Equity in Education

The pandemic and social unrest around racism make it a challenging time for students and educators, but it’s also a period of opportunity.

Concrete actions state and local leaders can take now to make sure schools have access to money, people, and collaborative structures that ultimately benefit students, families, and society.

In the face of COVID-19, global inequities are being laid bare and further exacerbated, devastating some of the most vulnerable and low-income communities. Immediately, nonprofit and social impact leaders who serve those disproportionately at risk stepped up in unprecedented ways, working on the frontlines often with a lack of resources to do so.

Educators must provide time and space for healing and must do so in ways that are race-conscious, not colorblind.

New policy recommendations for a culturally and linguistically responsive approach to education that is essential to addressing the inequities that the COVID pandemic has laid bare.