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ERIC Number: EJ1306536
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2021-Jun
Pages: 3
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ISSN: ISSN-0276-928X
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Data Inform Our Progress toward Equity
Foster, Elizabeth
Learning Professional, v42 n3 p18-20 Jun 2021
Acting to dismantle structural racial inequities begins with identifying and clearly naming the challenges being faced. Data play a powerful role in this process. Several recent publications synthesize data sources, research findings, and expert recommendations to inform and guide equity improvement efforts. A five-part "Statement of the Evidence" volume produced by the Society for Research in Child Development in September 2020 includes two-page summaries of research on students from each of five demographic groups -- American Indian and Alaska Native, Asian American, Black, Latinx, and LGBTQ+ -- in the era of COVID-19. Each brief's discussion of the research about learning challenges among student groups can provide content for professional learning tailored to local context and needs. While the Society for Research in Child Development evidence briefs highlight existing data about inequities for specific marginalized groups of students, a consensus report from the American Educational Research Association and the National Academies provides a framework of indicators that educators can use to monitor equity in their own systems. "Monitoring Educational Equity" recommends ways for districts to measure both access to learning opportunities and progress toward student outcomes. The goal is to provide a comparable set of indicators that decision-makers can use to benchmark within and across systems and collaboratively measure progress.
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive
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Language: English
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