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ERIC Number: ED655722
Record Type: Non-Journal
Publication Date: 2024
Pages: 16
Abstractor: As Provided
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Reviewing Education Policies to Advance Equity. Systemic Equity Review
David Lopez; Erica Mallett Moore; Amanda Nabors
WestEd
Education policies serve as potent tools for advancing equitable outcomes and systematically addressing inequities in schools and districts. But education policies often mirror inequities and bias-based beliefs within the K-12 education system. Increasing educational equity is key to overcoming the status quo and improving educational outcomes for historically disenfranchised students in K-12 public education. This brief explores five critical equity domains that education practitioners can use to examine and assess how equitable their education policies are: (1) Focus on educational equity and access; (2) Rejection of bias-based beliefs; (3) Student, family, and community involvement; (4) Evidence base and data practices; and (5) Support for culturally responsive-sustaining education. [Funding for this report was provided by WestEd's Strategic Investment Fund.]
WestEd. 730 Harrison Street, San Francisco, CA 94107-1242. Tel: 877-493-7833; Tel: 415-565-3000; Fax: 415-565-3012; Web site: http://www.wested.org
Publication Type: Reports - Evaluative
Education Level: Elementary Secondary Education
Audience: Practitioners
Language: English
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Authoring Institution: WestEd
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