There is perhaps no issue in American education more intractable or more painful than the persistent gaps in educational outcomes between Black and Brown students and their white peers. In our ongoing coverage of education, The Hechinger Report explores how white students are given advantages every step of the way, how racism is woven into the system — from the way schools are funded to the material students are taught — and what’s being done to make change.
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A college where the graduation rate for black students has been zero percent — for years
Alexis Turner listened carefully as the administrators at the freshman orientation for Kent State University at Ashtabula ticked through the student groups she could join on campus that fall: English Society, Psychology Club, Student Veterans Association. She left the auditorium apprehensive. There was no Black Student Union, Latino Student Union or Multicultural Society.
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COLUMN: Black and Brown boys don’t need to learn ‘grit,’ they need schools to stop being racist
Everyone seems to think that a lack of “soft skills” is the reason why students of color aren’t ready for college and careers. More schools and after-school programs are teaching students how to have “grit,” compassion and a “growth mindset.” Under the new federal education law, states are encouraged to use “nonacademic” factors to hold…
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Easy A’s, lower pay: Grade inflation’s hidden damage
For more than three decades, grades in American schools and colleges have been going up, up, up. A’s are more common. Failure is rarer than it once was. At the same time, student achievement, as measured by standardized tests like the ACT and NAEP, has stagnated or declined. Grades say students are learning more. Tests…
OPINION: The pipeline for women education leaders is broken. They need real systems of support and sponsorship
In matters both big and small, women in education leadership are treated, spoken to and viewed differently than their male colleagues. And it impacts everything from their assignments and salaries to promotions. The career moves available to aspiring women leaders often set them up to lead in the toughest conditions in schools and districts with…
OPINION: After studying early childhood education for decades, I have some advice for New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani
New York’s youthful mayor, Zohran Mamdani, is buoying the hopes of families and educators, boldly seeking to create universally available child care starting when infants turn 6 weeks old. Sworn in by fellow socialist Bernie Sanders, the Big Apple’s new mayor will begin with no-cost (hopefully quality) care for all 2-year-olds, averaging roughly $22,000 in…
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