Why Educational Equity - ARCHIVED
Educational Equity and President Biden’s Plans
For Decades America Has Blamed and Punished Public Schools Serving Poor Children: Biden’s Plan Addresses the Underlying Poverty, Jan Resseger’s Blog (March 15, 2021)
Joe Biden’s education policies are designed to enhance equity of opportunity in the public schools. See Jan Resseger’s blog post, President Elect Joe Biden’s Education Plan Is Designed to Expand the Opportunity to Learn (November 9, 2020)
More on Educational Equity
Permanently Expanding the Child Tax Credit Would Help Close Educational Opportunity Gaps, Jan Resseger’s Blog (April 26, 2022)
Jennifer King Rice, Investing in Equal Opportunity: What Would It Take to Build he Balance Wheel?, A National Education Policy Center resource (September 15, 2015)
Mike Rose, School Reform Fails the Test, in The American Scholar. This article examines what equity looks like within the classroom (December 10, 2014)
Schott Foundation for Public Education, OPPORTUNITY GAP: Closing Opportunity Gaps in Education Is the Only Way to Close Achievement Gaps (2011)
Building Community Schools: A Guide for Action This guide from the National Center for Community Schools at NYC’s Children’s Aid Society describes the need for full-service wraparound schools that incorporate medical and social services for children and families. It defines the essentials and how public schools can collaborate with community service agencies to support the needs of vulnerable families. (2011)