Designing for Equity – NASBE – National Association of State Boards of Education

After years of education system reforms that, at best, tinker at the system’s edges, generations of families and students remain systemically marginalized, underserved, underprepared, and undereducated, COVID-19 has only made starker and more urgent the unfinished work of ensuring that all students receive an excellent education. It is time to do something different.

Designing for Equity

Also In this Issue

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Achieving Racial Justice in PreK-12 Education

By Denise Forte and John B. King Jr.

Progress is possible. Back to normal is not good enough.

Designing for Equity

By Hal Smith

It takes a whole community to lift up policies and practices that support equity and end those that don't.

Teacher Diversity and Student Success

By Constance A. Lindsay

State policymakers should name diversity as a marker of teacher quality.

Equity and English Learners Post-Pandemic

By Julie Sugarman and Melissa Lazarín

State leaders should ramp up supports for EL students and their families.

Racial Justice through Expanded Choice

By Derrell Bradford

Decoupling where students receive education from where they live is key to undoing the system's racist roots.

Supporting Youth with the Most Need

By Hailly T.N. Korman

For many, the pandemic has been just one of a host of barriers to a high-quality education.

Engaging Students through Ethnic Studies

By Woody Exley

California, Connecticut, and Texas broaden their elective offerings.

District of Columbia Embeds Antiracist Lens in Update of Social Studies Standards

By Alexander Jue and Jessica Sutter

State board tees up a revision process and standards characterized by civic engagement and cultural responsiveness.

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Six Questions to Advance Media Literacy and Digital Citizenship

Adolescents consume a lot of screen media, which exposes them to potentially harmful media messages that impacts their physical, mental, and social well-being. Read how some states are equipping students with skills to navigate a complex media landscape.

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Curriculum That Counts

Authors in this issue of the Standard draw lessons from a spectrum of state policies that are being used to increase the adoption of high-quality curriculum.

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Strengthening the Principal Pipeline through State Leadership Academies

Missouri, Delaware, and North Carolina have developed evidence-based professional learning for current and prospective school leaders to increase their effectiveness and reduce turnover.

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Challenges persist in attracting and retaining this school-based mental health professionals, but some states, including Virginia, Ohio, Colorado, Michigan, and others, are making progress.
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