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Reflecting, Reimagining, and Reforming – January 2022 Newsletter
Teachers are reporting symptoms of depression at nearly 3 times the rate of other adults in the US (Steiner & Woo, 2020), and children are visiting the emergency room more frequently for their mental health issues. The trauma and harm caused in the past two years will not be solved by the pandemic going away. […]

Reflecting, Reimagining, and Reforming – September 2021 Newsletter
This series of Reflecting, Reimagining, and Reform will identify concrete strategies to support schools, districts, and states to move forward, supported by insights from content experts and cutting-edge researchers. We will tackle topics that concern the whole child, ranging from mental health and culturally responsive family engagement to data practices and shifting relationships with technology.

Reflecting, Reimagining, and Reforming – December 2021 Newsletter
What does a system that meets the needs of all of our students look and feel like? The Reflecting, Reimagining, and Reforming newsletter brings together students, teachers, families, administrators, and content experts to answer that question. By coupling reflection and reimagination with reform, we can create more equitable transformative change for all students. This […]

Reflecting, Reimagining, and Reforming – November 2021 Newsletter
What does a system that meets the needs of all of our students look and feel like? The Reflecting, Reimagining, and Reforming newsletter brings together students, teachers, families, administrators, and content experts to answer that question. By coupling reflection and reimagination with reform, we can create more equitable transformative change for all students. MAEC […]

Reflecting, Reimagining, and Reforming – October 2021 Newsletter
What does a system that meets the needs of all of our students look and feel like? The Center for Education Equity’s Reflecting, Reimagining, and Reforming newsletter brings together students, teachers, families, administrators, and content experts to answer that question. By coupling reflection and reimagination with reform, we can create more equitable transformative change for all students. This […]

A Data Inquiry Guide for Exploring Equity Issues and Solutions
In order to meet the diverse needs of all students in public schools, teachers and administrators need to use data to identify and address equity issues. MAEC’s A Data Inquiry Guide for Exploring Equity Issues and Solutions supports stakeholders who want to make positive changes in their schools to increase equity. This comprehensive guide includes […]

Time to Act: How School Superintendents Keep Equity at the Center of Their Leadership
How can education leaders keep equity at the center of their own practice and in their districts and schools? In the wake of the national uprising to end police brutality; equity issues are, for an increased number of Americans, top of mind. While school officials are grappling with how to bring students safely back to […]

Count Us In: Advancing Equity in Rural Schools and Communities
In January 2020, MAEC began planning its annual Equity Institute with a focus on advancing equity for rural schools and communities. Rurality, as it is not legally a protected class, is often left out of conversations about civil rights and equity. However, clear intersections connect rurality with poverty, racism, religious intolerance, gender-based discrimination, and nationality-based […]

School Reopenings
Many educators are still wondering how virtual learning will continue to play out during the COVID-19 pandemic. In this issue, we look at the topic of reopening schools in light of the recent protests and pandemic and provide resources so that educators are prepared to keep a focus on equity. Equity Brief Part: Putting and […]

CRDC Access Brief
This report is the first in a series analyzing student opportunity to learn using the U.S. Department of Education’s Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC). The report includes federal and state-level data in the Appendix.