Our Schools Have an Equity Problem. What Should We Do About It?

The Education & Society Program also partnered with Education Week to publish a collection of commentaries offering a broad range of perspectives on the meaning of educational equity and how leaders from a variety of sectors and roles can work toward this vision. The special feature includes pieces written by experts from across the country, including:

• Ross Wiener and Danielle Gonzales, Aspen Institute Education & Society Program: “Our Schools Have an Equity Problem. What Should We Do About It?”
• Steve Canavero, Nevada State Superintendent of Public Instruction: “A Bipartisan Approach to School Funding Boosts Equity”
• Darienne Driver, Superintendent of Milwaukee Public Schools: “Equity for All Is Everyone’s Business”
• Peggy Lehner, Chair of the Ohio State Senate’s Standing Committee on Education: “Fix School Discipline to Fix Inequity”
• Veronica Palmer, CEO of RISE Colorado: “To Fight Inequity, Empower the Families It Harms Most”
• Pedro Rivera, Pennsylvania Secretary of Education: “A Budget Blueprint for Equity”
• John Schoenig, Senior Director of Teacher Formation and Education Policy at the University of Notre Dame’s Alliance for Catholic Education: “Faith-Based Schools Matter. Here’s Why.”
• Tammy Wawro, President of the Iowa State Education Association: “Do Our Schools Reflect the Students They Serve?”