The full-length American Journal of Education article by Jabbar et al. can be accessed here. Advocates argue that school choice gives racially minoritized families access to better schooling options. But empirical research suggests that school choice policies can reproduce or even widen racial inequalities in access to high-quality schools (Blatt & Votruba-Drzal, 2021; Frankenberg et al., 2011;
The full-length American Journal of Education article by Irby et al. can be accessed here. In 2016, when we first designed our research study to learn about the work K-12 equity directors, we considered ourselves lucky to find people to interview. At the time, equity directors held numerous titles. For example, our study participants held titles such as
There are long standing concerns about the sufficiency and fairness in federal funding for special education programs. In response, the Biden-Harris Administration has proposed significant new funding for state and local grants authorized by the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA). The proposals assume, however, that the current formula will be used to distribute funding
The full-length American Journal of Education article by Kahne et al. can be accessed here. In June of 2020, as protests broke out around the nation in response to the murders of George Floyd, Breonna Taylor, and Tony McDade, students at Burroughs High School on Chicago’s South Side were frustrated at the lack of discussions taking place in
