Category Archives: Educational equity

Lowering Substitute Teacher Requirements: A Solution to the Shortage

By: Ibtesam Mustafa Teachers are absent for an average of 6% of the school year — this is where substitutes step in. Substitute teachers are critical to a school’s daily operation. They give teachers a sense of security, knowing their … Continue reading

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Protecting White Children: The Moral Panic About Critical Race Theory by Zulay Valencia Diaz

Are innocent white children being made to feel guilty for the sins of people long gone? Worse yet, are students being indoctrinated with anti-American rhetoric by the institutions to which their learning has been entrusted? Many conservatives certainly seem to … Continue reading

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Don’t Say Gay Bills are Disastrous for Teachers & Students by Aaron Dean

Elementary school student Kellan’s family looks a little different from the average family living in Sarasota, Florida and he’s used to fielding invasive questions from his classmates. Kellan has two dads, a concept that can be puzzling for the curious … Continue reading

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Mask Mandate Bans Discriminate Against Students with Disabilities by Maria Kardasis

Thirteen-year-old Greyson Schwaigert is forced to risk his life to receive an adequate education. Greyson suffers from a rare genetic disorder, which means that COVID-19 poses a threat to his life. On top of that, Greyson has a developmental delay, … Continue reading

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After COVID, Foster Youth Need Educational Advocates More Than Ever, by Joanne Curley

Across the country, a child is removed from their home and placed in foster care every two minutes. Not all children in foster care have endured the same level of maltreatment, but they all experience some level of trauma when … Continue reading

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Transgender Youth Participation in Sports: Their Right Under Equal Protection, by Lilian Winters

Sports. We follow them, watch them, and, above all, we talk about them. We shout at the screen during an intense play and cheer among the crowd as our team scores. We talked about Kaepernick taking a knee and Lance … Continue reading

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School’s Out: The Importance of Time Spent Outdoors During the School Day, by Kathleen McGivney

  Our usual way of life was upended during the pandemic. People stayed home from work and school and found themselves looking for anything to do. For many, the answer was simple – go outside. There is evidence that exposure to … Continue reading

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Should COVID-19 Bring the End of Standardized Testing?, by Lilia Valdez

Worldwide, 2020 has been different for plenty of reasons. With the cancellations of all normalcy, it is fair to assume that effects of COVID-19 on young people around the world will take years to understand, and even longer to move … Continue reading

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Student Discipline in the Wake of Online Learning: Who Is Left in the Crossfire?, by Mikaila John

Earlier this year, a 15-year-old girl in Michigan was sent to a juvenile detention center for violating her probation. How did she violate it? By not completing her online coursework when her school switched to remote learning. The girl, identified … Continue reading

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With the Uptick of Students Facing Homelessness, It’s Time to Revisit the Importance of the McKinney-Vento Act, by Hannah Cholewinski

With the uptick of furloughs and layoffs over the last six months of the COVID-19 pandemic, more and more students face the possibility of insatiable housing situations and possible homelessness.  Even prior to the pandemic, Chicago Public Schools (CPS) reported … Continue reading

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