ERIC Number: ED655722
Record Type: Non-Journal
Publication Date: 2024
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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.]
Descriptors: Equal Education, Educational Policy, Outcomes of Education, Elementary Secondary Education, Educational Improvement, Public Education, Access to Education, Bias, Beliefs, Student Participation, Community Involvement, Family Involvement, Evidence Based Practice, Data Use, Culturally Relevant Education, Policy Analysis, Evaluation Methods
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Publication Type: Reports - Evaluative
Education Level: Elementary Secondary Education
Audience: Practitioners
Language: English
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Authoring Institution: WestEd
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