Read the full report here.
We could talk your ear off about the importance of early learning, but figured you would rather have some cute kids with GoPro cameras show you why they love preschool. They're telling stories, doing art projects, practicing counting, and learning that "when somebody's talking to someone else, you be patient." Pre-k matters, so learn how … Continued
In Part 2 of the ongoing series “A Perfect Storm: The Takeover of New Orleans Public Schools,” filmmaker Phoebe Ferguson chronicles how the city’s struggling public schools were seized by the state following Katrina and handed over to private, charter school operators. Now, in the nation’s first all-charter school district, New Orleans parents and students … Continued
In early October 2014, parents, students, teachers and community members attended a summit hosted by the Arkansas Opportunity to Learn Campaign. Watch this great video from the event and meet the dedicated members of this statewide campaign fighting for great public schools for all Arkansas students.
