The latest news and perspectives on the fight for educational equity, from the voices of students and more.
My name is Alan Antonio, currently I am a second year student at Santa Monica Community College and a lead organizer with Our Turn. Most importantly, I am the proud son of immigrants from Oaxaca, Mexico.
Originally published in Chalkbeat
My name is Amelia Federico, I’m a senior at DSST: Byers High School in Denver, and, like many of you, my life has been turned upside down by the COVID-19 pandemic.
I was hanging out with some friends after school on March 12 when...
In 1996 my mom left everything she knew behind and...
Imagine being hungry, stepping into a restaurant with hopes of nourishment, only to be presented with a limited, unsatisfying menu. Or worse, someone has already decided what you are going to eat, and you know from previous experience it will make you sick. Or further still, what if someone believed...
My name is Isabelle Melendez, and I am currently a third year at the University of Denver, and a senior lead organizer at the Colorado Coalition.
On move-in day my first year, I was so excited to start the part of my life that I had been anticipating...
Jocelyne Asturias is a third-year college student at California State University, Long Beach. Her experiences growing up and attending school in Los Angeles sparked her interest in organizing with Our Turn. She believes that speaking out on the educational inequity low-income and first generations students face can spark...
The Minneapolis Public Schools district is facing an urgent, existential crisis of its own making. For decades, district decisions have had a racially unjust and inequitable impact on students in north and northeast Minneapolis, which, in turn, has driven many families of color out of the district.
These decisions have...
Educational equity can’t wait. Students in under-resourced schools know this because they’re experiencing the effects of injustice on a daily basis. They are seeing more affluent peers within their own district access opportunities they are not afforded. While one neighboring school is freezing in the winter, another has...
For students who have experienced marginalization inside the classroom, finding belonging can be challenging. We know that students of color are reading history books written from the perspective of colonizers. Students who speak English as a second language are being othered because of communication barriers. Students who have...
Students state noticeable inequities in local schools
CHARLOTTE, N.C. — While most seniors put in the hard work to graduate, educators told WCNC Charlotte that some Charlotte-Mecklenburg high schools give some kids an unfair, easy, last-second advantage to get their diplomas.
After WCNC Charlotte brought those concerns to CMS, administrators said they want more information, so they...
CHARLOTTE, N.C. — State Superintendent Mark Johnson said North Carolina needs tougher standards for students recovering credits just days before graduation.
"It is a problem if we are simply pushing students through just to put a check next to their name," Johnson said. "That is not fair to students."
We...
How Minneapolis educates its students is at the forefront of some very big potential changes. It's called the comprehensive district design. "It’s important to remember the comprehensive district design is about more than just a model, it’s about academics, equity and sustainability," said Dirk Tedmon with Minneapolis Public Schools.
The...