Equity in Our Schools

Supporting equity in our schools so that all students master rigorous content.

This blog is a place for reflection on our practice as educators, in a public K to 12 education system, as we learn to use equity in our classrooms, our schools, and our districts in order to achieve equality in outcomes with all our students graduating high school college and/or career ready.

Category: greater nation

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February 6, 2026

Be BOLD: Equity Required for High Achievement

Over the past year I have written multiple times about how critical equity is for ensuring all of our children master rigorous state standards. It is not something to be put on the back burner for more favorable times. As parents we all want our children to succeed on state standards and go beyond that…
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September 13, 2025

Equity is Crucial for Student Success

Equity in schools means providing every student with whatever they need to succeed; to master their state standards. This concept requires understanding that some students will need more because they start further back from what the standards require than others. Every student has hurdles to learning, however, some have many more hurdles than others. It…