Over the past 12 months, we have witnessed countless equity performances. Organizations have called for the formation of Anti-racism committees. Educational conferences boast “Equity at the Forefront” themes. And individuals have artfully crafted #inittogether social media posts featuring Black Lives Matter protest selfies. We are not the first, nor will we be the last, to
This is the third contribution in the AJE Forum Election Issues series. Together, these pieces will introduce and analyze relevant issues in education policy and politics that will shape the 2020 Presidential election including the politics of school choice, Black Lives Matter and social justice, reopening schools during a pandemic, prioritizing funding for students with
This is the first contribution in the AJE Forum Election Issues series. Together, these pieces will introduce and analyze relevant issues in education policy and politics that will shape the 2020 Presidential election including the politics of school choice, Black Lives Matter and social justice, reopening schools during a pandemic, prioritizing funding for students with
Image by Flickr User Eastern Mennonite University Attempts to create more equitable education through policy initiatives sometimes fail because these attempts do not take the voices of all the stakeholders into consideration. This essay argues for a process-oriented approach to equity issues that can address this problem. A process-oriented approach offers a voice to those
One of the most important aspects of research, professors will tell you, is asking the right question. The “right question” for a researcher is important, interesting, and answerable through a particular methodology. Asking the right question is the cornerstone of inquiry. It orients the investigation and guides the researcher’s thinking. In other words, how a
The federal government of the United States passed the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA) on December 10, 2015. This Act, which is the most recent reauthorization of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA) of 1965, is a wide-ranging law that essentially struck down some of the controversial mandates originally set forth by the No Child Left
