How educators are respected in relation to other professions can be a key marker in determining their overall status in an individual country. In China and Malaysia, the teaching profession is often ...

As educators, parents, and neighbors, we want our schools to be safe places of learning. We want our communities to be places of connection. But right now, masked ICE agents are instilling fear in our ...

lower class sizes; give support to students with ADHD, dyslexia, and other disabilities; feed hungry students so they can learn; provide one-on-one tutoring; and make the cost of higher education and ...

In the 1950s, segregationists promoted private school vouchers to help White parents avoid sending their children to desegregated schools. A new book explores how "choice" ideology is rooted in white ...

For many educators, teaching through an anti-racist lens means helping students understand racism’s origins and guises, past and present, so they can act to disrupt White supremacy. Despite a push by ...

A growing number of educators believe equity and inclusion in the classroom begins with honoring—and therefore correctly pronouncing—students' names. Teachers will inevitably find some names hard to ...

The majority of college students today meet the criteria for at least one mental-health problem. The rates of mental-health problems are the same among students of all races, but students of color are ...

Across the U.S., 32 states spent less on public colleges and universities in 2020 than in 2008, with an average decline of nearly $1,500 per student. As a result, students need to pay (and borrow) ...

About one-third of teachers nationally teach in one of the 18 states that have passed laws restricting instruction around so-called "divisive concepts," such as race, gender identity, and sexual ...

In 2022-23, more state legislatures adopted new or expanded school voucher laws than in any previous year. This expansion occurred despite overwhelming evidence showing voucher programs strip funds ...

NEA supports the use of best practices and evidence-based inclusion strategies for every student with disabilities in the least restrictive environment and has recognized several steps that should be ...

Implicit bias can lead to students with disabilities to be misidentified and misplaced. Four key factors in special education have shown to harm students of color with disabilities at higher rates.